WVDOH issues road repair contracts for damage caused by February, June floods

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) has awarded a series of construction contracts to repair damage caused by flooding in February and June. Heavy rains on Saturday, February 15, 2025, and Sunday, February 16, 2025, led to extensive flooding in the southern portion of the Mountain State. More than 200 roads were initially closed in Boone, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mercer, McDowell, Mingo, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. Heavy rains on Saturday, June 14, 2025, and Sunday, June 15, 2025, also caused major flooding in Ohio and Marion counties. The WVDOH has awarded repair contracts in several of those counties. The bid awards come from a special bid letting conducted by the WVDOH on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. "I'm glad we've gotten these contracts awarded so the people living in those flood-ravaged counties can can get back to a semblance of normalcy as far as meeting their transportation needs ," said WVDOH State Highway Engineer Jake Bumgarner, P.E. Contracts awarded include: GeoStabilization International LLC was the low bidder on a micropile slide repair, resurfacing, and guardrail project on Panther Mohawk Road, with a bid of $442,090. (McDowell County)West Virginia Paving Inc. was the low bidder on a resurfacing project on WV 20, with a bid of $703,787.50. (Nicholas County)West Virginia Paving Inc. was also the low bidder on a micropile slide repair and resurfacing project on US 19, with a bid of $709,680.75. (Marion County)GeoStabilization International LLC was the low bidder on a micropile slide repair and resurfacing project on WV 83, with a bid of $387,456.50. (McDowell County)GeoStabilization International LLC was also the low bidder on a micropile slide repair and resurfacing project on WV 80 near Bradshaw, with a bid of $277,818. (McDowell County)Thaxton Construction Company Inc. of Sissonville was the low bidder on a piling wall slide repair project on WV 103, with a bid of $481,669. (McDowell County)GeoStabilization International LLC was also the low bidder on a micropile slide repair and resurfacing project on Black Diamond Highway, with a bid of $183,576. (McDowell County)Thaxton Construction Company Inc. of Sissonville was the low bidder on a slide repair project on Harts Creek Road, with a bid of $99,961. (Logan County)West Virginia Paving Inc. was the low bidder on a slide repair project on WV 10, with a bid of $316,079.40. (Lincoln County)Thaxton Construction Company Inc. of Sissonville was the low bidder on a slide repair project on Bens Creek Road, with a bid of $121,396. (Mingo County)Thaxton Construction Company Inc. of Sissonville was also the low bidder on slide repair project on Mill Creek Road, with a bid of $285,060. (Wayne County)Thaxton Construction Company Inc. of Sissonville was also the low bidder on a piling wall slide repair project on WV 83, with a bid of $199,948. (McDowell County) Several factors are considered before awarding a bid, including whether a bid falls above or below the WVDOH Engineer's Estimate and by what percentage. In cases where a bid is above the Engineer's Estimate, WVDOH must consider the project need, repercussions of not awarding the project, additional funding sources, and whether sufficient reasons exist for the differences in estimates. Most projects are reviewed, analyzed, and awarded within a week of the bid letting, but the process can take longer. When the Division of Highways has a project that is determined to be best constructed by a contractor, it is processed through the bid letting system. A letting is a scheduled opportunity for contractors to review and bid on several construction projects at one time. Lettings are held either once or twice per month and conducted through the Bid Express System online at https://www.bidx.com and handled through the Contract Administration Division. Contractors need to subscribe to Bid Express before bids can be accepted on any project.​​