City of Los Banos #26-WT-0006

Construction of Well No. 16 Test Well No. 2

The City of Los Banos, California, awarded a contract to Calwater Drilling Co, Inc. for the construction and drilling of Well No. 16 Test Well No. 2. The project involves drilling a test well up to 320 feet deep using reverse rotary methods, collecting zone water samples, performing geophysical logging, and destroying the well with sand-cement grout. The contract includes detailed requirements for site security, environmental compliance, and safety standards, with a completion period of 60 working days. The procurement process involved sealed bids, with the award initially announced but later retracted, and bid results showing Calwater Drilling Co, Inc. as the lowest bidder at $229,250. The project is managed by the City of Los Banos Public Works Department, located in Merced County, California. The contract specifies the use of NAICS code 221310 for water supply and NIGP codes 909-00 and 909-10 for drilling services, and UNSPSC codes 72101500 and 72101501 for drilling and sampling services. Contact persons include William Via, Jr., Public Works Director, and Stephen Spencer of Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group. The work site is near Merced Community College on Pacheco Blvd, Los Banos, CA, with potential competitors including Anthony J. Prieto Water Well Drilling Inc., Bradley & Son's Inc., Zim Industries, Inc., and Quality Well Drillers, Inc.

Description

Contract for drilling a test well, collecting zone samples, and destroying the test well in Los Banos, California. The contract was awarded to Calwater Drilling Co, Inc. following a sealed bid process with bids opened on November 17, 2025. The project completion time is sixty (60) working days. The City of Los Banos later retracted the intent to award the contract to Calwater Drilling Co, Inc. and intended to reject all bids at a meeting on January 21, 2026.

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