OSR Buffalo Coal Company C1 EQ Basin Project S-2003-03

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Special Reclamation is requesting bids for the OSR Buffalo Coal Company C1 EQ Basin Project S-2003-03, a construction and reclamation contract, with bids due October 13, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on September 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the C1 Treatment Plant site near Bismarck, West Virginia. Vendors who fail to attend the pre-bid meeting are automatically disqualified.

The scope encompasses construction and reclamation services at a 266-acre site in Grant County near Mount Storm, including mobilization and demobilization, construction layout and quality control, site preparation, silt fence (500 linear feet), Type I revegetation (5 acres), road construction with base and final layers (700 linear feet each), limestone aggregate (500 tons), HDPE gravity and force main pipe installation (1,825 linear feet across multiple sizes), equalization basin construction (35,000 cubic yards), 60-mil HDPE liner installation, ditch work (160 linear feet), valve vaults with stainless steel knifegate valves, 18-inch HDPE dual wall culvert (120 linear feet), farm fencing with gates (1,300 linear feet), electrical work, sludge force main installation (250 linear feet), and a 30-by-40-foot pole building. Line-item pricing applies with unit rates per linear foot, acre, ton, cubic yard, or lump sum as appropriate.

The contract is structured as a one-year initial term renewable for up to three successive one-year periods with mutual written consent and Attorney General approval. All bids must be submitted electronically through wvOASIS. Contractors must provide a 5% bid bond with proposals and, if selected, performance bonds and labor and material payment bonds each equal to 100% of contract value. Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance with $2 million per-occurrence limits is required. Vendors must submit drug-free workplace affidavits, comply with Davis-Bacon wage rates where applicable, and meet local labor-market hiring requirements for contracts valued at $500,000 or more. For construction contracts exceeding $250,000, subcontractor lists are due one business day after bid opening. Pricing is firm for the contract term. Questions are due October 6, 2026.