Brush Creek 15 Dam Rehabilitation-Construction

The West Virginia Department of Administration Purchasing Division, in collaboration with the West Virginia Conservation Agency, is seeking a qualified contractor for comprehensive rehabilitation of the Brush Creek Site 15 dam located in Mercer County, West Virginia. This Centralized Request for Quote (CRFQ) solicits construction services for an extensive dam rehabilitation project involving installation of an upstream riprap stability berm, riser structure improvements, downstream filter drainage system installation, embankment slope modification, principal spillway pipe extension, and a new impact basin with auxiliary spillway improvements using roller compacted concrete technology. Bidders must possess a West Virginia Contractors License (Classification C - General Engineering) and demonstrate experience with at least two similar dam rehabilitation projects within the past ten years. A mandatory pre-bid meeting was held on November 12, 2025, at the Mercer County 4-H Camp, with vendor questions due by December 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST. The bid opening is scheduled for January 7, 2026, at 1:30 PM EST, with substantial project completion required by December 30, 2027. Contractors must submit a comprehensive bid including unit prices for 46 line items, accompanied by a five percent bid bond.

The contract is federally funded through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) Watershed Rehabilitation Program and is subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates. The project requires contractors to perform at least 15 percent of the total work with their own forces and comply with the Local Labor Market Hiring Requirement, mandating 75 percent of employees be hired from the local labor market for construction projects exceeding $500,000. Liquidated damages are structured at $2,500 per day for missing the December 30, 2026 milestone and $4,183.33 per day for failing to complete all work by December 30, 2027. Contractors must provide performance and labor/material payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract value, maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and provide automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence. While no specific incumbent vendor is mentioned, the project involves rehabilitation of an existing high-hazard potential dam constructed in 1967, with comprehensive geotechnical and geophysical investigations already completed to support the rehabilitation design.