Perimeter Security Fence Project

The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is requesting quotations for a perimeter security fence project at Stevens Correctional Center and Jail in Welch, under ARFQ 0608 DCR2700000026, with bids due October 29, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. EST and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on October 15 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the facility.

The scope includes installation of twelve-foot-high galvanized chain link perimeter fencing around two existing metal buildings (approximately 148 linear feet for building one and approximately 111 linear feet for building two), thirty-inch super maze razor wire on all new fence sections, replacement of two gate operators, one three-foot-wide by seven-foot-high man gate for building one, and two nine-foot-wide by twelve-foot-high vehicle gates for building two. Fencing specifications require vertical support poles maximum ten feet on center, corner posts minimum four inches in diameter, line posts minimum three inches in diameter, rails minimum one and five-eighths inch diameter schedule forty, and poles secured four feet below grade in concrete.

The contract is a fixed-period project with a sixty-calendar-day completion window from notice to proceed. Quotations must be submitted as a single lump sum with no detailed line items. All bidders must submit a five percent bid bond; performance bonds; labor and material payment bonds; proof of valid West Virginia contractor's license; commercial general liability insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence; and automobile liability insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence prior to award. Attendance at the mandatory pre-bid meeting is required; non-attendance disqualifies the bid. Domestic steel products must be used unless the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation authorizes otherwise in writing. Non-resident small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses must identify themselves and provide certification to receive preferences. Questions are due October 22 at 2:00 p.m. EST to Philip K. Farley at (304) 549-1050 or philip.k.farley@wv.gov. Work is performed at Stevens Correctional Center, Welch, WV 24801; invoicing is directed to the Division of Corrections Central Office in Charleston, WV.