NIGP 06578: Sewer/Catch Basin Cleaning Body and Equipment

NIGP 06578 Sewer/Catch Basin Cleaning Body and Equipment, an Item code, covers inspection, cleaning, and maintenance services for stormwater and sanitary sewer infrastructure — including catch basins, baffle boxes, lift stations, sewer lines, and related drainage structures — that state and local governments actively solicit on a recurring basis. Government buyers in this code are purchasing labor-intensive, equipment-dependent maintenance and rehabilitation work to keep aging sewer and stormwater systems operational, alongside equipment and parts to support those operations. County governments, municipal utilities, and special-purpose water and wastewater authorities dominate the issuing-body mix; the City of Daytona Beach, Collier County, Harris County, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, and municipalities across Massachusetts and Michigan appear multiple times in recent postings. Work ranges from routine monthly inspections and debris removal (catch basin cleaning, baffle box maintenance) to major capital rehabilitation projects (lift station replacement, sanitary sewer line rehabilitation using chemical grouting and cementitious repair, and water treatment plant equipment upgrades). Vendors typically must hold state-specific licensing — TCEQ Installer and Maintenance Provider Licenses in Texas, Florida General Contractor or Underground Contractor licenses, MassDOT pre-qualification in Massachusetts — and maintain substantial insurance (commonly $1 million to $2 million general liability per occurrence) and prevailing wage compliance where applicable.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Florida (Daytona Beach, Collier County, Palm Bay, Bradenton, and Orlando), Texas (Harris County, Brownsville), Michigan (Jackson), Massachusetts (Berkshire County regional cooperative), and Oregon, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Kentucky. Representative opportunities include the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management's June 2026 IFB for color video pipeline inspection systems, sewer cleaning units, and OEM-certified accessories with June 23, 2026 response deadline; Wayne County's October 2026 IFB for repair work and access improvements on four sanitary sewer systems; Harris County's February 2026 ITB for maintenance and new construction of on-site sewage facilities (one-year term beginning April 2026); the City of Daytona Beach's February and April 2026 ITBs for lift station rehabilitation and replacement (projects ranging from approximately $200,000 to $500,000+ in estimated value); and the Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program's April 2026 cooperative procurement for catch basin cleaning and line jetting services across 32 Massachusetts municipalities ($591,000 estimated value for FY27). Collier County posted multiple large capital rehabilitation projects in spring 2026, including SCRWTP Lime Softening Improvements ($3.29 million, July 2026 deadline) and Naples Park public utilities renewal ($17.8 million, May 2026 deadline). Project values typically range from $50,000 for routine maintenance contracts to $17.8 million for comprehensive infrastructure renewal involving multiple utility systems.