University of Kansas Ionwave #3271856

KU seeks drilling and installation of three deep Arbuckle monitoring wells

The University of Kansas is seeking a qualified, Kansas-licensed driller to install three deep Arbuckle monitoring wells for the Kansas Geological Survey. - Government buyer - University of Kansas (KU), through KU Procurement Services, for the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS); the attachment identifies Kathleen Sheldon. - Work locations: Harvey, Kingman, and Harper counties, Kansas. - Requested services and quantities - Three complete well-drilling and installation packages, one per county, each including drilling, construction, development, logging, permitting, waste handling, and site restoration. - Harvey County: one well; estimated 3,610 feet to the Arbuckle and 4,360 feet to Precambrian. - Kingman County: one well; estimated 4,440 feet to the Arbuckle and 5,290 feet to Precambrian. - Harper County: one well; estimated 5,107 feet to the Arbuckle and 6,128 feet to Precambrian. - No product part numbers are specified. The solicitation does not identify a drilling-services OEM or contractor by name. - Scope and notable technical requirements - Contractor supplies labor, equipment, materials, casing, cementing, containment, and safety equipment; also handles access preparation, utility clearance, required permits and regulatory filings, and site restoration. - Wells are to be open-hole completed in the Arbuckle to Precambrian or until a lost-circulation zone prevents further drilling. Steel surface and long-string casing and Class A cement are specified, along with pressure and integrity testing and deviation/inclination surveys. - Required logs include resistivity, spontaneous potential, caliper, gamma ray, and neutron-compensated density logs, plus a cement bond log along the long-string casing. - Scope includes a well-site geologist, daily drilling reports, well development, authorized disposal of drilling fluids and solids, and restoration including native-grass reseeding. No waste may remain at the sites; completed wellheads require a pressure gauge and concrete pad. - Qualifications and other requirements - Bidders must hold an active Kansas driller’s license and demonstrate at least five years of recent, relevant monitoring-network installation experience with references. - Attendance at the mandatory in-person pre-proposal conference and site visits is required; partial bids are not accepted. - Evaluation weights are price (50%), experience and qualifications (25%), technical approach (15%), and schedule and resource allocation (10%). - Named platform provider - Euna Procurement, powered by ION WAVE, is identified as the electronic bidding platform; neither is identified as a drilling contractor or equipment manufacturer.

Description

The University of Kansas is seeking proposals from qualified, State of Kansas-licensed drillers to install three monitoring wells for the Kansas Geological Survey in Harvey, Harper, and Kingman counties. Work includes drilling and well construction, permitting and regulatory filings, logging, well development, waste disposal, and site restoration; the wells will support long-term monitoring of the Arbuckle. Bidders must attend a mandatory in-person pre-proposal conference and submit a complete bid electronically through KU’s eBid system by November 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM CT. Partial bids will not be considered.

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