IFB 2026-007-91200

Patrick County, Virginia is soliciting sealed bids through Invitation for Bids (IFB) 2026-007-91200 for construction services related to riser maintenance repairs at three Ararat Watershed Dams (Dams 2, 28, and 63). The scope of work includes replacement of low-level drain gates, stems, stem guides, and operators at all three dams; replacement of trash racks with stainless steel versions at Dams 2 and 63; replacement of the reservoir drain inlet trash rack at Dam 28; and sediment relocation work around risers as needed for access. All contractors must be properly licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia in accordance with Title 54.1, Subtitle II, Chapter 11 of the Virginia Code and must furnish all materials, labor, tools, and equipment necessary to complete the work as detailed in project plans and specifications. Sealed bids are due by 2:00 p.m. local time on June 16, 2026, at the Patrick County Administrator's Office, 106 Rucker Street, Suite 218, Stuart, Virginia 24171, with public opening and reading of bids to follow at the Patrick County Administration Building. An optional pre-bid conference and site visit is scheduled for June 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ararat Ruritan Building, with alternative visits available by contacting project manager Mark A. Vernon at (276) 694-6094 or mvernon@co.patrick.va.us. Bidding documents are available in digital PDF format at no cost from the Engineer's office during normal business hours by contacting Maridee Romero-Graves, P.E. at Schnabel Engineering, LLC in Greensboro, North Carolina (336-274-9456 or mgraves@schnabel-eng.com). The County will award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with evaluation criteria including the bidder's ability and capacity to perform, financial resources, quality of previous performance, compliance history, and qualifications of personnel and subcontractors.

The solicitation does not identify specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting bidder eligibility based on disadvantaged enterprise status or organizational type. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the available documentation. The project anticipates that a Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Dam Safety Alteration Permit and United States Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide 404 Permit will be approved prior to construction commencement. Contractors exceeding $100,000 in contract value must provide performance and payment bonds in accordance with Virginia Code Sections 2.2-4336 and 2.2-4337, and must maintain comprehensive liability insurance issued by companies admitted in Virginia with a minimum Best's Key Rating of A:V1. Fixed-price contracts may not be increased by more than twenty-five percent of the contract amount or $30,000, whichever is greater, without County approval. The specific budget or award value for this procurement is not disclosed in the available documentation.