Item List

• EPDM/TPO Roof Systems:  Sample associated caulking.

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• Tectum:  G&A does not consider Tectum to be a suspect material.

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• Gym Wood Flooring:  Standard report exclusions cover potential for ACM below; notify design PM that wood floors are present.

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• Chalkboard/Pin-Up Board Mastic Sampling:  When mastic is found to contain asbestos, note how chalkboard/pin-up board, etc. is installed.  Take picture for records.

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• Items Provided by Owner:  T.H. will note what G&A had from Owner and include this information on review sheet (past IACMs, historical drawings, etc.

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• 9"x9" Floor Tile Mastic:  Black mastic assumed ACM unless PLM and TEM find otherwise.

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• Gypsum Board Systems:  Have laboratory analyze as a composite; lab will also report result by layer.  If asbestos is found, have both layers and composite point counted if budget allows.

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• Vermiculite Sampling:  Refer to Technical Bulletin dated 1/14/2008 (LINK).

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• Quantity Estimates:  G&A typically adds 5% to account for typically drawing scale errors.

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• Hard Plaster:  Look to see if hard plaster used in stairwells, mechanical rooms, mechanical shafts, rest rooms, and kitchens is different than that used elsewhere in the building.

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• Insulating Cement on Pipe Fittings:  Make sure at least one sample is procured from each system and each pipe size.

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• Gypsum Board Repairs:  Use non-shrink spackling - no sanding.

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• Sampling of Carpet, Floor Tile, & Wall Base Mastics:  Refer to Technical Bulletin dated 2/4/2013 (LINK).

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• Hard Plaster and Gypsum Board System Sampling:  Refer to Technical Bulletin dated 2/12/2008 (LINK) - note that we no longer put gypsum board into a separate vial from the compound.

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• Insulating Cement and other Mechanical Insulation Jacket Sampling:  Refer to Technical Bulletin dated 2/13/2011 (LINK).

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• Soil Sampling:  Refer to Office Memorandum dated 12/12/2006 (LINK) - note that we no longer sample unless specifically requested.  There is an ASTM standard.

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• Waste Manifests:  G&A does not sign.  Refer to Technical Bulletin dated 8/28/2018 (LINK).

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• Roof Flashings:  For estimating purposes, assume 3' wide at perimeter of roof.

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• Size of Samples:  Refer to Technical Bulletin dated 2/12/2018 (LINK).

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• Database Entry and Review Process:  Refer to Office Memorandum dated 11/20/2008 (LINK).

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• Paint Sampling:  Refer to Item No. 1 of Technical Staff Meeting dated 9/23/1996 (LINK).

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• Gypsum Board Sampling & Lab Analyses Policy:  Refer to Technical Bulletin dated 6/19/2019 (LINK).

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• Wall System Quantification:  Refer to Technical Bulletin dated 12/3/2012 (LINK).

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• Sampling & Repair Work During 3-Year and 6-Mo. Inspections:  Refer to Item No. 3 under "Inspections for Hazardous Materials" section of Technical Bulletin dated 11/29/2012 (LINK).

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• Quality Control Sampling:  Procure one side-by-side quality control sample for every 20 surfacing samples.

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• Sample Number Series:  1000-bulk samples; 2000-asbestos engineer air samples; 3000- ; 4000- ; 5000- ; 6000-asbestos personal air samples; 7000- ; 8000-mercury samples; 9000-lead.

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• Master Bulk Sample Record Language and Protocols:  Refer to Bulk Sample Record Language/Considerations sheet dated December, 2021.