Winchester Well Project

Murray City, Utah is procuring construction services through a formal Invitation for Bid (IFB Number 25-60) for the Winchester Well Project, a municipal water infrastructure development. The procurement is managed by Salt Lake County in Utah and involves the design and construction of a new municipal production well to support the city's public drinking water system. The scope of work includes mobilization and demobilization, drilling and reaming of a production borehole to approximately 800 feet depth using flooded reverse mud rotary methods, geophysical logging and caliper surveys, formation water zone testing, installation of 16-inch stainless steel wire-wrap well screen and mild steel casing, gravel pack and grout seal installation, well development and aquifer testing, pump development with step-rate drawdown and constant-rate discharge testing, video camera surveys, plumbness and alignment testing, disinfection, wellhead construction, and site restoration. All work must comply with Utah Division of Water Rights requirements (R655-4 UAC) and Utah Division of Drinking Water requirements (R309-515-6 UAC), as well as applicable Murray City standards. The bid was issued on January 5, 2026, with an optional pre-bid meeting scheduled for January 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the well site located at 1100 West Winchester Street, Murray. Sealed bids are due on January 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. MST and may be submitted via hand delivery, mail, or through the Utah Public Procurement (UP3) platform via Euna Procurement. Contract completion, including Substantial Completion and final payment, is required by May 29, 2026, with liquidated damages of $500 per day assessed for failure to meet deadlines.

The bid documents specify that contractors must submit a 5 percent bid security in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond, and upon contract award, furnish a 100 percent performance bond and 100 percent payment bond. Contractors are required to maintain workers' compensation insurance at statutory limits for Utah, commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 combined single limit, umbrella/excess liability coverage of $4,000,000, and pollution liability insurance. The bid schedule includes multiple lump sum and unit price items for various project components, and the contractor assumes responsibility for obtaining all necessary permits, managing drilling fluid disposal, and coordinating work with existing utilities and adjacent property owners. A preconstruction conference will be held prior to work commencing to establish schedules, procedures, and authorized representatives. The project is funded through Murray City's capital budget, with all costs for labor, materials, equipment, permits, testing, and documentation included in the bid price. No set-aside designations, incumbent vendors, or budget range information is specified in the available documentation.