Grafton New Public Access Site & Boat Dock

The West Virginia Department of Administration Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Division of Natural Resources, is soliciting bids for marine construction services (commodity code 72000000) to establish a new public access site and boat dock in Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. The comprehensive project scope includes demolition of existing structures, construction of a concrete boat ramp with V-groove pattern to the Tygart Valley River, development of an asphalt parking lot with approximately 17 spaces (including one ADA-accessible space), installation of electrical lighting infrastructure, extension of sanitary sewer lines (18-inch line, 32.5 linear feet with two Type A manholes), installation of guardrails (75 linear feet at one location and 25 linear feet at another), riprap protection, site clearing and drainage installation, retaining walls, and site restoration including topsoil application, permanent seeding, and mulching within a 0.994-acre limit of disturbance. All work must comply with West Virginia Best Management Practices for erosion and sediment control, including filter fabric silt fence, stabilized construction entrance, and inlet protection inspected every four calendar days and within 24 hours of storm events exceeding 0.5 inches. Prospective bidders must be licensed contractors in accordance with West Virginia Code 21-11-2, possess valid commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 and automobile liability insurance of $500,000, maintain a drug-free workplace, and submit a subcontractor list identifying all subcontractors performing more than $25,000 of work within one business day of bid opening. A mandatory pre-bid conference was held at the project site on Sycamore Street in Grafton, with the original bid deadline of August 6, 2024, subsequently extended via Addendum #1 to August 22, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time for submission to the Department of Administration Purchasing Division at 2019 Washington Street East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305. Questions were required to be submitted in writing by July 25, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., with vendor questions and responses published in Addendum #2 on August 7, 2024. The contract specifies a fixed term of 365 days from the Notice to Proceed, with substantial completion required within 180 days, and liquidated damages of $200 per day assessed for each calendar day exceeding the final completion date.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses are referenced in the solicitation documents. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all addenda by completing and submitting the Addendum Acknowledgment Form with their bids, with failure to do so potentially resulting in bid disqualification. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of not less than five percent of the total bid, payable to the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, and the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond, each in the amount of at least 100 percent of the contract price. Progress payments will include a 10 percent retainage of total work completed to date, which may be reduced at substantial completion if recommended by the engineer. The project is subject to Business and Occupation (B&O) tax and other applicable fees imposed by the City of Grafton, as the site is located within city limits, and the work is not subject to Davis-Bacon wage rates. The solicitation does not specify a total contract value or award amount in the available documentation; interested vendors should contact Joseph E. Hager III, the assigned buyer, at (304) 558-2306 or joseph.e.hageriii@wv.gov for additional information regarding project scope, specifications, and bidding requirements, with invoicing directed to the Division of Natural Resources Parks & Recreation-PEM Section at 324 Fourth Avenue South, Charleston, West Virginia.