Addendum #2 Belle Contracting S-6020-87 Water Treatment Proj

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), Office of Special Reclamation, issued an Amended Request for Quotation (ARFQ DEP18-52) for the Belle Contracting S-6020-87 Water Treatment Construction and Reclamation Project located approximately 2.5 miles northeast of Poca in Putnam County, West Virginia. This construction procurement seeks qualified contractors to perform comprehensive site reclamation and acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment facility work encompassing fourteen line items: mobilization and demobilization, site preparation, administration, sediment control (1,000 linear feet), four access roads (totaling 1,650 linear feet), two creek crossing and culvert installations (80 linear feet combined), grouted limestone rip-rap channel work (100 linear feet), pond elimination, and revegetation of two acres. The project requires the removal of one dugout sediment pond and associated fencing, construction of borrow areas and access roads, road culvert installation, implementation of erosion and sediment control measures including silt fence and rock check dams, and complete site revegetation. The contract performance period is 210 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed with an overall contract term of 18 months, and the contractor must submit detailed construction schedules, schedules of values, weekly construction reports, and certified payroll documentation. A mandatory pre-bid conference was held on March 1, 2018 at 10:00 AM; technical questions were due by March 8, 2018 at 5:00 PM EST; and the amended bid closing date was March 22, 2018 at 10:30 AM. Bids must be submitted electronically through the wvOASIS Vendor Self Service Portal with pricing structured as lump sum items for mobilization and demobilization (not to exceed 5 percent of total bid), site preparation (not to exceed 5 percent of total bid), and administration (not to exceed 3 percent of total bid), with unit pricing required for remaining line items. Awards are made to the lowest qualified responsible bidder within thirty calendar days following bid closing.

No specific set-asides for disadvantaged or small business enterprises are identified in the solicitation documents. However, all bidders must meet mandatory compliance requirements including submission of a notarized Drug Free Workplace Conformance Affidavit for contracts valued at $100,000 or more, a Procurement Affidavit confirming no delinquent state or local debt obligations, a bid bond equal to five percent of the total bid amount executed by a surety licensed in West Virginia, a valid West Virginia Contractor's License Number, and commercial general liability insurance of two million dollars per occurrence plus workers' compensation coverage. For contracts valued at $100,000 or more, bidders must also submit a Disclosure of Interested Parties identifying all subcontractors and persons with 25 percent or greater ownership interests prior to contract award. Contractors must provide performance and labor/materials payment bonds equal to one hundred percent of the contract price. No incumbent contractor is identified for this project. The solicitation documents do not specify an explicit budget range or award value; however, mobilization/demobilization, site preparation, and administration are capped at specific percentages of the total bid, with the contractor bearing full responsibility for all temporary facilities, utilities, materials, equipment, waste disposal, borrow and spoil areas, environmental compliance, and provision of a one-year general warranty on completed work. Liquidated damages of one thousand dollars per working day apply for delays beyond the contract completion date unless time extensions are approved for excusable delays.