Guam § 14401 - Guam Waterworks Authority to Outsource Operations of Water Wells.
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§ 14401. Guam Waterworks Authority to Outsource Operations of Water Wells.
(a) Within sixty (60) days, the Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) shall issue a Request for Proposal
(RFP) soliciting bids or proposals from qualified parties for the operation and maintenance of all water
wells currently operated by GWA, subject to the procurement laws of Guam. The scope of work required
through this RFP shall include the daily operation of each water well; any repairs required by each water
well, inclusive of all parts and labor; all water quality monitoring requirements as promulgated by the Guam
Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA); water treatment; and preventative maintenance of all
equipment directly associated with each well, including, but not limited to, pumps, generators and water
treatment systems.
(b) GWA shall not bear the cost of providing electrical power to any water wells subject to the
provisions of this Section. GWA may either package all water wells in a single proposal, or may, upon its
judgment, divide the existing water wells into no more than three (3) districts, each including a generally
equivalent number of wells, and request proposals for each district.
(c) The RFP shall include performance standards that will at a minimum require full compliance with
all standards as promulgated by GEPA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United
States of America, as applicable to Guam, as well as production standards detailing a range of required
output of potable water from wells as an aggregate, or by well district as an aggregate. Parties interested in
submitting proposals shall have sixty (60) days to prepare and submit a response to GWA. The Public
Auditor shall be an observer throughout the outsourcing process specified in this Section, shall receive
copies of all documents involved and shall be invited to any meetings regarding the outsourcing process
specified in this Section.
(d) GWA shall award bids subject to the RFP detailed in this Section within ninety (90) days of the
date of issuance of the RFP; provided, that qualified contractors have submitted proposals in compliance
with the procurement laws of Guam and the provisions of this Section.
2024 NOTE: Subsection designations added pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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