Dawson Multi-Well Plugging Package

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas, issued an Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ) for the Dawson Multi-Well Plugging Package, a construction and reclamation project involving two abandoned oil and natural gas wells located in Ritchie County, West Virginia (API# 47-085-02174 at 42 Hemlock Lane and API# 47-085-05216 at 157 Hemlock Lane in Macfarlan, WV). The solicitation encompasses comprehensive plugging and site remediation services with 33 to 41 line items including rig and crew services (minimum 120 hours with three-person crew), mobilization and demobilization, site preparation at two separate well locations, equipment rental (vacuum water trucks, excavators, skid steers, power tongs for 10 days, power swivel for 60 hours), casing and tubing materials (ranging from 36-inch casing to 2,200 feet of tubing), drilling equipment (tri-cone drill bits, drill collars), waste disposal services (100 barrels of liquid waste and 25 tons of solid waste), cementing materials (600 units), limestone gravel (100 tons), mud pumps (80 hours), wireline logging services (2 instances), and site reclamation materials including erosion control, monuments, tie mats (80 units), and absorbent supplies. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for September 3, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on site; technical questions must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. Eastern on September 8, 2025; and all bids close on September 15, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. The contract term is fixed-period for 180 days from the date of notice to proceed. Bidders must submit unit pricing for each line item through the wvOASIS Vendor Self Service portal, and the successful bidder must possess a West Virginia contractor's license, provide a 5% bid bond with submission, and furnish performance and labor/material payment bonds each equal to 100% of contract value, along with proof of commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance with limits not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence.

The solicitation requires compliance with the Local Labor Market Hiring Requirement under West Virginia Code 21-1C-1 et seq., mandating that at least 75% of employees be hired from the local labor market, and bidders must submit a signed drug-free workplace affidavit. The contract is not subject to Davis-Bacon wage rates. No specific incumbent vendors or set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are listed in the available documentation. The Department of Environmental Protection will obtain and pay for all required local, state, and federal permits. Work is limited to Monday through Friday with a maximum ten-hour workday unless emergency situations or Department approval warrant extended hours. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents; pricing is determined through competitive bidding with vendors required to submit unit prices for each line item. The contract is contingent upon appropriation of funds and may be cancelled with 30 days' written notice, with payment made in arrears upon receipt of proper invoices detailing completed work.