# Coachella Valley Water District PlanetBids #2026-44

Rehabilitation of Coachella Valley Water District Wells 5711-2 and 5727-1

**Posted:** October 14, 2026
**Respond By:** November 18, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-44
**NAICS:** 237110

Coachella Valley Water District’s Engineering Department is seeking bids to rehabilitate two deep-water wells in Riverside County, California.
- Buyer: Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD), Engineering Department.
- Scope: Rehabilitate Wells 5711-2 and 5727-1, including pump removal and inspection, well surveys, mechanical cleaning and redevelopment, pumping and water-quality tests, and installation of permanent pump equipment.
- Pump requirements: Two open-lineshaft, water-lubricated vertical turbine pumps for deep-well service, designed preliminarily for 2,000 gpm at 550 feet TDH, at least 84% bowl efficiency, 300 HP motors, 10-inch nominal columns, and approximately 380 feet of column. Final design criteria are subject to rehabilitation and testing.
- OEMs and named acceptable manufacturers: **Flowserve** (5-stage 14M160, NSF-61 certified, or approved equal); **Fairbanks (Pentair)**, **Goulds**, and **Hydroflo** are named pump alternatives. Motors are to be manufactured by **U.S. Motors** or **General Electric**.
- Major equipment quantities: Two permanent vertical turbine pump assemblies and two temporary test-pump setups; the initial bid items also specify one new pump bowl assembly and one 300 HP motor for each well, 400 feet of 10-inch column pipe and lineshaft assembly per well, suction pipe and stainless-steel cone strainer per well, and stainless-steel airline and fittings per well.
- Well-specific work includes casing-thickness, caliper, deviation, spinner, and pre/post-rehabilitation video surveys; mechanical brushing and double-swab airlift redevelopment; pump testing, sampling, and water-level recovery testing; gravel and bentonite placement; disinfection, flushing, pump-efficiency testing, and site restoration. Discharge storage, conveyance, and disposal are included.
- Notable requirements: Temporary test pumps must be capable of at least 2,000 gpm at the applicable total dynamic head. Clean gravel and bentonite placement depths differ by well and are subject to the specified survey or water-quality results. Bidders must hold a C57 license; the work also requires payment and performance bonds and installation-floater insurance covering the full contract value, including flood and earthquake coverage.
- Estimated contract value: $500,000. Performance period: 240 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with well pump testing due within 100 calendar days.

### Description

Coachella Valley Water District is soliciting bids for rehabilitation of wells 5711-2 and 5727-1. Work includes removing and inspecting existing pump equipment, well surveys and mechanical cleaning and redevelopment, water sampling and testing, and furnishing and installing pump assemblies, motors, piping, and related equipment. The listed estimated value is $500,000, and the work duration is 240 days. Bids are submitted electronically through PlanetBids, with a hard-copy bid bond due at the CVWD Steve Robbins Administration Building before the response deadline.

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