NIGP 29570: Passenger Elevators and Parts

NIGP 29570 Passenger Elevators And Parts is an Item code under which state and local governments solicit replacement, modernization, maintenance, repair, and installation of passenger elevator systems and components—both equipment procurement and the labor-intensive work of retrofit and upgrade across diverse public facilities. Recent opportunities span new elevator installation at school facilities and public housing, comprehensive modernization of existing traction and hydraulic systems at convention centers and municipal buildings, preventive maintenance contracts covering dozens of units at city departments and universities, and specialized services such as hydraulic jack replacement and escalator deep cleaning. Issuing bodies include county governments, municipalities, school districts, university systems, transit and housing authorities, and special-purpose districts; Orange County, Florida; Henry County and Cobb County, Georgia; the City of Tucson; and the University of Houston appear multiple times in recent solicitations. The work is procured through sealed bids (IFB, ITB), RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs, often with pre-bid meetings and mandatory site visits. Maintenance contracts typically run one to three years with renewal options; modernization and installation projects are fixed-price turnkey deliveries with timelines of 210 to 270 calendar days or longer.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, Arizona, and Texas, with additional recent solicitations in Colorado, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, and nationally. Representative current opportunities include Orange County, Florida's sealed-bid RFQ for replacement of 12 escalators and 8 elevators (including one 18,000-pound hydraulic freight elevator and seven electric traction elevators) at the Orange County Convention Center Campus with a $21.665 million estimated contract value and response deadline of October 20, 2026; Henry County, Georgia's RFP for maintenance and repair services on 18 elevators across county locations under RFP #27-17 with proposals due October 6, 2026; Polk County, Georgia's sealed-bid solicitation for removal and replacement of two hydraulic passenger elevators at municipal buildings with responses due October 21, 2026; and the City of Tucson's RFP for preventive maintenance and repair of approximately 47 vertical conveyance systems across city facilities with a pre-submittal meeting and July 7, 2026 proposal deadline. Maintenance contracts typically require Class 1 or licensed elevator mechanics on-site with 24-hour emergency callback, compliance with ASME A17.1 and A17.3 codes, commercial general liability insurance from $1 million to $5 million per occurrence depending on scope, and workers' compensation coverage. Service Disabled Veteran Business preferences appear in some Florida jurisdictions; prevailing wage requirements apply in select municipal and school district procurements.