NIGP 19225: Concrete Strippers and Brick Detergents

NIGP 19225 Concrete Strippers and Brick Detergents (Item) covers concrete cleaning, sealing, and surface preparation services that state and local governments procure for sidewalk maintenance, bridge preservation, and facility upkeep. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties purchasing power-washing concrete cleaning, silane-based sealing applications, and related surface treatment services to maintain pedestrian infrastructure and flatwork across multiple jurisdictions. The issuing bodies reflect a mix of city public works departments, county road and bridge divisions, independent school districts, and community development authorities. Jackson County, Missouri; the City of Palo Alto, California; the City of Madison, Wisconsin; and the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, Texas have all solicited under or closely adjacent to this code in recent months, signaling steady demand across municipal maintenance portfolios.

Jackson County, Missouri's Road & Bridge Division issued ITB 26-009 for Concrete Cleaning & Sealing Services on March 16, 2026, with bids due April 14, 2026, covering a 24-month term with one optional 12-month extension across the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area (Cass, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, and Platte counties in Missouri, and Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas). The scope explicitly includes power-washing concrete, sealing with Silane Aquanil 100 Plus or approved equivalent, and mobile power-washing equipment rentals, with an estimated annual spend of $250,000 and MBE/WBE/VBE participation goals of 9.5%, 11.7%, and 0% respectively. The City of Fairburn, Georgia issued IFB 26-012 for the Strickland Street Pedestrian Improvements Project on April 22, 2026, with sealed bids due May 22, 2026, encompassing a 5-foot concrete sidewalk installation with ADA ramps and a 90-calendar-day completion window. Additional activity includes the Harlingen Independent School District's RFP for Maintenance Concrete Services (MCON0526) posted May 4, 2026, and the City of Madison Community Development Authority's IFB 1504902026 for Gay Braxton Apartments Concrete Sidewalk removal and replacement with bids due July 17, 2026, requiring Davis-Bacon wage compliance and a $1 million Commercial General Liability insurance floor.