NIGP 21028: Culverts, Concrete

NIGP Item 21028, Culverts, Concrete, covers the supply and installation of concrete culverts and associated precast concrete components that state and local governments procure for drainage infrastructure, low-water crossings, bridge approaches, and stream-crossing repairs. Recent solicitations show government buyers acquiring reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) culverts, concrete box culverts in single and multi-barrel configurations, precast concrete headwalls, arch pipe, and related concrete appurtenances for replacement of deteriorating metal pipe systems and new construction in drainage and flood-management projects. A diverse mix of issuing bodies is active under this code: county boards of supervisors and commissions across the Southeast (Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee), municipalities (Sanford, Johns Creek, Rome, Marietta, Cedar Park, Owensboro), water and sewer authorities (Beaufort-Jasper), special districts (Santa Clara County Department of Water Resources, Sanitation District No. 2-3), and state transportation cabinets. Repeat buyers include Fayette County, Georgia (multiple culvert-replacement ITBs), Meriwether County, Georgia, and Seminole County, Florida, suggesting steady infrastructure maintenance cycles in these jurisdictions.

Recent opportunities reflect active procurement across the Southeast and Southwest, with concentration in Georgia (Fayette, Meriwether, Upson, Lincoln, Cherokee counties and cities of Marietta and Rome), Florida (Clay, Orange, Seminole, Indian River counties), Mississippi (Simpson, Hancock, Jefferson, Panola counties), Tennessee (Knox County / Town of Farragut), and Texas (Austin, Cedar Park). Representative recent work includes the City of Sanford, Florida IFB 24/25-30R for concrete services and raw materials (Type F curb, gutter, driveways, sidewalks, wheelchair ramps; bid due January 29, 2026), City of Johns Creek, Georgia ITB 27-314 for Town Center Streetscape including concrete sidewalk and curb installation (bid due November 10, 2026), Fayette County, Georgia ITB 27038-B for culvert replacement with 7-foot by 6-foot reinforced concrete box culvert (bid due October 16, 2026), and Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources IWQ 136094 for purchase of concrete pipe headwalls (quotations due October 2, 2026). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Purchases solicited precast reinforced concrete box culvert sections for Harlan/Bell District 11 (RFB 60527000000311, bid due July 29, 2026), emphasizing best-value evaluation and stringent quality-control compliance with AASHTO and Kentucky Standard Specifications. Project scopes typically require GDOT, FDOT, or state standard specifications compliance, performance and payment bonding at 100% of contract value, bid bonds of 5%, Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage compliance where federally funded, and contractor prequalification or certification status in the relevant state.