IFB 06 4101 27 Walnut Hills Stream Restoration EPA Community Grant No. 95342001

The City of Williamsburg, Virginia's Office of Public Works & Utilities is requesting bids on the Walnut Hills Stream Restoration project, an EPA-funded water quality improvement undertaking, with bids due September 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time under IFB 06 4101 27. No DBE goal applies. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for September 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Municipal Building.

The scope encompasses stabilization and restoration of approximately 800 linear feet of perennial, intermittent, and ephemeral stream channel within a 1,347 linear foot corridor of an unnamed tributary of College Creek using natural channel design techniques. Work is performed at multiple City drainage easement locations: 1014 Jamestown Road, 21–23 Walnut Hills Circle, and 106, 108, 204, and 206 Governors Drive. The 31 line items include mobilization, stakeout and surveying, maintenance of traffic, clearing and grubbing, excavation, fill materials, riprap installations, log structures, erosion and sediment control measures, tree protection, and landscaping and planting. Substantial completion is required within 180 calendar days of Notice to Proceed; final completion within 210 calendar days. Liquidated damages are $300 per calendar day after substantial completion and $500 per calendar day after final completion.

All contractors must hold Virginia licensure as licensed contractors and comply with federal immigration laws, Virginia occupational safety and health regulations, and City of Williamsburg business licensing requirements. Insurance requirements include workers' compensation per Virginia statute, employer's liability of $100,000, commercial general liability of $500,000 combined single limit, and automobile liability of $500,000 combined single limit, with the City named as an additional insured. Bid security of 5 percent of the total bid amount is required as a bid bond, certified check, or cash escrow. Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100 percent of the accepted bid must be provided within 10 days of award. Written questions are due five business days prior to bid opening. Bids remain subject to acceptance for 90 days following opening.