OSR Royal Coal Company P-688

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), Office of Special Reclamation, is seeking a contractor for the Royal Coal Company P-688 site reclamation project located in Fayette County. This comprehensive construction and land restoration project involves removing existing concrete structures, encapsulating demolished concrete, eliminating two ponds and one sump, installing drainage channels, a bat gate, vent pipe, and drainage pipe, and establishing vegetation across the site. The project requires a 365-calendar day contract period with specific deliverables including site preparation, utility coordination, environmental controls, and precise construction activities such as grading, erosion control, and site restoration. Bidders must submit electronic proposals through wvOASIS by August 13, 2025, at 10:30 AM, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting scheduled for July 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Technical questions will be accepted until August 6, 2025, at 4:00 PM, and the project involves 21 specific line items including mobilization, site preparation, revegetation, piping work, gate installation, and channel regrading.

The procurement appears to have several key qualification requirements, including maintaining Commercial General Liability & Automobile Liability Insurance with $2 million limits, workers' compensation insurance, and compliance with local labor market hiring requirements (75% of employees must be from the local labor market). Contractors must submit a bid bond, performance bond, and labor/material payment bond, and comply with drug-free workplace policies and domestic steel product preferences. While no specific set-aside designations were explicitly mentioned, the project emphasizes local economic participation. The solicitation includes provisions for electronic funds transfer and P-Card payments, with pricing intended to remain firm for the contract's duration. Though a specific budget range was not detailed, the comprehensive nature of the project involving infrastructure removal, site restoration, and environmental remediation suggests a substantial investment from the Special Reclamation Coal Tax fund, which supports environmental cleanup of former mining sites.