Elk River Trail HQ Building Construction

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, through the Department of Administration Purchasing Division, is soliciting bids for the construction of a new State Park Headquarters Building at Elk River Trail State Park in Clay, West Virginia (CRFQ 0310 DNR2500000008). This is a lump sum construction contract for a complete building and site construction project classified under commodity code 72100000 for Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services. The project scope encompasses construction of a 1,664 square foot single-story administrative headquarters building featuring office spaces, a mercantile/gift shop, kitchen, staff facilities, public restrooms, mechanical room, and storage areas, along with site improvements including parking areas, landscaping, drainage systems, utilities, and a 25-foot flagpole. The building will be Type V-A construction with Business occupancy classification, utilizing wood-framed construction with concrete foundations and slabs, fiber cement lap siding, asphalt shingles, ceramic tile flooring, and complete mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems with 200-amp service capacity. The project includes a base bid for the headquarters building with grading and stone subbase, plus two additive alternates: Alternate No. 1 for asphalt pavement of the entrance drive and parking area, and Alternate No. 2 for a simulated railroad section in front of the building. Bids are due December 19, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. ET, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the project site in Clay County, and a question submission deadline of December 4, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. ET. The contract term is fixed at 270 days from notice to proceed, with substantial completion required by day 243 and final completion by day 270, with liquidated damages of $250 per day assessed for delays beyond the contract completion date. Contractors must submit pricing as lump sum amounts for the base bid and each additive alternate, and the contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified responsible bidder based on complete compliance with all technical specifications and contract requirements.

Prospective bidders must possess a valid West Virginia contractors license and must comply with local labor market hiring requirements requiring 75 percent of employees from the local labor market. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses are identified in the solicitation documents. Contractors are required to submit a 5 percent bid bond with their proposal and performance and labor/material payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract value prior to contract award. All bidders must sign a drug-free workplace affidavit and comply with Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and Automobile Liability Insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence, and a two-year maintenance bond covering the roofing system is required if work impacts an existing roof. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all addenda, including Addendum #1 issued December 11, 2024, by completing and submitting the Addendum Acknowledgment Form with their bid. The construction documents, prepared by WYK Associates, Inc. and multiple engineering consultants, establish detailed specifications requiring adherence to the 2018-2022 International Building Code and West Virginia State Building Code, with a qualified geotechnical representative required on-site during all excavation and filling operations to conduct soil testing and compaction verification. The solicitation does not identify an incumbent contractor or specify a total contract budget or award value range within the available documentation.