NIGP 11018: Conveyor and Elevator: Canvas and Duck

NIGP 11018 Conveyor and Elevator: Canvas and Duck, an Item code, encompasses modernization, maintenance, and repair of elevator and conveyor systems at state and local facilities. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments buy turnkey elevator modernization (replacement of mechanical, electrical, and safety components), escalator in-truss modernization, conveyor system component procurement and distribution, and comprehensive preventive maintenance and emergency repair contracts for vertical conveyance equipment spanning multiple buildings and equipment classes. Issuing bodies include county governments (Harris County Office of County Engineer), cities (Phoenix, Tucson), and their departments. Work is concentrated among a small number of active jurisdictions in Texas and Arizona, with some activity across the Southwest and broader U.S. footprint where conveyor and vertical-transport infrastructure maintenance is ongoing.

Harris County Office of County Engineer has posted two escalator and elevator modernization solicitations in October 2026: one RFP for in-truss modernization of six KONE escalators at the Civil Courthouse with an estimated $2.5 million budget and response due November 9, 2026, and a second RFP for turnkey modernization of one hydraulic elevator at Annex 9 Courthouse with an estimated $275,000 budget and the same response deadline. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department issued an eight-year IFB (IFB-25-0748) on September 24, 2026, for conveyor system equipment including 185 specific component items from authorized distributors with five or more years of conveyor belt experience; pre-offer conference is scheduled May 14, 2025, and sealed bids are due May 23, 2025. The City of Tucson issued an RFP on June 15, 2026, for annual requirements preventive maintenance and repair of approximately 47 vertical conveyance units across 40 city buildings, with proposals due July 7, 2026, pre-submittal meeting June 25, 2026, and federal compliance requirements (HUD, FTA, ARPA, Section 3, DBE) embedded in the contract terms.