Syracuse Project offers free vacuum pick-up and delivery to residents, making the use of the vacu¬ 
um convenient and attractive to program participants. See Chapter 7 for more information on 
mitigation and the cleaning process. 
A Word About Lead Dust Cleaning Costs 
A s shown below, Syracuse calculated the average unit costs for the various steps involved in lead 
dust sampling and cleaning activities. Once the city had purchased its own XRF equipment and 
had a licensed risk assessor on staff, it discontinued using a consultant to perform many of these tasks. 
Using in-house staff and equipment, Syracuse s average costs were $181 per home, less than half the cost 
of using a consultant ($375). The single most expensive cost was for laboratory analysis: $54 for pre¬ 
cleaning sampling analysis ($9 per sample; 5—6 samples per household) and $27 for post-cleaning analy¬ 
sis ($9 per sample; 2—3 samples per household). 
Syracuse’s Lead Dust Cleaning—Average Unit Costs 
Step 
Time 
Cost 
Initial Sample 
30 minutes 
$5.25 
Analyze initial samples via XRF; 
submit confirmations to lab 
1.5 hours 
$15.75 
Generated initial results report 
15 minutes 
$2.60 
Fiome visit to drop off vacuum; 
educate occupants on three-step cleaning 
30 minutes 
$5.25 
Post-sampling; pick up vacuum 
30 minutes 
$5.25 
Analyze post-cleaning samples via XRF; 
submit confirmations to lab 
1.5 hours 
$15.75 
Laboratory analysis 
Pre-samples (5—6 samples) 
$54.00 
Post-samples (2—3 samples) 
$27.00 
Vacuum bag replacement 
$15.00 
Vacuum filter replacements 
$35.00 
* Average cost per home (in-house, City of Syracuse) 
$181.00 
*Total cost per home (contractor at $50 per hour) 
$375.00 
*This cost does not include administrative overhead. Syracuse used a consultant and Niton instrument 
until the City was able to purchase its own Niton and train its own risk assessor. 
*Total costs ranged from $181.00 to $375.00 per home 
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