Jurisdiction: Abandoned Mine Lands
Current Projects
Currently Planned Projects (2024)
The following Abandoned Mine Lands Projects are proposed for reclamation during the 2024 construction season. For questions about these projects, contact the North Dakota Public Service Commission, 600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 408, Bismarck, ND 58505-0480 or 701-328-2400, ndpsc@nd.gov.
For bid opportunities, refer to North Dakota State Procurement Online.
2024 Lehigh Road Phase IX AML Project
The 2024 Lehigh Road Phase IX AML Project is a remote backfilling project to stabilize abandoned underground coal mine workings along Lehigh Road and other infrastructure located near Dickinson, ND. This project is a continuation of the 2022 and 2023 Exploratory Drilling projects. The past projects revealed the extent of the underground mines in the area and larger than expected.
Pre-bid, Virtual Tour:
- Hyperlink to Guide - This document will explain the Pre-Bid Virtual Tour and has directions on what is required.
- Link to SPO website and IFB - Here is where to find the Invitation for Bids and other procurement information.
The federal grants that fund this project were amended on 3/26/2024 and now require the following provisions be met:
- The CONTRACTOR must abide by the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 U.S.C. 3145) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 3, Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States”). The Act provides that each contractor or subrecipient must be prohibited from inducing, by any means, any person employed in the construction, completion, or repair of public work, to give up any part of the compensation to which he or she is otherwise entitled.
- The CONTRACTOR must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-3144 and 3146-3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5, “Labor Standard Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction”). In accordance with this statue, contractors must be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors must be required to pay wages not less than once a week. The North Dakota Labor Rates and Rules can be found at https://sam.gov/wage-determination/ND20240006/1.
2024 Dakota Collieries Project
The 2024 Dakota Collieries AML Project involves backsloping and backfilling approximately 915 feet of dangerous highwall on an abandoned surface coal mine using adjacent spoil piles. The site is approximately 4 miles southeast of Zap, North Dakota, in Mercer County. This 11-acre abandoned mine site is characterized by a steep eroding highwall approximately 50 feet in height. Additional work on adjacent properties includes reclaiming subsidence and erosional features from abandoned underground and surface mines. Affected areas will be reseeded with locally adapted grass species native to western North Dakota.
Link to SPO website and IFB - Here is where to find the Invitation for Bids and other procurement information.
2024 Exploratory Drilling AML Project
The 2024 Exploratory Drilling Project will locate and characterize underground mine workings in New Salem and Scranton. This is a continuation of previous drilling & grouting projects in Scranton and will be a new investigative project in New Salem. The project will be conducted between May and August 2024 and surface disturbance should be minimal.
Pre-bid, Virtual Tour:
- Hyperlink to Guide - This document will explain the Pre-Bid Virtual Tour and has directions on what is required.
- Link to SPO website and IFB - Here is where to find the Invitation for Bids and other procurement information.
The federal grants that fund this project were amended on 3/26/2024 and now require the following provisions be met:
- The CONTRACTOR must abide by the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 U.S.C. 3145) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 3, Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States”). The Act provides that each contractor or subrecipient must be prohibited from inducing, by any means, any person employed in the construction, completion, or repair of public work, to give up any part of the compensation to which he or she is otherwise entitled.
- The CONTRACTOR must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-3144 and 3146-3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5, “Labor Standard Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction”). In accordance with this statue, contractors must be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors must be required to pay wages not less than once a week. The North Dakota Labor Rates and Rules can be found at https://sam.gov/wage-determination/ND20240006/1.