Gilbert Orphan Well Plugging project -1 Well Kent County

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is soliciting proposals for plugging, drilling, re-drilling, and site restoration services at the Gilbert 1 orphan well in Kent County (Millennium Park) under a direct solicitation with proposals due October 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Eligibility is restricted to vendors with prior prequalification-contract awards; attendance at a mandatory pre-bid meeting on September 29, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern at the project site is required for proposal submission eligibility.

The well is leaking and located in a lake requiring barge access. The scope includes site preparation, mobilization and demobilization, well plugging and abandonment, and site restoration. Bidders must submit detailed timelines broken into minimum categories for each phase and provide pricing for all items in the pricing matrix as rated items available for potential change orders. Quoted rates must remain firm for the project duration with no price changes permitted.

Evaluation is technical-only, weighted at 100 points: key personnel (25 points), business-owned equipment adequacy (25 points), company technical experience and ability (25 points), and vendor questions worksheet responses (25 points). Only proposals scoring 80 or more points will be considered for award. Selection is by best-value determination, not lowest price. All awarded contractors and subcontractors must comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, as federal funds support this project.

Questions are due October 2, 2026, with answers posted October 2, 2026. A pre-construction meeting will be scheduled at a date to be determined, with an anticipated project start date also to be confirmed. Proposals must be submitted electronically through SIGMA VSS in modifiable formats with file sizes limited to 6 MB per document.