Palmer Asbestos Letter.pdf
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- Palmer High School Renovation CMGC
- Solicitation number
- S2025-1001
- Issued by
- El Paso County, Cope CDP, Colorado
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The document is a Contractor Notification Letter issued by Colorado Springs School District 11 for Palmer High School, located at 301 N. Nevada Ave. in Colorado Springs, CO. The letter serves to inform contractors about the presence of asbestos-containing materials in the facility and provides critical guidelines for working in the building. Specifically, the document outlines federal regulations requiring the school district to notify contractors about known asbestos materials and details the locations of these materials throughout the building.
The notification letter identifies several known or assumed asbestos-containing materials, including floor tiles throughout the building, sink linings on stainless steel sinks, a fire curtain above the stage, cement asbestos boards inside fume hoods and chemical storage cabinets, asbestos wiring on stage lighting, chalkboards, and pipe insulation in walls and ceiling cavities. Contractors are explicitly instructed to avoid cutting, sanding, drilling, removing, disturbing, or damaging these materials. In the event of accidental damage, contractors must immediately stop work and contact the School District Environmental Service office at 477-6021, providing details about the material, amount, building area, occupancy status, and number of employees on site.
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Colorado Springs School District 11 Contractor Notification Letter for Palmer High School 301 N. Nevada Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
According to federal regulations, School District 11 is required to notify all contractors who perform work in its facilities with information regarding known asbestos materials in the facility.
Each facility has an asbestos management plan which describes materials and material locations, and the District's plans to manage the asbestos materials. The management plan is available upon request from the building administrative office staff.
The following information is intended to ensure contractors do not disturb asbestos material while working in the building. This notification letter is not intended to imply that all asbestos containing materials in the building have been identified, or that hidden materials may not be found by the contractor during the execution of the contract. Any suspect materials discovered during the contract must be assumed to contain asbestos, and work will be stopped until the material is sampled and analysis completed verifying asbestos content.
Various other hazardous substances may be found in District buildings. The contractor should speak with the Building Manager to inspect the schools hazardous material inventories to ensure the project will not involve disturbing any hazardous materials. Any questions regarding environmental issues in School District 11 should be addressed to Environmental at 477-6021.
School District 11 understands that accidents happen. If at any time any of the listed materials are damaged by the contractor, the contractor must stop work and notify the School District Environmental Service office at once by calling 477-6021. Please be prepared to give the following information to ensure proper response:
Material involved Amount of material Area of the building Is the building occupied by students or staff?
Number of contractor's employees on site
Please ensure your employees do not cut, sand, drill, remove, disturb or damage in any way the following materials.
Known or assumed Asbestos Containing Materials:
Material Descriptions Material Locations
Floor Tile All floor tile throughout the building
Sink Linings On the bottoms of the Stainless Steel Sinks throughout the buildings
Fire Curtain Above the stage
Cement Asbestos Boards Inside the fume hoods and the chemical storage cabinet of the science area
Asbestos Wiring On some of the stage lighting
Chalk Boards Throughout the building
Hard pack/air cell Pipe insulation in walls/ceiling cavities in all buildings
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