Nancy Allen Multi-Well Plugging Package

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas, is soliciting competitive bids through an Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ) for the Nancy Allen Multi-Well Plugging Package, a construction and reclamation project involving two abandoned oil and natural gas wells (API# 47-033-05917 and API# 47-033-05997) located in Harrison County near Clarksburg along the Elk River. The scope of work encompasses 43 line items including site preparation, well plugging operations in compliance with West Virginia Code 22-6-23 and 22-6-24, site reclamation, mobilization and demobilization, rig and crew services (minimum three-person crew for 300 hours), equipment rental (vacuum water trucks, excavators, skid steers), materials procurement (casing, tubing, drill collars, drill bits, cement, aqua gel, gravel), waste disposal services, environmental controls (silt fence, absorbent pads, plastic sheeting), specialized services (welding, logging, wireline services), and site restoration including topsoil application. Bidders must submit electronically through wvOASIS Vendor Self Service by the deadline of March 27, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. eastern time, with technical questions due by March 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. eastern time, and attendance at a mandatory pre-bid meeting on March 18, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the project site. Contractors must hold a valid West Virginia contractor's license, maintain commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence, provide proof of workers' compensation insurance, submit a drug-free workplace affidavit, and submit bid, performance, and labor/material payment bonds equal to five percent, 100 percent, and 100 percent of the total bid amount respectively. The project must be completed within 180 days from the notice to proceed, is subject to post-plugging methane emissions testing with contractor responsibility for remedial work at no additional cost if emissions exceed one gram per hour, and includes a six-month warranty period following completion.

There are no specific set-aside designations mentioned in the solicitation documents; however, contractors must hire 75 percent of employees from the local labor market for this project valued at more than $500,000. The project is not subject to Davis-Bacon wage rates. Contractors must comply with the West Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual and obtain required permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, WV Division of Water and Waste Management, and WV Division of Natural Resources, as well as secure a WVDOH Right-of-Way Entry Permit. No incumbent contractor information or existing infrastructure requiring integration is specified in the solicitation documents. The specific contract award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available solicitation materials, as pricing is to be determined competitively through unit-based bids for individual line items and lump-sum amounts for site preparation and site reclamation activities.