Site work for a water / sewer project in Alturas, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Furnish all labor, materials, supervision, equipment, and incidentals necessary for the construction and testing of one concentrate injection well and the completion of two monitor wells for the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC) Southeast Lower Floridan Aquifer Water Production Facility (SELFA WPF) in accordance with plan sheets and project manual outlined in the bid documents. This project consists of construction and testing of one concentrate injection well and the completion of two monitor wells for the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (OWNER) Southeast Lower Floridan Aquifer Water Production Facility (SELFA WPF). The work will include construction of one (1) deep injection well (SE IW-1), completion of one (1) Lower LFA (SE-DMW-1) monitor well, and completion of one (1) Upper LFA monitor well (SE-SMW-1). The injection well will be constructed to the approximate depths included in Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Underground Injection Control (UIC) Permit No. 0385020-004-UC/5EX which was issued on June 17, 2022 (Attachment "E"). The injection well was permitted as a Class V exploratory well system. It is anticipated that the well will be re-permitted as a Class I injection well after construction and testing have been completed. The injection well will be used for the disposal of desalination concentrate and other minor flows associated with the desalination process. Two existing test wells at the site will be converted to the upper and lower zone UIC monitor wells. The OWNER reserves the right to expand the Scope of Work at a later date through a change order to construct a second injection well at or near the SELFA WPF site depending upon the final design water treatment plant capacity and the capacity of the initial injection well drilled at the site The Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC) is soliciting bids for the following: BID #22-641, Southeast Polk Cretaceous Wellfield Injection Well IW-1 An authorized representative or agent of the Bidder must be present at this meeting, as evidenced by their signature on the meetings sign-in sheet, or the Bidders Submittal will be considered non-responsive. The purpose of the project is to furnish all labor, materials, supervision, equipment, and incidentals necessary for the construction and testing of one concentrate injection well and the completion of two monitor wells for the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC) Southeast Lower Floridan Aquifer Water Production Facility (SELFA WPF) in accordance with plan sheets and project manual outlined in the bid documents. Bidder shall be a licensed drilling contractor in the State of Florida. The Contractor shall have experience in drilling FDEP-UIC Class I injection wells and shall have completed at least three (3) injection wells to a depth of at least 2,000 feet in Florida in the last ten (10) years. The County hereby notifies all Bidders that Women/Minority Business Enterprise firms are to be afforded a full opportunity to participate in any bid by the County and will not be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin. It is asked that Bidders make good faith efforts to use qualified W/MBE subcontractors in preparing their bid. Bidders are encouraged to contact the Office of Supplier Diversity at (863) 534-5959 for assistance. Question Deadline 12/01/2022 at 4:00 PM ET All questions should be directed in writing to Ari Goldstein, Procurement Analyst via fax at (863) 534-6789 or via email at arigoldstein@polk-county.net.