Environmental Site Assessment - Cabot Station Addendum #1

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) numbered DEP1800000068 on March 23, 2018, for a Phase III Environmental Site Assessment at the Former Cabot Station property located at 2427 West Little Kanawha Highway in Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia. This miscellaneous services procurement seeks qualified environmental contractors to complete four primary deliverables: development of a Sampling and Analysis Plan, delineation of the horizontal and vertical extent of mercury contamination in soil, disposal of investigation-derived waste, and preparation of a Phase III Environmental Site Assessment Report. The Phase II investigation identified mercury concentrations exceeding West Virginia's residential soil de minimis value of 3.1 mg/kg in surface soil samples near the former mercury meter workshop, necessitating further delineation work. All work must be completed within ninety calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with vendors required to submit a proposed Sampling and Analysis Plan at least ten working days prior to field activities and a revised plan at least three working days before fieldwork begins. Vendors must meet minimum qualifications, including supervision by an Environmental Professional as defined by 40 CFR 312.10 and completion of 40-hour health and safety training in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120 for all on-site personnel. The contract will be awarded to the vendor providing the lowest overall total cost for all contract services, with bids due on April 11, 2018, at 10:30 AM EST, submitted to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Environmental Remediation, 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, West Virginia 25304.

The solicitation is open to all qualified vendors without specific set-aside designations; however, bidders may apply for vendor preference consideration under West Virginia Code 5A-3-37, which offers cost adjustments of 2.5 to 5 percent for resident vendors meeting residency and employment requirements, as well as 3.5 percent preference for qualified resident veteran vendors. All bidders must complete and execute a Purchasing Affidavit affirming they are not in default on any monetary obligations to the state or its political subdivisions exceeding one thousand dollars in aggregate, except for contested tax matters or approved payment plans. The solicitation does not identify any incumbent contractors or specific award values, though pricing shall be submitted as flat fees per task on designated Pricing Pages, with vendors responsible for all labor, materials, equipment, travel, and transportation costs; laboratory analysis charges will be direct-billed to WVDEP through a designated contract laboratory. All responses must comply with West Virginia's standard Instructions to Vendors and General Terms and Conditions, including acknowledgment of all addenda, submission of performance and payment bonds if required, maintenance of workers' compensation insurance, and compliance with prevailing wage obligations. Contact Mark A. Cline of the Environmental Protection Office of Administration at (304) 926-0499 or mark.a.cline@wv.gov for inquiries regarding this procurement opportunity.