UNSPSC 71161400: Well construction management services

Management of overall activities involved in the construction of a well.

UNSPSC 71161400 Well construction management services, a Class code, encompasses the design, permitting, drilling, testing, and operational handover of water wells serving municipal water systems, environmental monitoring, and aquifer assessment. State and local governments procure monitoring well construction with associated geophysical logging and water-quality sampling; specific-capacity and aquifer testing over multi-day periods; well development and site restoration; and integration with existing water infrastructure. Solicitations come primarily from water management districts, municipal water departments, and environmental agencies. The work requires licensed well contractors with demonstrated experience in screened monitoring wells and open-hole drilling to specified depths and aquifer zones, with qualifications typically verified through documented project history and professional licensure.

The recent opportunities concentrate in Florida, where the Northwest Florida Water Management District issued ITB 26B-003 in July 2026 for well construction and aquifer testing in Bay County—three monitoring wells at St. Andrews State Park with 48-hour specific-capacity testing on the Floridan aquifer well, work to commence October 2026 and complete within three months, with bids due September 1, 2026 (the award went to A C Schultes of Florida dba Rowe Drilling at $691,520). The district required bidders to hold Florida water well contractor licenses and document five years of experience including at least two screened monitoring wells and three open-hole wells meeting specified criteria within the preceding five years, and applied set-asides for minority business enterprise, veteran's business enterprise, and Drug-Free Workplace certification status in tie-bid scenarios. A separate opportunity from the City of Peoria, Arizona (Maricopa County) in July 2026 addressed water facility infrastructure but did not center on well construction per the code's scope. Geographic activity is sparse in the recent record, concentrated in Florida; broader state and local well-construction demand remains undercaptured in visible solicitations.