Summary
The State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (Village Safe Water Program) requests bids to construct one to three 6-inch exploratory groundwater wells in Tanana, Alaska to develop a reliable year-round water source (target ≥15 gpm) and eliminate supplemental Yukon River water. Scope includes mobilization/demobilization, drilling to approximately 60 feet with archaeological oversight for the first 20 feet, sediment sampling, 2–5 pump tests, potential rehabilitation of the existing Too’gha Well as an additive alternate, and decommissioning wells that fail capacity/quality requirements. Substantial completion is expected by 2026-08-31 with final completion by 2026-09-30; the solicitation was posted 2026-06-05 and the bid/response deadline is listed as 2026-06-17.