Streambank Stabilization Project – Little Wheeling Creek Site – EWP 2025 Ohio County, West Virginia

The Natural Resources Conservation Service, under the Department of Agriculture, seeks construction services for streambank stabilization and erosion control at Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia, with sealed bids due June 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST. This is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Valley Grove, West Virginia. The scope comprises laying wire mesh gabions, preparing foundation on shallow bedrock, rebar anchoring, and riprap foundation protection. Work must begin within 10 calendar days of notice to proceed and be completed within 27 calendar days thereafter. The estimated project value is between $200,000 and $250,000. A mandatory site showing is scheduled for May 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Eagles Den, 9647 National Road, Valley Grove, West Virginia, with travel to the work site.

Bidders must submit prices for five line items: seeding and mulching (0.1 AC), mobilization/demobilization (1 LS), steel reinforcement and foundation preparation (74 SY), rock riprap and foundation preparation (242 TN), and gabions (201 CY). The contract is firm fixed-price. Bidders must provide a bid bond, complete performance and payment bonds, and comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates per Wage Determination WV20260073, effective May 18, 2026. Wage rates include carpenters at $33.80/hour base plus $17.61 fringe, laborers at $25.26–$26.32/hour base plus $16.50–$16.75 fringe, and equipment operators at $22.03–$28.71/hour base plus $11.59–$15.50 fringe. Executive Order 13706 requires one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked (up to 56 hours annually); Executive Order 13658 establishes a minimum wage of $13.65/hour from May 11 through December 31, 2026. The NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. Public bid opening is June 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT via teleconference.