NIGP 21080: Ties and Anchors and Other Masonry Wall Reinforcements

NIGP 21080 Ties and Anchors and Other Masonry Wall Reinforcements, an Item code, encompasses concrete masonry unit walls, retaining wall construction and repair, embedded pile systems with grade beams, and reinforcing steel installation that state and local governments buy for infrastructure projects ranging from municipal utility enclosures to water channel stabilization. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies across cities, county utilities departments, and special-purpose sanitation districts procuring design-build and traditional bid work that integrates masonry reinforcement as a core structural component rather than an isolated supply item. The City of Marietta, Georgia and the City of Long Beach Public Utilities Department have posted opportunities within the past two months for work explicitly incorporating concrete masonry unit construction with reinforcement; these jurisdictions and special districts such as Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 and Santa Clara County itself represent the mix of municipal, utility, and county entities soliciting under this code.

Geographic activity concentrates in California and Georgia based on recent postings. The City of Long Beach's retaining wall repair project on the Los Cerritos Channel (due October 13, 2026) requires installation of embedded 24-inch diameter piles, grade beams, and concrete masonry unit walls spanning 80 linear feet with ASTM A615 Grade 60 reinforcing steel and seismic design provisions; the City of Marietta's Hansell Street dumpster enclosure (due October 22, 2026) calls for concrete masonry unit construction with brick facade and lightweight metal gates through a design-build RFP. Santa Clara County's Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (due September 17, 2026) emphasizes pipe replacement and sewer infrastructure but includes precast concrete sanitary sewer manholes and reinforced pipe work integral to the system. Contractors bidding these opportunities must typically hold state-specific contractor licenses (California Class A General Engineering or Georgia occupational licenses), provide performance and payment bonds, comply with prevailing wage and labor agreement requirements where applicable, and maintain comprehensive general liability and worker's compensation insurance.