Shallow Well Contract
This contract describes what we will provide plus our guarantee and terms and conditions pertaining to the job. Please read this information carefully. If you wish to schedule a shallow well, please call us at 904.269.0202. We will mail or email you a Shallow Well contract, which you will sign and mail back in with a $150 deposit. Your work will be completed in apporoximately 30 days from the date we receive your signed contract and deposit. If you have any questions regarding this contract, please feel free to call our office for assistance.
Prices:- Shallow Well (Hole only) $715 plus tax
- ½ HP Package $1215 plus tax
- ¾ HP Package $1265 plus tax
- 1 HP Package $1315 plus tax
1. We will provide a 1 ¼” PVC Shallow Well (SW) drilled up to 50’. (There is an additional charge of $8 per foot if the well goes over 50’.) We will install a SW pump system on a small cement pad that includes a SW jet pump, a 2 gallon bladder tank, a check valve, two ¾” hose bibbs and an 8’ power cord. The system will be primed and placed into service.
1HP Shallow Well Package $1,315.00 plus tax
2. You must have a well permit to drill an irrigation well (non-drinking water) in the Town of Orange Park or Clay County. Both applications are available at our office. If you live in the Town of Orange Park, you will need to submit that application with a copy of your survey with the proposed well location marked and $5 to Town Hall. If you live in Clay County or St. Johns County, you will need to submit that application with $60 to the Department of Health in Green Cove Springs or St. Johns County. The Department of Health in Clay County is open from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday and is located at Highway 16 and West Street behind the HRS Clinic. In St. Johns County, the Dept Of Health is at the courthouse on U.S. 1 & Lewis Speedway Dr. You must have the permit prior to the day your well is drilled or we will be unable to drill. For an additional $20, we will apply for the permit on your behalf.
3. Our standard job includes installing the well and pump system above ground within 8’ of a 110 or 220 volt electric outlet. (220 volts is optimal because the pump will run cooler.) The best location is 3’ away from your home with many people choosing to place it next to the A/C box so the pump equipment is less noticeable. (By law, we are not permitted to wire the pump into the A/C box.) It is possible to install the well anywhere on your property because the drilling process does not involve any heavy equipment. It is jetted down with a handheld jetting device. At an additional cost we can locate the pump system up to 25’ from the well. Our price does not include connecting our well and pump system to your irrigation system. The average cost for us to connect into your system is $5 per foot (material and labor), with a minimum charge of $25. The average cost for us to install your existing pump and tank on our new well is $225.
4. The well is guaranteed (material and labor) for one year unless we have a drought for a long period of time, that we cannot predict, or any other natural disaster that would effect the production of the well, from the date of installation. (Please understand that this will have to be determined by our technician, if a problem occurs after the installation.) The pump and tank are guaranteed, in our shop, for one year (material and labor). Our job labor is guaranteed for 90 days. If the system is under warranty, and you have a problem, be sure to call us first or risk voiding the warranty. All warranty work is performed Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
5. We cannot guarantee the quality of the water your well will produce. There is an 80% chance your well will contain iron that may stain your driveway or sidewalk orange. If this becomes a problem, we can install an “iron-out” system that will eliminate the majority of the iron. This system costs $325 (plus tax) installed. The chemicals to operate the system will cost you approximately $25 per month.
6. It is not uncommon for shallow wells to produce some sand or sediment. After we install the SW pump system, we pump the well off and try to clear out most of the debris. It may take a few hours of constant running to clear out the debris. Make sure the sediment is cleared out before hooking up your sprinklers to avoid clogging. We are not responsible for any sprinkler or sprinkler valve problem due to debris. We recommend that you install a special cleanable filter at the pump to eliminate the majority of the sand and sediment. The added cost for this filter is $96 (plus tax) installed.
7. Shallow wells vary in the quantity of water they produce, from 6 gallons per minute (GPM) to 25 GPM. We cannot guarantee an exact quantity however our minimum standard is 6 GPM or we do not consider it a producing well. If we are not successful in achieving 6 GPM, there will be a minimum charge of $75. This charge will be deducted from the cost of a deeper rock or artesian well that you purchase from us within 60 days of our original SW attempt. If you have signed up for a 1 HP/20 GPM well and pump system and the well only produces 15 GPM, we will install a ¾ HP pump in lieu of the 1 HP pump and reduce your cost by $50. The same applies to ¾ HP/15 GPM to ½ HP/10 GPM.
8. The standard pumps we install on shallow wells are Myers (½ and ¾ HP) and Myers (1 HP). Both pumps are reliable, however, there are better quality pumps available such as Goulds and Starite. If you would like, we can upgrade your system with a Goulds, Starite, and Pedrollo. There will be a small additional charge (under $100) to upgrade the pump on the system.
9. Because some jobs require more time than others do, it is difficult for us to guarantee a certain day that the well will be drilled. It is not necessary for you to be home when the well is drilled. You should mark where you would like the well placed with a stake (or other marker) and call to tell us the general area to look for the marker. We will do our best to give you a day’s notice of drilling the well, but please keep in mind that we sometimes run into complications on jobs prior to yours that may cause us not to be available on the originally scheduled day. The well will be drilled one day and we will return within two to three days to install the pump and tank. Final payment of the balance is due at the time the pump and tank installation is complete.