Nancy Allen Multi-Well Plugging Package

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas, is soliciting bids through an Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ) for the plugging and reclamation of two abandoned oil and natural gas wells (API numbers 47-033-05917 and 47-033-05997) located near Sardis Cemetery Road in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. The procurement encompasses 43 biddable line items covering the complete well closure process, including permitting, site preparation, rig and crew services (minimum three-man crew at 300 hours), equipment rental (vacuum water truck, excavator, and skid steer), materials (casing, tubing, drill collars, cement, and gravel), waste disposal (400 barrels of liquid waste), environmental controls (silt fence and absorbent materials), and site reclamation with permanent monument installation in accordance with West Virginia Code 22-6-23 and 22-6-24. Contractors must demonstrate the ability to obtain all required permits, including West Virginia Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Entry Permits and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits if applicable, and must comply with the West Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual and applicable environmental regulations, including Endangered Species Act Section 9 compliance. The mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 18, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern at the project site, with technical questions due by March 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, and bids closing on March 27, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern through the wvOASIS Vendor Self Service portal. All work must be completed within 180 days from the notice to proceed, with liquidated damages of $1,000 per working day assessed for delays and a six-month warranty period following Department acceptance.

The solicitation does not indicate any set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organization types eligible to respond. The apparent low bidder must submit a performance bond and labor and material payment bond each equal to 100 percent of the contract value, a bid bond equal to 5 percent of the total bid amount, and proof of commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance with limits not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence prior to contract award. The contract pricing structure utilizes unit prices on a per-line-item basis, with specific quantities provided for measurable items such as 120 feet of 9 5/8" casing, 2,200 feet of tubing, 600 units of Class A Portland cement, 100 tons of topsoil, and 80 hours of vacuum water truck operation. The project is not subject to Davis-Bacon wage requirements, and the contractor bears sole responsibility for any remedial work required due to failed plugging, as determined by post-plugging methane emissions testing conducted by a third-party qualified measurement specialist, at no additional cost to the Department. No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents, though pricing will be evaluated on a unit cost basis for each line item. The buyer contact is Herminio David Robles at (304) 414-1155 or david.h.robles@wv.gov, with deliverables directed to the Environmental Protection Office of Oil & Gas at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, West Virginia.