NIGP 29548: Monitors, Elevator and Escalator

NIGP 29548 Monitors, Elevator And Escalator, Item, covers replacement, modernization, and maintenance of elevators and escalators in state and local buildings, convention centers, courthouses, and other public facilities. Recent solicitations range from deep-cleaning services and preventive maintenance contracts spanning dozens of units, to complete in-truss modernization and rip-out replacement of individual escalator banks, to full mechanical and electrical system upgrades on passenger and freight elevators. State and local issuing bodies—counties, cities, convention authorities, and special-purpose districts—procure under this code regularly. Orange County, Florida; Harris County, Texas; Henry County, Georgia; the City of Madison, Wisconsin; the City of Phoenix, Arizona; and Cobb County, Georgia all posted opportunities in the past four months, with some bodies such as Orange County and the City of Madison running parallel contracts for both maintenance and modernization work.

Representative recent activity includes Orange County, Florida issuing an IFB for the Orange County Convention Center Campus Elevator-Escalator Replace and Modernization Phase 1A (Solicitation Y27705), a $21.665 million replacement and modernization of 12 escalators and 8 elevators across the West Building with sealed bids due October 20, 2026, via OpenGov e-Procurement; the Georgia World Congress Center Authority posting an RFP for in-truss modernization of 13 escalators and complete replacement of 4 escalators at Building C (Solicitation PE92200RFP2027000000090), proposals due August 27, 2026; Harris County Office of County Engineer seeking proposals for in-truss modernization of six KONE escalators at the Civil Courthouse and turnkey modernization of one hydraulic elevator at Annex 9 Courthouse (Solicitations 260290 and 260289, $2.5 million and $275,000 respectively, both due November 9, 2026); Henry County Government requesting proposals for annual elevator maintenance and repairs on eighteen units (RFP #27-17, due October 6, 2026); and the City of Madison posting parallel RFPs for elevator maintenance across 47 units citywide (RFP 15013-0-2026-BP, due October 9, 2026, with a 5% local vendor preference for Dane County firms) and an RFB for State Street Garage electric elevator modernization (RFB #15011-0-2026-BP, due August 19, 2026). Activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Arizona, with additional opportunities across Pima County, Arizona and Laurens County, Georgia.