Addendum #1 Farnsworth #1 Plugging Project API #47-105-80305

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), Office of Oil & Gas, issued Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ) DEP21*58 for the plugging and reclamation of the Farnsworth #1 oil and natural gas well located at 542 Goose Creek Road in Wirt County (API #47-105-80305). This is a construction and reclamation contract requiring comprehensive well plugging and site remediation services encompassing 50 line items, including rig and crew services (120 hours with a three-person crew), mobilization and demobilization, additional labor (100 hours), heavy equipment rental (bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, and skid steers totaling 130 hours), power tongs (12 days), specialized downhole equipment (tubing spears, casing spears, overshoots, impression blocks, and mills), drilling fluids, casing and tubing supplies, pumping and disposal services (trash pump, sand pump, and vacuum water truck services), cement, gravel, site reclamation materials, and solid waste disposal. The contractor must obtain a well plugging permit and provide a $5,000 single well bond or $50,000 blanket bond, secure Right-of-Way Encroachment permits, carry $2,000,000 in commercial general liability insurance, and comply with West Virginia Code 22-6 and all applicable environmental regulations. The mandatory pre-bid conference was held on May 18, 2021 at 11:00 AM on site, the technical questions deadline was May 27, 2021 at 5:00 PM, and the solicitation closing date is June 11, 2021 at 10:30 AM, with Addendum #1 published on June 2, 2021 and due by June 11, 2021. All bids must be submitted electronically through the wvOASIS Vendor Self Service system at www.wvOASIS.gov.

Bidders must meet mandatory West Virginia licensing and compliance requirements, including submission of a valid West Virginia contractor's license number, a signed and notarized drug-free workplace affidavit compliant with West Virginia Code 21-1D-5, a procurement affidavit confirming no outstanding monetary obligations to the state or political subdivisions, and acknowledgment of all addenda issued by the Department. All bids require a bid bond equal to five percent of the total bid amount, and contracts valued at $100,000 or more require submission of an Interested Party Disclosure Form identifying all subcontractors and persons with ownership interests of 25 percent or greater. For contracts of $25,000 or more, contractors must provide performance bonds and labor and materials bonds equal to 100 percent of the original contract price and maintain workers' compensation and employers liability coverage. The solicitation contains no identified set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, no incumbent contractor information is provided, and no specific budget or award value is disclosed in the available documentation. Liquidated damages of $1,000 per working day apply for completion delays beyond the contract period, and awards are made to the lowest qualified responsible bidder. The contract is administered by buyer Autumn Lynn Pugh at (304) 926-0499 or lynn.a.pugh@wv.gov, with work invoiced to the Environmental Protection Office of Oil & Gas at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, West Virginia.