Ritchie County WV-Dam Obstruction & Streambank Stabilization

The West Virginia Department of Administration Purchasing Division, on behalf of the West Virginia Conservation Agency, is soliciting bids through a Centralized Request for Quote (CRFQ AGR26-40) for construction services related to dam obstruction removal and streambank stabilization at North Fork Hughes River in Ritchie County, West Virginia. The procurement encompasses five distinct line items: seeding and mulching (lump sum), mobilization and demobilization (lump sum), rock riprap Type D measuring 4"-12" (80 tons), rock riprap Type C measuring 6"-18" (725 tons), and WVDOH Class I aggregate base course (450 tons). The primary objectives are removing an obstruction from the principal spillway outlet and stilling basin at the dam and stabilizing the failing streambank, with work required to be completed within 21 calendar days of the notice to proceed. Qualified bidders must hold a valid West Virginia Contractor's License (Type B General Building, Type C General Engineering, or Type 002 Excavation), maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and Automobile Liability Insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, and comply with workers' compensation insurance requirements. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST at North Bend State Park Lodge in Cairo, West Virginia. Vendor questions must be submitted by May 6, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, and sealed bids are due May 13, 2026, at 1:30 PM EST at the Department of Administration Purchasing Division, 2019 Washington Street East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305. Bidders must submit a five percent bid bond with their proposal and will be required to provide performance bonds and labor/material payment bonds at 100 percent of the contract value prior to award.

This procurement is subject to Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements due to federal funding and West Virginia Code requirements mandating 75 percent local employee hiring for public improvement projects, as well as preference for domestic steel, aluminum, and glass products on public works contracts exceeding $50,000. Bidders must submit a drug-free workplace affidavit and provide a subcontractor list if the bid exceeds $250,000. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses are explicitly stated in the solicitation documentation. No incumbent contractor or existing infrastructure integration requirements are identified in the available documentation. Budget or award values are not disclosed in the solicitation materials; however, pricing is to be submitted on a lump sum basis for mobilization/demobilization and seeding/mulching line items and on a unit price basis for the rock riprap and aggregate materials, with the total contract value determined by bidder submissions and resulting from the quantity specifications provided (80 tons of Type D riprap, 725 tons of Type C riprap, and 450 tons of aggregate base course).