The Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water Management District (the “District”), requests that interested parties respond to the solicitation below by 2:00 p.m., November 30, 2023. Further information is available through DemandStar at Demandstar.com [(800) 711-1712], Vendor Registry at Vendorregistry.com, the state of Florida’s myfloridamarketplace.com, Central Bidding at centralbidding.com, or the District’s website at sjrwmd.com. Solicitation packages may be obtained from DemandStar, Vendor Registry, My Florida Marketplace, Central Bidding or the District by calling or emailing Amy Lucey, Senior Procurement Specialist, at 321-409-2156 or [email protected]. Responses will be opened at the Palm Bay Service Center, 525 Community College Parkway SE, Palm Bay FL  32909.
 
Well construction services provide baseline data and long-term hydrogeological data to meet District program goals and objectives. The well construction services contractor (Contractor) provides an integrated package of geotechnical services including, but not limited to, exploratory drilling and testing; sampling; wire line coring; wire line packer testing; constructing new monitor wells; repairing, converting, and developing or abandoning existing wells; and aquifer performance testing. Well construction services are used to develop, maintain, and operate the District’s network of dedicated monitor wells. Well maintenance includes rehabilitative work to evaluate and correct anomalous water quality or water level issues and to perform well head maintenance such as valve and well head replacements.
 
The proposed services are to monitor well construction services throughout the District’s eighteen (18) counties and surrounding areas. The District anticipates awarding contracts to the two (2) lowest responsive and responsible Respondents. The lowest Successful Respondent will be the Primary Contractor for the services, and the second lowest Successful Respondent will be the alternate source of services. The Primary Contractor will have right of first refusal for work requested by the District Project Manager. If the Primary Contractor is unable to perform the requested work due to workload, the work will be initiated to the alternate source (Secondary Contractor). The District reserves the right to issue simultaneous Work Orders to each Contractor to ensure that the District’s work requirements are met.
 
Term and Estimated Budget
The initial term for awarded contracts will be January 2024 - September 30, 2026. The District’s estimated total budget for the initial term is $1,625,000.00, which reflects the combined total for the initial term of both contracts awarded. The Agreement(s) may be renewed for two additional 24-month terms by the mutual and written consent of each party.  Estimated budgets for renewal terms are not yet available.