Booth Well Plugging Project

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas, is issuing an Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ DEP25-063) for construction, reclamation, and plugging services on the Booth Well Plugging Project, an abandoned oil and natural gas well (API #47-097-03868) located in Upshur County, West Virginia. The scope of work encompasses comprehensive well plugging and site remediation services, including rig and crew operations (minimum three-person crew for 60 hours), mobilization and demobilization, site preparation and reclamation, heavy equipment rental (bulldozer, excavator, skid steer, and vacuum water truck at 40 hours each), drilling equipment and supplies (power tongs, tubing, drill collars, drill bits, and specialized tools), waste disposal services (100 barrels of liquid waste and 25 tons of solid waste), materials (cement, limestone gravel, aqua gel, and silt fence), professional logging services (wireline logging, gamma and caliper logs), bridge plugs, and West Virginia Department of Transportation permitting assistance. The solicitation comprises 42 separate line items requiring unit pricing for all services and materials. Bidders must submit a bid bond equal to 5% of the total bid amount, maintain commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence, obtain a West Virginia contractor's license prior to contract award, and comply with West Virginia Code sections 22-6-23 and 22-6-24 and the West Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time at the project site; the technical question deadline is April 15, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time; and all bids must be submitted electronically through wvOASIS Vendor Self Service at www.wvOASIS.gov by April 22, 2025, at 10:30 AM. The contract is structured as a fixed-period contract to be completed within 90 days from notice to proceed, with work limited to Monday through Friday, maximum 10-hour days, unless approved otherwise, and liquidated damages of $1,000 per working day will be assessed for delays beyond the contract period.

The solicitation documents do not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular types of organizations, such as disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. The procurement does not reference any existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration. Successful contractors must provide performance and labor/material payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract value upon award. The solicitation does not disclose a specific total contract value or budget range; instead, vendors are expected to submit their own pricing for each of the 42 line items. The documents note that if the work is determined to be federally funded, Davis-Bacon wage rates will apply, and if the project value exceeds $500,000, local labor market hiring requirements will be enforced. Inquiries regarding the solicitation should be directed to Herminio David Robles, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas, at (304) 414-1155 or david.h.robles@wv.gov.