Mcpherson #2 well plugging project API# 47-007-00446

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Office of Oil and Gas, is soliciting bids through an Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ DEP24-23) for the McPherson #2 Well Plugging Project (API# 47-007-00446) located in Braxton County near Orlando, West Virginia. This procurement encompasses the complete plugging and remediation of an abandoned oil and natural gas well originally drilled and abandoned in 1961 to a total depth of 1,743 feet. The scope of work includes site preparation with access road and tie mat installation, well cleanup and plugging with multiple cement plugs at specified depths, casing removal, wireline and bond logging operations, monument installation, temporary air bridge structure installation to protect existing pipeline crossings, and full site reclamation including silt fence removal and restoration with topsoil, lime, fertilizer, seed, and mulch. The 48-line-item contract requires specialized equipment and services including rig and crew operations (minimum 120 hours with three-man crews), heavy equipment rental (bulldozer, excavator, and skid steer), materials (cement, casing, gravel, tubing, drill collars, and waste products), environmental sampling and testing, and labor services, with work performed Monday through Friday under standard business hours (maximum 10 hours per day). A mandatory pre-bid meeting was held on September 20, 2023, at 11:00 am Eastern Time at the project site, with the technical question deadline of September 27, 2023, at 4:00 pm Eastern, and bids due electronically through wvOASIS on October 6, 2023, at 10:30 am. Qualifying vendors must possess a valid West Virginia contractor's license, maintain compliance with all federal and state regulations including Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements, provide a 5% bid bond, 100% performance bond, and 100% labor/material payment bond, carry commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence, maintain current workers' compensation insurance, submit a signed drug-free workplace affidavit, and be in good standing with the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office, Tax Department, and Insurance Commission.

No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or designated business designations are identified in this solicitation, and no incumbent contractors are referenced in the available documentation. The solicitation requires adherence to local labor market hiring provisions mandating that 75% of employees be drawn from the local labor market, and bidders must submit certified drug-free workplace reports annually or upon project completion to the West Virginia Purchasing Division for contracts exceeding $25,000. Contractors must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, West Virginia Code 22-6-23 and 22-6-24, West Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual requirements, and are subject to liquidated damages of $1,000 per working day for delays beyond the 90-day contract completion window unless extensions are approved by the Department. The solicitation prohibits the use of foreign steel products unless specifically authorized by the Purchasing Division Director. The documentation does not specify the total budgeted amount, contract award dates, or term duration beyond the 90-day completion period from notice to proceed. All vendor submissions are public documents subject to disclosure under West Virginia's Freedom of Information Act, and bids will be posted on the DEP website within 24 hours of the wvOASIS bid close time.