Description
The State of California Department of Water Resources is seeking a qualified contractor to provide full‑service geological exploration drilling and well‑construction in the Salton Sea watershed. The contract is a fixed‑price, one‑year base term with two optional one‑year extensions, and it requires mobilization, permitting, drilling of monitoring and extraction wells, geophysical logging, back‑filling, site security, and optional well‑development/testing. The award will be based on the lowest responsible bid after applying small‑business and Disabled‑Veteran‑Business‑Enterprise preferences.
• Minimum 2, maximum 6 drilling sites (each with monitoring & extraction wells, up to 800 ft depth).
• Must hold a valid C‑57 Water‑Well Drilling License and provide qualified drillers and personnel.
• Bonds required: 10 % bidder’s bond; 100 % performance & payment bonds.
• Retention of 10 % withheld, released 30 days after satisfactory completion of each work order.
• Options for two additional one‑year extensions under the same terms.