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SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION

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CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS

For Drilling, Construction and Testing of the Saratoga Springs City Irrigation Well 9 Project

Public Water System (PWS) No. 25138 Utah County, Utah

September 24, 2026

OWNER

Saratoga Springs City Public Works 213 N 900 E

Saratoga Springs, Utah 84045

ENGINEER

Bowen Collins and Associates 154 East 14075 South

Draper, Utah 84020

Prequalification documents will be received by the City Engineer via the online platform Utah Procurement Place (U3P) Bonfire, no later than 3:00 pm, Thursday, October 8, 2026.

Prequalification documents shall be deemed received when they are submitted online through U3P Bonfire. No physical copies shall be submitted. Late submittals will not be accepted.

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NOTICE INVITING DRILLING CONTRACTORS

TO PREQUALIFY TO BID

THE IRRIGATION WELL 9 PROJECT

RECEIPT OF PREQUALIFICATION INFORMATION: Saratoga Springs City, OWNER of the WORK, located immediately south of 2021 Ring Rd, Saratoga Springs, Utah 84045 will accept Prequalification Information from Drilling CONTRACTORs interested in bidding on the Pressurized Irrigation Well 9 Project. Bids will only be accepted from those Drilling CONTRACTORs that are prequalified by the OWNER. No other Drilling CONTRACTORs will be eligible to bid on this Project.

DRILLING CONTRACTORS: The prequalification procedure will select and prequalify Drilling CONTRACTORs to bid the construction of the Irrigation Well 9 Project.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Work includes the drilling and construction of a new municipal production well (Irrigation Well 9), which is to be completed at 20-inch diameter. The well will be drilled using the flooded reverse mud rotary method. The depth of the well is expected to be approximately 1,200 feet deep. The well is anticipated to be completed in alluvial sediments.

Work includes production well drilling (pilot and reamed), construction, well development, and pump testing the well. The well is expected to be completed by early 2027.

OBTAINING CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS: The documents are entitled, “CONTRACTOR Prequalification Documents for Construction of the Irrigation Well 9 Project” and may be obtained via Bonfire (Utah Procurement Place, U3P) at the following website: https://utah.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities beginning Thursday, September 24, 2026.

PROJECT ADMINISTRATION. All communications relative to this WORK shall be submitted to the Bonfire (U3P) website prior to submittal of the Prequalification Information.

ADDRESS AND MARKING OF PREQUALIFICATION INFORMATION. The required information shall be submitted electronically on the Bonfire (U3P) website until October 8, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. Prequalification documents shall be deemed received when they are in the possession of the City Engineer or designee. Late submittals will not be accepted.

OWNER'S RIGHTS RESERVED. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Prequalification Information Submittals, to waive any formality in the Prequalification Information, and to make selection and prequalify CONTRACTORs and to modify the schedule and scope of this Project as it may best serve the interest of the OWNER.

Owner: City of Saratoga Springs By: Jeremy Lapin, PE Title: Public Works Director Date: September 24, 2026 https://utah.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities

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CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL

Saratoga Springs City (OWNER) requests CONTRACTOR prequalification statements for construction of the Irrigation Well 9 Project. This document describes the requirements for prequalification of Drilling CONTRACTORs. The submittal requirements for pre-qualification statements and the evaluation criteria are included.

PURPOSE AND APPROACH

The purpose of the prequalification process is to select those CONTRACTORs (Drilling CONTRACTORs who will submit bids for the WORK) that the OWNER deems to be qualified and capable of completing the Project in conformance with the Contract Documents.

Parties submitting prequalification information in accordance with these documents will be notified whether or not they are selected for prequalification. Prequalified CONTRACTORs will be so identified in the Notice Inviting Bids for the construction phase of the Project.

Selection as a prequalified CONTRACTOR does not imply OWNER's acceptance or approval of the CONTRACTOR's specific personnel, equipment or methods, whether or not these items are described in the CONTRACTOR's prequalification statement.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The WORK for the Irrigation Well 9 Project includes the following elements:

• Drilling, construction, and installing a 30-inch conductor casing with grout seal to a depth of approximately 120 feet.

• Drilling a 14 ¾-inch diameter pilot borehole to a depth of 1,200 feet using the reverse mud rotary method

• Running geophysical and caliper logs in the pilot borehole

• Conducting zone testing in the pilot borehole

• Reaming the pilot borehole to a depth of approximately 1,200 feet using the reverse mud rotary method.

• Construction of a 20-inch diameter well, stainless steel screens, installation of engineered gravel pack.

• Developing the well by air lifting and mechanical surging

• Installing a pump for development and test pumping

• Conducting a step-rate drawdown test and 24-hour constant-rate discharge test

• Cleaning, video camera surveying, conducting plumbness and alignment tests, and disinfecting the well

FAMILIARITY WITH PROJECT

Contract documents for the Project are currently in the final design phase and will be available upon selection of prequalified drilling CONTRACTORs.

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Prequalification will not exempt a CONTRACTOR from meeting any of the requirements of the Contract Documents. The CONTRACTOR's prequalification statement is not part of the Contract Documents.

SUBMITTAL PROCEDURE

The required information shall be submitted electronically on the Bonfire (Utah Procurement Place, U3P) website until October 8, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. Prequalification documents shall be deemed received when they are in the possession of the City Engineer or designee. Late submittals will not be accepted. Any documents failing to clearly present all the requested information or failing to be in the requested format may be considered non-responsive and may be rejected. A single copy of the CONTRACTOR's statement shall be submitted.

Information contained in the statement of qualifications will be considered protected during the review process. However, all proposals are subject to the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) Utah Code 63G-2-101 et seq. If proposer believes any information should be held confidential for business reasons, the proposer must submit a written claim of business confidentiality for the particular information and include a specific statement of the reasons supporting each claim of confidentiality pursuant to Utah Code 63G 2 305(2)(c). All statements will become and remain the property of the OWNER and are subject to GRAMA laws.

The OWNER reserves the right to request a CONTRACTOR to clarify any part of their statement. Response to such requests must be made in writing and will become part of the statement of qualifications. Unsolicited supplementary information and materials received after the deadline will not be considered in the evaluation.

The prequalification statement shall include the information requested below:

1. Title Page

2. Contractor Prequalification Information Form

3. Personnel and Qualifications

4. Previous Project Experience

5. References Pertaining to Previous Work

Title Page

The title page shall identify the document as a prequalification statement and shall include the name of the OWNER, the name of the Project and the name of the CONTRACTOR submitting the statement of qualifications.

Contractor Prequalification Information Form

The CONTRACTOR shall complete and sign the attached CONTRACTOR Prequalification Information Form and include it with their submittal. Alternatively, the CONTRACTOR may provide a document that addresses each item in the same sequence included in the Form.

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Personnel and Qualifications

Present information, which will identify key personnel who will be assigned to the Project such as the tool pusher (project superintendent), proposed drillers, and any other key team members.

Provide resumes for the tool pusher and lead driller(s) listed. Provide experience, education, position occupied and duties on each assignment, and number of years with the organization for the other individuals listed. Identify which major categories (i.e., drilling, geophysical logging, pump testing, etc.) will be completed by the CONTRACTOR and which will be performed by subcontractors.

The primary basis for prequalification will be the experience of the CONTRACTOR’s personnel with drilling and constructing municipal water supply wells.

Previous Project Experience

Present information on similar well projects completed by the CONTRACTOR in the past 7 years. A minimum of three (3) projects listed should demonstrate experience in the following:

• Minimum depth of 1,200 feet in valley fill alluvial sediments;

• Flooded-reverse circulation drilling methods were utilized;

• Performed Formation Zone Testing;

• Minimum completed well casing of 16-inch dimeter;

• Engineered gravel pack was installed around the well screen;

• Pump discharge rates at 2,500 gpm or greater;

Include the following information for each project listed:

• Name of Project

• Name of Project Manager

• Owner (including reference and phone number)

• Hydrogeologist/Engineer (include reference and phone number)

• Year completed

• Dollar value of work performed

• Drilling methods and rig/equipment used

• Total depth and diameter drilled

• Completed within time allowed? (if no, explain)

• Were any claims or disputes filed? (if yes, explain)

• Type and nature of lithologic/geologic units

• Well description (casing diameter, screen diameter, gravel pack, pump test results)

• Formation Zone Testing

• Use of geophysical logging

• Well development methods (rig and pump)

• Pump test rates

• Subcontracted work

• Other pertinent information (difficulties encountered, loss circulation, drilling fluids, noise, discharge)

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References Pertaining to Previous Work

The CONTRACTOR shall provide a minimum of three (3) references, their contact information and a statement from each as to the level of satisfaction for work performed. As deemed necessary, the OWNER may contact others not listed by the CONTRACTOR, but are familiar with work performed by the CONTRACTOR.

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Contractor Prequalification Information Form

The CONTRACTOR shall complete items 1 through 18 below for this section of the statement of qualifications:

1. CONTRACTOR's name: ____________________________________________

2. Business address: ________________________________________________

3. Telephone / Facsimile: _____________________________________________

4. Firm type: _____Corporation _____Partnership _____Individual _____Joint Venture

5. Date company was organized: _______________________________________

6. Name of current President or CEO: ___________________________________

Number of years in that position: _____________________________________

7. Number of permanent office and support employees: _____________________

Number of permanent field employees: ________________________________

8. How long has company been engaged in well drilling of municipal water supply wells:

9. CONTRACTOR's License:

Utah Water Well Drillers License Number: ___________________and expiration date: ___________________

Other State(s) in which licensed: _____________________________________

Name on license (if different than CONTRACTOR name): __________________

Have infractions been issued to the Utah-licensed water well driller? __________

If yes, provide details on a separate page.

10. CONTRACTOR's Surety (name, address, telephone number and contact person): ___

11. CONTRACTOR's Insurance Company (name, address, telephone number and contact person): ________________________________________________________

Has this CONTRACTOR been refused surety, bond, or liability insurance in the last 10 years? ____________________________________________________________

12. Has the CONTRACTOR, or any of its parents or subsidiaries, ever had a bankruptcy petition filed in its name, voluntarily or involuntarily? If yes, specify date, circumstances, resolution and other details on separate page.

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13. Are there any unresolved claims or disputes on any work awarded to the CONTRACTOR during the past five years? If yes, give Owner’s name and details on separate page.

14. Has the CONTRACTOR ever failed to complete any work that it was awarded?

If yes, give Owner’s name and details on separate page.

15. Does the CONTRACTOR maintain a permanent safety program? Summarize this CONTRACTOR’s record of safety performance for the past three years, providing safety performance figures for experience modification rate (EMR), and describing any citations from OSHA/MSHA in last five (5) years.

16. Does the CONTRACTOR have a formal drug and alcohol testing program? If yes, provide a brief summary of the outline of the program.

17. Does the CONTRACTOR have a formal quality assurance program? If yes, provide a brief summary or outline of the program.

18. Attach additional sheets as necessary.

I hereby warrant that the information presented in this statement of qualifications is true, accurate and complete.

By: _________________________________________________

Title: _______________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________

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EVALUATION OF QUALIFICATIONS

Statements of Qualifications will be evaluated based on the following minimum criteria:

• CONTRACTOR shall have proven track record of completed projects without unresolved, unrealistic, and unnecessary claims. Outstanding claims or frequent claims resulting in arbitration, mediation, or litigation may be grounds for disqualification.

• CONTRACTOR shall, at time of bid, hold a current Utah Water Well Driller’s license in a classification appropriate to this Project, and does not have any major infractions against their Utah Water Well Drillers License within the last 5 years.

• CONTRACTOR possesses equipment capable of completing the project, including reverse-circulation drilling equipment for a minimum borehole diameter of 28-inches and a total depth of 1,200 feet.

• The estimated minimum bonding capacity for the Irrigation Well 9 Project is $2.0 million.

The CONTRACTOR shall have minimum available bonding capacity in excess of this estimate at the time of bidding.

• CONTRACTOR shall have significant experience in the drilling and construction of municipal water supply wells in similar areas.

• CONTRACTOR has experience performing similar work.

• CONTRACTOR possesses experienced staff capable of performing the project.

• CONTRACTOR has an acceptable safety program.

• CONTRACTOR does not have numerous OSHA or MSHA safety violations.

• CONTRACTOR has presented adequate previous project experience.

• CONTRACTOR’s proposed tool pusher (superintendent) assigned to this project has a minimum of five (5) years experience performing similar drilling services and is able to communicate effectively in English.

• CONTRACTOR has provided a minimum of three (3) references, their contact information and a statement from each as to the level of satisfaction for work performed.

As deemed necessary, the OWNER may contact others not listed by the CONTRACTOR, but are familiar with work performed by the CONTRACTOR.

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NOTIFICATION OF PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS

All CONTRACTORs who submit prequalification statements will be notified in writing if they did or did not prequalify. Only those CONTRACTORs that are prequalified will be invited to bid on this Project. The OWNER's decision will be final. Prequalification of CONTRACTORs does not constitute a commitment by the OWNER to bid or award any or all phases of the Project.