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Authorize Staff to Advertise for Well Construction Services for West Polk Test Production Well (TPW) #2 and Southeast Production Wells 9, 10, 11 and 14 (Action)
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In 2020, the PRWC completed construction of the West Polk Lower Floridan Aquifer Wellfield Test Production Well #1 (TPW#1). This well provided the technical basis for the Conceptual and Preliminary Design reports for the project as well as the Water Use Permit issued by the Southwest Florida Water Management District in 2023. In 2021, the PRWC submitted the Preliminary Design Report (30% design) to the District for their use to support District funding of the project. The District then performed a third-party review of the proposed project, and through the review process, the District subsequently required a second test drilling program that includes the installation of test/production well (TPW#2) to be constructed to support project funding. Once the testing is complete, the well can be converted into a production well to supply the West Polk Water Production Facility. PRWC staff are now prepared to secure the services of a qualified well drilling contractor to perform the construction and testing of TPW#2 and associated monitor wells.
In addition to the necessary well construction and testing required at West Polk TPW#2, four production wells at the Southeast Lower Floridan Aquifer Wellfield (Wells # 9, 10, 11, and 14) also need to be constructed in order to bring the full phase one project on-line within the construction schedule. These well sites have or will be acquired within the next several months and staff are now prepared to secure well construction services for these sites.
It is anticipated that including well construction and testing services for both the Southeast and West Polk projects into one procurement will have cost and schedule advantages to the PRWC. In discussion with PRWC members, Lakeland has agreed to lead the procurement process for the...
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