A project to pave US 50 from the junction of US 19 in Clarksburg to the junction of Interstate 79 near Bridgeport is among 28 construction contracts awarded by the West Virginia Division of Highways on Thursday, August 13, 2026. The contract awards were from a bid letting conducted on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
Bear Contracting LLC was awarded a contract for $9,775,119.60 for the approximately 4.5-mile paving job, which includes milling, paving, guardrails, and drainage construction and repairs.
The August 13 bid awards also included 10 paving projects and nine bridge projects.
Other construction contracts awarded include:
- CTL Infrastructure Solutions LLC was the low bidder on a project to install approximately 260 ADA-compliant curb ramps in Cabell and Wayne counties, with a bid of $1,368,250.84. (Cabell and Wayne counties)
- Ohio-West Virginia Excavating Company was the low bidder on a slide repair project on Fish Creek Road, with a bid of $432,064. (Marshall County)
- CTL Infrastructure Solutions LLC was the low bidder on a slide repair project on Big Wheeling Creek, with a bid of $367,522.60. (Marshall County)
- Ohio-West Virginia Excavating Company was the low bidder on a slide repair project on Proctor Creek Road, with a bid of $272,161. (Wetzel County)
- West Virginia Paving Inc. was the low bidder on a paving project on WV 44, from Omar to Stirrat, with a bid of $963,718.61. (Logan County)
- CTL Infrastructure Solutions LLC was the low bidder on a slide repair project at four locations on Burch Ridge Road, with a bid of $583,397.90. (Marshall County)
- Rock Forge Bridge Company LLC was the low bidder on a bridge replacement project on Spruce Run, with a bid of $1,406,793.87. (Gilmer County)
- West Virginia Paving Inc. was the low bidder on a paving project on WV 37, from Memorial Gardens to East Lynn, with a bid of $1,176,379.56. (Wayne County)
- West Virginia Paving Inc. was also the low bidder on a paving project on US 52, from Prichard to Fort Gay, with a bid of $6,661,925.30. (Wayne County)
- CTL infrastructure Solutions LLC was the low bidder on a piling wall slip repair project on GC&P Road, with a bid of $768,833.25. (Ohio County)
- West Virginia Paving Inc. was the low bidder on a paving project on WV 3, from West Hamlin to New Hamlin, with a bid of $1,854,873.38. (Lincoln County)
- J.F. Allen Company was the low bidder on a paving project on WV 20, from Hinkleville to Buckhannon Road, with a bid of $1,525,386.32. (Upshur County)
- West Virginia Paving Inc. was the low bidder on a paving project on WV 2, from milepost 7.69 to milepost 15.93, with a bid of $4,304,613.90. (Mason County)
- Bell Paving Inc. was the low bidder on a paving project on US 50, from Augusta to Dunmore Ridge, with a bid of $915,183.65. (Hampshire County)
- Phoenix Excavating Inc. was the low bidder on a bridge construction project on Jarrells Bottom, with a bid of $1,697,809.35. (Raleigh County)
- Green Acres Contracting Company Inc. was the low bidder on a guardrail installation project in District 2, with a bid of $1,246,060. (Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, and Mingo counties)
- Penn Line Service Inc. was the low bidder on a guardrail installation project in District 4, with a bid of $1,422,210.15. (Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, and Monongalia counties)
- C. William Hetzer Inc. was the low bidder on a bridge deck overlay project on the Interstate 81 Marlowe Overpass Bridge, with a bid of $1,125,500.20. (Berkeley County)
- BTI Contracting Inc. was the low bidder on a paving project on WV 37, from Wayne to Big Creek, with a bid of $2,025,879.72. (Wayne County)
- SMH Construction Company Inc. was the low bidder on a bridge construction project at the Whitaker Boulevard Bridge, with a bid of $2,141,319.87. (Cabell County)
- Tempo Construction LLC was the low bidder on a bridge replacement project on the Col. Justice Chambers Bridge, with a bid of $17,958,216.28. (Cabell County)
- West Virginia Paving Inc. was the low bidder on a paving and turn lane extension project on US 19, from Glen Jean to Greentown, with a bid of $8,805,655.99. (Fayette County)
- Ohio-West Virginia Excavating Company was the low bidder on a slide repair project on Green Valley Road, with a bid of $194,450.80. (Marshall County)
- IVS Hydro Inc. was the low bidder on a deck overlay and expansion joint replacement project on the William Turman Bridge, with a bid of $990,323.11. (Cabell County)
- Steel City Contractors LLC was the low bidder on a cleaning and painting project on the Marshall Garten-Bates Road Bridge, with a bid of $421,050. (Raleigh County)
- West Virginia Paving Inc. was the low bidder on a paving project on WV 84, from the Bird Run Bridge to the Virginia state line, with a bid of $754,210. (Pocahontas County)
- Catts Construction Inc. was the low bidder on a bridge replacement project on the Marmet CSX Overpass Bridge, with a bid of $4,846,418.06. (Kanawha County)
- Penn Line Inc. was the low bidder on a guardrail installation project in District 7, with a bid of $477,924.43. (Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, and Lewis counties)
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.
