AML - Weston (Curtis) Landslide

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is issuing an Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ DEP2500000043) for construction and reclamation services to remediate the Weston (Curtis) Landslide located in Lewis County, West Virginia. The project involves comprehensive stabilization of two Priority I landslides affecting approximately 3.97 acres, with deliverables including installation of approximately 312 linear feet of drilled pile and lagging retaining wall systems, excavation of slip areas to bedrock with compacted buttress fill using approximately 15,075 cubic yards of on-site material, construction of five drainage channels totaling approximately 1,453 linear feet, placement of culvert systems, installation of erosion and sediment control measures, access road improvements, guardrail installation, asphalt paving (approximately 225 tons), and final site stabilization with revegetation achieving 70 percent perennial vegetative cover. The solicitation includes 40 line items with specific unit price requirements, cost constraints on certain items (mobilization/demobilization capped at 5 percent, site preparation at 10 percent, quality control and administration at 3 percent each), and detailed technical specifications encompassing pile installation (2,680 linear feet of W21x101 steel sections socketed 15 feet into bedrock), concrete lagging (5,933 square feet), erosion control products (5,655 square yards rolled products and 1,611 linear feet silt fence), and channel construction with riprap and grass-lined specifications. Required qualifications include ability to comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, Build America, Buy America (BABA) domestic content standards mandating all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials be produced in the United States, provision of commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence, submission of a 5 percent bid bond and 100 percent performance and payment bonds, liquidated damages of $1,000 per day for delays, and compliance with local labor market hiring requirements (minimum 75 percent of employees from the local labor market). Key deadlines include a mandatory pre-bid meeting on January 9, 2025, at 10:00 AM Eastern at the project site (793 Little Skin Creek Road, Weston, WV 26452), technical question deadline of January 17, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern (extended from January 14), and revised bid opening on January 29, 2025, at 10:30 AM Eastern through the wvOASIS electronic submission portal; all bids must acknowledge receipt of Addenda Nos. 1 and 2 or face disqualification. The contract requires completion within 270 calendar days from the notice to proceed, with seasonal tree-clearing restrictions mandating completion by March 31, 2025, and full-time construction inspection provided by design firm Dieffenbauch & Hritz, LLC throughout project execution.

This procurement contains no identified set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses; however, West Virginia Code requirements include drug-free workplace certification and contractor licensing compliance. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is disclosed in the solicitation documents. The project is funded entirely through federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) capital, with the engineer's estimate provided at approximately $2,004,532.75 and the original Environmental Assessment budget estimate of $1,978,003; no award ceiling or specific contract value ceiling is stated in the solicitation documents. The project incorporates existing design and inspection infrastructure from Dieffenbauch & Hritz, LLC (with Herbert L. Parsons III, PE, PLS as Engineer of Record), relies upon geotechnical investigations and engineering calculations already completed, requires integration with previously approved Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, Groundwater Protection Plans, and environmental permits including NPDES permit WVR112750 issued December 10, 2024. Eligible bidders must be capable of meeting federal environmental compliance requirements including a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued November 19, 2024, by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, implementing conservation measures for the federally endangered Indiana Bat (with tree clearing restricted to November 15 through March 31), and complying with all established water quality standards and erosion control specifications detailed in the comprehensive technical specifications and supplemental requirements provided by WVDEP's Division of Land Restoration.