AML-Price Hill Complex-Pond Cleaning

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Abandoned Mine Lands & Reclamation is issuing an Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ 0313 DEP2600000027) for the Price Hill Complex Pond Cleaning project located in Fayette County, West Virginia. This construction and reclamation procurement seeks bids for comprehensive pond dewatering and sediment remediation services across a 4.9-acre site encompassing 2.3 acres of pond surface. The scope of work includes 26 line items: mobilization and demobilization, construction layout, quality control, site preparation, gravel drive rehabilitation (300 tons), access road construction (450 tons), temporary safety fencing (2,660 linear feet), stabilization fabric (1,650 square yards), woven belted silt fence (1,340 linear feet), unclassified excavation (5,000 cubic yards), sediment excavation (12,600 cubic yards), quicklime stabilization (1,500 tons at 235 pounds per cubic yard of sediment), 24-inch PVC pipe installation (280 linear feet), riprap-lined channels (50 linear feet), security fencing and gate installation, and revegetation of disturbed areas. The contractor must dewater four existing sedimentation ponds, solidify sediment using hydrated lime, encapsulate solidified sediment, reroute treatment inlets, and complete all work within one year from the Notice to Proceed. Required qualifications include West Virginia state licensure in good standing, commercial general liability and automobile insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence, workers' compensation insurance, and a drug-free workplace policy. Bidders must submit unit pricing for all line items with mobilization and demobilization costs limited to 5 percent of the total bid, construction layout to 3 percent, quality control to 3 percent, site preparation to 5 percent, and dewatering to 5 percent. A mandatory pre-bid meeting was held October 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. on-site (attendance required for bid eligibility); technical questions were due by October 6, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time; and all bids must be submitted electronically through wvOASIS Vendor Self Service at www.wvOASIS.gov by October 21, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. Contact Larry T. Workman, buyer, at (304) 414-1242 or larry.t.workman@wv.gov for solicitation inquiries.

This procurement is federally funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and is subject to federal procurement standards including prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act and domestic preference provisions; no set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly designated in the documentation provided. The successful bidder must submit a 5 percent bid bond with their proposal and subsequently provide 100 percent performance bonds and 100 percent labor and material payment bonds prior to contract award. The contractor assumes responsibility as Co-Applicant #1 for the Construction Storm Water General Permit (WV112806) and must complete associated signature pages prior to Notice to Proceed, while the WVDEP will obtain the USACE permit and NPDES construction stormwater permit. The contractor is responsible for procuring all necessary additional permits including water quality certifications and burning permits. The contract includes a liquidated damages clause of $1,000 per day for work not substantially completed beyond the contract time, and pricing must remain firm for the contract duration unless otherwise authorized by the State. No specific budget ceiling or award value is disclosed in the available solicitation documents; however, bidders should calculate total costs based on unit pricing and the specified quantities across all 26 line items.