The Town of Balcarres intends to retain an experienced and qualified water well drilling contractor to complete the installation of one - 50 mm diameter PVC plastic cased observation well to an approximate depth of 128 metres and the construction, development, and pump testing of two - 200 mm diameter stainless or carbon steel cased water supply wells into the Hatfield Valley Aquifer, to approximate depths of 190 metres. The wells will be located in Section 13 - Tp 21 - Rg 12 W2, near the Town’s existing water treatment plant. To expedite the completion of the work, the drilling contractor will be required to supply 2 suitably sized drilling rigs and all the personnel and support equipment necessary for the simultaneous operation of these 2 drilling rigs. This work is referred to herein as the Balcarres Project.

With reference to Article nos. 500 to 520 of the Canada Free Trade Agreement - Consolidated Version, the Town of Balcarres hereby invites experienced and qualified water well drilling contractors to submit a pre-qualification document to complete the work described above.

This invitation is a Request for Pre-Qualification (RFQ) for the Balcarres Project, not an invitation to bid, and each respondent agrees that no contract of any kind is formed out of this RFQ.

The Town of Balcarres has retained Beckie Hydrogeologists Ltd. (BHL) to direct the Balcarres Project on their behalf. Technical inquiries by the well drilling contractors related this RFQ are to be submitted by email to Beckie Hydrogeologists Ltd, to the attention Mike Famulak, mike_famulak@beckiehydro.com