RFP-91-23 kastow - orphan well package - cumberland #002

RFP-91-23 is a Request for Proposal issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet Division of Engineering and Contract Administration, in coordination with the Energy & Environment Cabinet Division of Oil and Gas, for orphan well plugging and site remediation services in Cumberland County under the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Program (KASTOW). The procurement seeks a single contractor to plug and reclaim 25 orphan wells ranging in depth from 646 feet to 1,905 feet, with all work to be completed within 365 calendar days of contract award. The scope of work includes plugging each well in accordance with Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 353.562-564 and 805 KAR 1:060, removing aboveground flowlines and production infrastructure, conducting site remediation through best management practices, and achieving permanent vegetative cover and proper site drainage. Contractors must submit detailed work plans addressing the entire well package, including proposed work schedules, project staffing structure, equipment mobilization plans, cement displacement methods, TENORM and gas detection resources, and spillage prevention plans, with all costs—labor, materials, equipment, permits, documentation preparation, site access efforts, bonding, equipment removal, site restoration, overhead, and project management—included in a firm fixed price per-well bid. The project is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law administered by the U.S. Department of Interior. Required qualifications include demonstrated contractor experience in well plugging and workover, corporate qualifications, compliance with the Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Act with weekly payroll documentation, and maintenance of insurance coverage including $1,000,000 general liability per occurrence with a $3,000,000 annual aggregate, plus performance and payment bonds each equal to 100% of the contract sum. Evaluation criteria are allocated on a 70-point scoring matrix: prime contractor experience (2 points), project history (6 points), equipment adequacy (8 points), work plan completeness (4 points), past performance with the Division of Oil and Gas (5 points), proposal completeness (5 points), and total project cost (40 points). Written vendor questions were due by September 8, 2022, with responses issued by September 13, 2022; proposals were due September 26, 2022, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, with contract award anticipated on October 13, 2022. Sites must exhibit permanent vegetative cover for one year before final payment, with final completion liquidated damages assessed at $200 per calendar day for delays beyond the established completion date.

The solicitation does not identify specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting response to particular enterprise categories, though contractors must certify they have no affiliation with parties that owned, operated, or abandoned the subject wells. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the documentation provided. The procurement is structured as a Firm/Fixed Price agreement with the Commonwealth reserving the right to make changes within the general scope with written approval. Additional compensation will be provided for documented disposal of TENORM materials at 10 percent above actual documented disposal costs. The Commonwealth will obtain verbal agreements from landowners for site access and may delete wells from packages if timely access cannot be achieved; the contractor assumes responsibility for determining access routes based on field conditions. No environmental assessments, hazardous materials characterization, or pre-existing condition documentation will be provided by the Commonwealth; contractors may conduct assessments at their discretion. The specific contract award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available solicitation documents, though the Commonwealth will make payment within thirty working days of invoice receipt or service acceptance.