OWP - Exploratory 2027 Northeast

Location:	Ohio
Posted:	Jul 9, 2026
Due:	Jul 23, 2026
Agency:	State of Ohio - Department of Natural Resources
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	A - Research and development
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SCOPE OF WORK

Exploratory 2027 NE PROJECT

Multiple Orphan Well Sites

Multiple Locations and API

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Exploratory 2027 NE Project shall include the following:

PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK:

This project shall utilize contractors to complete exploratory work in order to better evaluate the equipment,

materials, and conditions of orphan wells. The intent of this contract is to provide information that will lead

to a formal and separate plugging contract, not to plug the well during this phase of the project. However,

the contractor will be required to have certain equipment available in the event that these explorations

aggravate the wells current condition. The Division will determine the wells that will be included in the

project on as needed basis. The contract will remain in effect until either a set timeframe or expenditure

amount is reached. Work Orders will be given to describe and authorize this work. An Ohio Buys offer

shall be submitted to establish prices. The Division intends to award three (3) contracts for this work that

will be based on a regional map of the State of Ohio as found in Appendix II. A separate Ohio Buys

submittal will be required for each of the three (3) regions. No contractor will be awarded more than one

(1) region.

SCOPE OF WORK

Exploratory 2027 NE PROJECT

Multiple Orphan Well Sites

Multiple Locations and API

GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor, the Contractor’s agents, representatives and subcontractors shall perform this Contract Work

in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 1509, Ohio Administrative Code Chap. 1501:9-11 and 1501:9-12,

the Agreement, and in accordance with the following documents that are attached hereto and made a part

hereof:

Project Description;

General Scope of Work;

General Conditions;

General Specifications;

Sequence of Work;

Detailed Specifications;

Appendix I - Ohio One-Call;

Appendix II – OWP UPC Map;

Quantity Sheet;

Subject to the Contractor’s compliance with this Scope of Work, Contractor is solely responsible for and

has control over all required work and reclamation construction means, methods, manners, techniques,

sequences, and procedures, for safety precautions and programs in connection with this Contract.

SCOPE OF WORK

Exploratory 2027 NE PROJECT

Multiple Orphan Well Sites

Multiple Locations and API

GENERAL CONDITIONS

PART 1: OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPECIFICATIONS

This Exploratory 2027 NE Project (Project) references the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)

Construction and Material Specifications (ODOT CMS). Any reference to these specifications is to

ODOT’s most current version of the specifications. The ODOT CMS can be found at:

https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/ConstructionMgt/OnlineDocs/Pages/2023-Online-Spec-Book.aspx

PART 2: PRE-SITE MEETING

This project will not have pre-site meeting. Contractors are welcome to submit questions in writing. The

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management (Division) will

respond via email and circulate the response to all pre-qualified contractors.

PART 3: MODIFICATIONS TO THE SCOPE OF WORK PRIOR TO AWARD

The Scope of Work may only be altered by written modification. The Division may issue an Amendment

to the Scope of Work and will provide a notification of the Amendment by email to all Department of

Administrative Services (DAS) pre-qualified contractors. Each contractor is responsible for logging into

Ohio Buys and submitting an offer that is responsive to all Amendments issued. All offers submitted prior

to an Amendment being issued shall become null/void and not consider in the opening. All Amendments

shall become part of the Scope of Work.

Any interpretation or clarification of the Scope of Work made by any person other than the Division, or in

any manner other than a written Amendment, is not binding and the Contractor cannot rely upon any such

interpretation or clarification.

The Contractor cannot, at any time after the award of the Scope of Work be compensated for any issue with

the Scope of Work, including alleging insufficient data, incomplete, ambiguous, conflicting, or erroneous

language, or incorrectly assumed conditions regarding the nature or character of the work.

PART 4: PERMIT AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

The Division will obtain and pay for all building and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits unless

otherwise specified in the Detailed Specifications. However, the Contractor shall determine and include in

his or her Offer Sheet the costs required to obtain and pay for all other requirements by the applicable

governmental agencies; including but not limited to, all certificates of inspection/operation, guarantees,

licenses, etc. required to complete the work as described within this document. The contractor shall follow

all applicable laws and permit requirements and the Division will not be held responsible for damages that

result from violation of laws or permits.

PART 5: INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING AN OFFER

A Contractor’s offer must be submitted online through OhioBuys.

(https://procure.ohio.gov/bidders-and-suppliers). All offers submitted prior to an Amendment being

issued shall automatically become null/void and not considered in the opening.

Offers shall include labor, equipment, and material cost plus a proportionate share of the Contractor’s

overhead costs, other indirect costs, and anticipated profit. An offer must be mathematically and materially

balanced. A “mathematically unbalanced offer” is an offer containing lump sum or unit price items that do

not include reasonable labor, equipment, and material costs plus a reasonable proportionate share of the

Contractor’s overhead costs, other indirect costs, and anticipated profit. A mathematically unbalanced offer

typically contains token prices (i.e. $1 prices), front loadings, or prices with large variations from the

engineer’s estimate. A “materially unbalanced offer” is a mathematically unbalanced offer that will not

result in the lowest ultimate cost to the Division.

During the Division’s initial review of offers, if the Division finds an offer may be mathematically

unbalanced, the Contractor may be required to submit proof of the mathematically unbalanced line items’

proposed cost within 24 hours after notification from the Division. At a minimum, a Contractor may be

required to submit copies of all material/rental quotes, intended labor costs (hours/rates), and contract

agreements with subcontractors to support their offer. If the Contractor fails to submit the required proof,

the Contractor’s offer shall be deemed withdrawn from consideration. The Division shall evaluate the

documentation and may verify quotes with vendors. After a review of the documentation, the Division will

reject any offer it determines is mathematically and materially unbalanced.

A DAS pre-qualified Contractor shall not submit offers on a project in which the contractor has committed

as a subcontractor, who will perform more that 50 percent of the project as a subcontractor, to another DAS

pre-qualified Contractor submitting an offer on the same project. Any DAS pre-qualified Contractor who

submits an offer and will not self-perform more than 50 percent of the work shall self-report to the Project

Engineer in writing prior to award the project’s subcontractors and each subcontractor’s percent award of

the project. Any DAS pre-qualified Contractor who submits an offer shall supply upon request to the Project

Engineer the project’s subcontractors and each subcontractor’s percent award of the project. Substitution

of subcontractors after award shall be per the DAS contract. A DAS pre-qualified Contractor who will

perform more than 50 percent of the work on a project as a subcontractor will have this project considered

when reviewing whether the Contractor is behind schedule for awarding work. Additionally, when the

Division is considering if a Contractor is behind schedule, all Orphan Well Program work and deadlines

will be considered (Construction Manager at Risk subconsultant work and Landowner Pass-through

Payment Program).

No contractor will be awarded more than one (1) region. All contractors are permitted to submit offers

for each region; however, the lowest most responsive offer will be awarded for each. If in any case one (1)

contractor is the low offer on multiple regions, then that contractor will be able to choose the region of

his/her choice and the remaining region(s) will be awarded to the next lowest/responsive offer received.

For circumstances where one (1) contractor is the only contractor to have submitted offers on specific

region(s), the contractor will have choice of one (1) region and the remaining region(s) will be reoffered at

a later date/time, so as to only maintain one (1) contractor per region.

A Contractor shall maintain an up-to-date schedule on file with the Division that sets forth dates by which

the Contractor will plug each well that the Division previously awarded to the Contractor. A Contractor

shall update their work schedule as often as necessary to maintain a current schedule with the Division. To

be awarded new contracts, the Contractor must be able to complete all previously awarded work within the

due dates set in each contract with the Division. Upon request, a Contractor shall provide an up-to-date

schedule to the Division that reflects when all awarded work will be completed.

Please note that a Contractor’s offer must be submitted online through OhioBuys.

1. Refer to the Scope of Work posted in OhioBuys with this solicitation.

2. Only Contractors who are pre-qualified to offer this service on an existing State Contract

beginning with CSP900-922 (DAS Index No. MAC110) may respond to this solicitation. All

CSP900922 Contract Terms & Conditions apply to this solicitation. No additional terms and

conditions will be accepted. The Division will reject Offers from any Contractor that is not pre-

qualified.

3. Completion of the grid is required and will be considered the response for evaluation. No outside

or additional documentation will be considered.

4. Fixed prices will be automatically added to Contractor’s proposals when shown. Contractors are

not to enter pricing for fixed price items.

5. Confirm that your bid has been successfully imported into OhioBuys for all items before

submitting. Incomplete bids and/or attachments will not be evaluated.

6. The most recent bid submitted in OhioBuys will be the bid that is evaluated, all prior bids

submitted in the same solicitation will not be evaluated.

Actual units used for this contract are undetermined at this time. The Division will authorize use of

units by issuing a Work Order at the onset of each individual well’s work. Field Orders and Changes

Orders will also be used after a Work Order is issued to authorize additional work. Units included

in the Quantity Sheet have been established by the Division to reflect a balanced amount of work

required on each well in order to fairly evaluate all Offers received. This contract will be awarded

for $250,000.00. The total of the contractor’s Ohio Buys submittal will not be the awarded amount

but will be used to evaluate the responsiveness of the Offers. However, the unit prices received on the

Ohio Buys submittal will be used for the duration of the contract to establish invoicing amounts.

Quantities for the project will be established in each Work Order issued based on the need to

complete the work.

PART 6: DIVISION’S OFFER SELECTION

Except when the Division rejects an offer, the Division will select the lowest offer submitted to the Division.

The Division may reject an offer if any one of the following applies to the Contractor’s offer:

• Is not submitted online through OhioBuys;

• Fixed reference prices and/or any other imported information is incorrectly and/or not imported

into OhioBuys;

• Is conditional;

• Is a mathematically unbalanced offer and a materially unbalanced offer;

• Is behind schedule on other projects with the Division;

• Is not able to schedule this project within the contract due dates.

• Is committed to perform more than 50 percent of the work on this project as a subcontractor to

another DAS pre-qualified Contractor on the project;

• Is a prime Contractor who has more than 50 percent of the work committed by a subcontractor who

also submitted an offer as prime Contractor; or

• Failed to identify prior to award project subcontractors and their percent award upon request.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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