Grow multi-well plugging package

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Office of Oil and Gas, issued Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ) DEP24-47 on January 25, 2024, for the GROW Multi-Well Plugging Package in Wirt County, West Virginia. This construction and reclamation procurement seeks bids to plug and remediate two abandoned oil and natural gas wells (API# 47-105-01416 and 47-105-01417) located near Freeport, WV along Route 47. The comprehensive scope of work encompasses site preparation including clearing, grubbing vegetation, constructing service roads (approximately 757 feet for one well and 3,200 feet for the other), installing erosion and sediment controls, establishing cellars around wellheads, complete well plugging operations to total depth (estimated at 250 feet), casing and tubing removal, cement and aqua gel application, waste disposal management, and site reclamation with monument installation. The project includes 59 line items with pricing structured on a unit cost basis, including hourly rates for rig and crew operations (minimum three-person crew), equipment rental (bulldozers, excavators, skid steers, vacuum trucks, power tongs), materials (casing, tubing, drill collars, drill pipe, cement, gravel, topsoil), and lump-sum amounts for site preparation and reclamation per well. All work must comply with West Virginia Code 22-6-23 and 22-6-24, the West Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual (May 2012), Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations. A mandatory pre-bid meeting was held on January 24, 2024, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time at the project site, with attendance required for bid qualification; technical questions were due by January 31, 2024, at 4:00 PM Eastern; and electronic bids through wvOASIS closed on February 9, 2024, at 10:30 AM. The contract is structured as a fixed-period contract requiring completion within 180 days from notice to proceed, with work restricted to Monday through Friday and a maximum ten-hour workday, and includes liquidated damages of $1,000 per day for delays beyond the contract completion period.

Qualifying bidders must submit a 5% bid bond with their proposals and, upon award, provide performance bonds and labor/material payment bonds each equal to 100% of the contract value. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence, proof of workers' compensation insurance, a valid West Virginia contractor's license, and a signed drug-free workplace affidavit; for contracts exceeding $100,000, certified drug-free workplace reports must be submitted annually or upon project completion. Subcontractors performing more than $25,000 of work must be listed within one business day of bid opening. The solicitation does not identify specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, incumbent vendors, or current contractors, nor does it reference existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration. The DEP will obtain and pay for all local, state, and federal permits necessary for project completion, with the responsible party designated as "UNKNOWN - DEP PAID PLUGGING CONTRACT," indicating this is federally funded work. No specific award value or budget range is identified in the available documentation, and interested vendors should contact Herminio David Robles, the procurement officer, at (304) 414-1155 or david.h.robles@wv.gov for additional information.