Well Construction for Cypresswood & Pollard Road Water Treatment Facilities

The City of Winter Haven, Florida has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the construction and testing of production and monitoring wells at the Cypresswood Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and the Pollard Road WTP. The project consists of up to five production wells and one surficial aquifer monitoring well at each site, with options for lower Floridan aquifer (LFA) and upper Floridan aquifer (UFA) well completions. Bidders must submit proposals by July 9, 2024, with a public bid opening immediately following. Bidders may schedule site visits by contacting the City's project manager. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and will award the contract deemed to be in its best interest. The ITB includes detailed technical specifications and drawings for the well construction and testing requirements, and pricing is requested on a unit price basis, with a total bid amount including a contingency allowance. The successful bidder will be required to obtain all necessary permits and commence work within 20 days of the notice to proceed, with final completion within 150 calendar days.

The ITB does not mention any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The current incumbent vendors or contractors are not specified, and the existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration is not disclosed. The available budget or award value range is also not provided in the ITB documents.