UNSPSC 71161413: Well fabrication or construction services

Services for manufacturing and/or assembling a well components.

UNSPSC 71161413 Well fabrication or construction services (Commodity) covers the drilling, construction, and testing of monitoring and production wells, including geophysical logging, water quality sampling, well development, and aquifer testing — work that state and local water management districts, environmental agencies, and municipalities buy to expand water supply, conduct hydrogeological assessment, and maintain water infrastructure. The scope includes well-site restoration and performance testing over specified durations, with contractors typically required to hold state-specific well contractor licenses and demonstrate prior experience completing similar wells to specified depth and diameter standards. Recent solicitations show water management districts and state environmental agencies as primary buyers, with specialized drilling and testing firms competing on lump-sum bids where experience qualifications and performance bonds are gatekeepers to entry.

The Northwest Florida Water Management District posted the most active recent opportunity: ITB 26B-003 for well construction and aquifer testing in Bay County, Florida (due September 1, 2026; three bids received ranging from $691,520 to $1,082,335, with A C Schultes of Florida dba Rowe Drilling as the apparent low bidder). The District required bidders to be licensed Florida water well contractors with a minimum of five years' experience and documented completion of at least two screened monitoring wells and three open-hole wells within the prior five years. Work included construction of three monitoring wells (6-inch Floridan aquifer, 4-inch intermediate aquifer, and 4-inch surficial aquifer wells) within St. Andrews State Park, with a minimum 48-hour specific capacity test on the Floridan well, geophysical logging, and site restoration, all to be accomplished in a single mobilization starting October 2026 and completing within approximately three months. A 5% bid bond and 100% performance bond were required. Florida dominates recent activity under this code; the source shows no opportunities posted outside the state during the review window.