NIGP 21055: Paving and Stepping Blocks

NIGP 21055 Paving and Stepping Blocks, Item, encompasses asphalt and concrete pavement patching, resurfacing, overlays, and striping work that state and local governments procure for roadway maintenance, capacity expansion, and traffic-calming infrastructure. Counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities (water departments, transit authorities, county departments of education) are the primary issuing bodies; Broward County, Florida and Gwinnett County, Georgia appear as repeat buyers. Work currently being solicited ranges from routine maintenance patching and restriping under annual contracts to major road widening and rehabilitation projects. Representative recent opportunities include Dorchester County, South Carolina's Old Spell Road Improvements Phase 2 (IFB 2027-02, due August 18, 2026) covering 0.53 miles of pavement and drainage work; Pinellas County School District's resurfacing, resealing, and restriping contract (ITB #26-CD-031, due August 4, 2026) for approximately $300,000 over one year; and Broward County's Pine Island Road Capacity Expansion from six-lane widening to traffic signals and utility upgrades (ITB, due June 2, 2026) with a 30 percent County Business Enterprise participation goal and $7,442-per-day liquidated damages.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Broward County, Pinellas County, Gainesville, Orlando) and Georgia (Gwinnett County, Lowndes County, Fairburn, White County, Stone Mountain), with secondary presence in South Carolina, Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, Kentucky, and California. Work spans unit-price indefinite-quantity contracts for standing annual needs—speed humps and traffic-calming devices, landscape and concrete restoration, pavement patching following utility repairs—and fixed-price definitive-quantity projects for discrete road segments. Issuing bodies frequently impose strong local and minority-business participation goals (15–30 percent), require three-year warranties, mandate pre-bid attendance, and structure payment with 10 percent retainage through substantial completion. Bonding (5–10 percent bid bonds plus 100 percent performance and payment bonds) and comprehensive general liability insurance ($1–2 million per occurrence) are standard. Contract terms typically run one to five years with annual renewal options and price adjustments capped at CPI or index formulas. Most opportunities close between late March and August 2026.