Cedar butte eastside well

The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region is soliciting bids for the construction of the Cedar Butte Eastside Well, a water well drilling project located in Twin Falls County, Idaho. The project involves drilling an 850-foot well with comprehensive specifications including 712 linear feet of 8-inch steel casing (minimum 0.25-inch thickness), stainless steel and PVC screens, and well development to provide 16 gallons per minute for future cattle watering operations. Contractors must be licensed well drillers with at least five years of experience and must comply with Idaho Department of Water Resources regulations, AWWA A100 standards, and ANSI/NGWA-01-14 water well construction standards. The contract will be awarded to the lowest-price responsible offeror who meets all solicitation requirements, with the government reserving the right to award without discussions. The final proposal submission deadline is Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at 10:00 AM MDT, following multiple amendments that extended the original deadline and provided clarifications from a mandatory site inspection held on August 5, 2025.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a size standard of $45 million, and no incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The estimated contract value ranges between $100,000 and $250,000 as a firm-fixed-price construction contract. The performance period is 150 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (anticipated from September 3, 2025, to January 17, 2026), with specific work including mobilization, drilling operations, casing installation, and a required 24-hour pump test. The work location is approximately 16 miles south of Castleford, Idaho, on BLM lands at coordinates latitude 42°21'41"N and longitude 114°52'25"W, with the contractor required to provide a 50-foot by 50-foot parking pad for drilling equipment. The project includes eight distinct pay items ranging from mobilization services to well development and testing activities.