26-0157-WELL

The project involves the replacement of a domestic well in Madera County, California, at a location that violates standard setback requirements—positioned 161 feet from an agricultural well instead of the required 300 feet, and 116 feet from an onsite septic system instead of the mandated 150 feet. The work is authorized under a categorical exemption from environmental review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15302(c), which permits the replacement of an existing facility without expansion of capacity, thereby bypassing the need for a full environmental impact study. The project is forecasted under the NAICS code 237110 for water and sewage system construction and is being administered by Madera County, with the work to be performed at 22314 Avenue 12, Madera, CA 93637. Nathaniel Findley, Planner I for the county, serves as the primary point of contact, while Valley Well Drilling is identified as the contractor and Humberto Maciel as the applicant. Although the project has been approved with an exemption notice filed, no contract value, payment details, invoicing method, accounting codes, or federal procurement clauses are specified. There is no defined period of performance, delivery schedule, or FOB terms, and no formal contract type such as fixed-price or cost-reimbursement has been established. The documentation lacks any federal acquisition regulation clauses, representations from the contractor, socioeconomic certifications, unique entity identifiers, packaging or marking requirements, inspection criteria beyond compliance with CEQA, or instructions for offerors, indicating that this is a locally governed, non-federal construction permit based on regulatory exemption rather than a competitively awarded federal contract.