Oldfield Well Plugging Project

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas, has issued Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ) 0313 DEP2500000068 for the Oldfield Well Plugging Project in Marshall County, West Virginia. This procurement seeks construction, reclamation, and plugging services for abandoned oil and natural gas well API #47-051-02535, located at 18720 Fish Creek Road in Cameron, WV. The comprehensive scope of work encompasses 54 line items including rig and three-person crew services (60 hours), mobilization and demobilization, site preparation, heavy equipment rental (vacuum truck, bulldozer, excavator, and skid steer at 20 hours each), specialized drilling tools (power tongs, casing knives, tri-cone bits, mills), materials (casing, tubing, drill pipe, cement at 200 sacks, aqua gel, limestone gravel at 150 tons, topsoil at 5 tons), waste disposal services (gel, liquid, and solid waste up to 10 tons), and site reclamation including silt fence installation (300 feet), monument placement, welder services (8 hours), and environmental controls. Bidders must be licensed contractors in good standing in West Virginia, submit a 5 percent bid bond, and provide performance and labor/material payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract value upon award. Required insurance includes commercial general liability and automobile liability with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence. A mandatory pre-bid meeting was held on April 16, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. eastern time at the project site, with technical questions due by April 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. All bids must be submitted electronically through the wvOASIS Vendor Self Service system by April 28, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., with a fixed contract term of 90 days from notice to proceed, and liquidated damages of $1,000 per working day assessed for delays beyond the completion period.

No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, historically underutilized businesses, or other socioeconomic groups are identified in the solicitation documents. No incumbent contractor or current vendor information is disclosed in the procurement materials. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all addenda, including Addendum No. 1, by submitting the Addendum Acknowledgement Form to avoid potential disqualification. The solicitation documents do not specify an estimated contract value or budget range, as pricing is to be submitted on a unit-price basis for each of the 54 line items with varying units of measure including hourly rates, lump sum amounts, and quantity-based pricing. All work materials and billing are directed to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas, at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, West Virginia. Inquiries regarding the solicitation should be directed to Herminio David Robles at (304) 414-1155 or david.h.robles@wv.gov.