OSR Powder Mill Processing Inc S-5027-08 & U-5017-08

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is soliciting bids for a comprehensive land reclamation and acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment project for Powdermill Processing, Inc. located in Wayne County, under permits S-5027-08 and U-5017-08. The project involves extensive site restoration activities including excavation and backfill of highwalls, construction of multiple sediment ditches, road construction, erosion control measures, and revegetation across approximately 43 acres. Key deliverables include installing 4,450 linear feet of silt fence, 1,000 linear feet of hay bale dikes, constructing twelve separate ditches, installing rock underdrains, and implementing comprehensive stormwater management infrastructure. Contractors must attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting on December 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., with technical questions accepted until December 11, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. The solicitation requires electronic bid submission through wvOASIS by December 18, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., with a maximum contract value of $500,000. Bidders must provide bid bonds equal to five percent of their total bid and demonstrate compliance with West Virginia licensing requirements, Davis-Bacon wage rates, and a drug-free workplace policy.

The contract does not specify specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, but it does require contractors to hire at least 75 percent of employees from the local labor market for public improvement projects exceeding $500,000. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance with limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence. The project requires a one-year warranty period, during which the contractor must remedy any defects at their own expense. Apparent low bidders on contracts valued over $250,000 must submit a subcontractor list within one business day of bid opening, identifying all subcontractors performing more than $25,000 of work. The project is funded through the Special Reclamation Coal Tax paid by West Virginia coal mine companies, and contractors will be paid through progress estimates submitted on the first and sixteenth of each month. Electrical work for water treatment facilities requires master electrician supervision and five years of experience with water treatment facility installations, adding another layer of technical complexity to the project.