NIGP 36014: Duckboards and Boardwalks

NIGP 36014 Duckboards And Boardwalks, Item, encompasses the construction and installation of timber, composite, and concrete boardwalk systems serving public parks, waterfront trails, and recreational facilities across state and local jurisdictions. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying complete boardwalk systems including pile foundations, decking, railings, and associated site work—often bundled with trail improvements, utility work, or hurricane recovery. The buying base spans county boards of commissioners, municipal governments, and special-purpose park authorities in coastal and wetland regions, with Florida dominance across the recent pipeline.

Orange County, Florida issued a sealed-bid IFB (Y26754, due August 13, 2026) for the Horizon West Trail—Phase 1A project, a $5.66 million multi-use trail and boardwalk spanning 0.668 miles with an 838-linear-foot prestressed concrete pile boardwalk crossing an existing box culvert; precast fabrication requires PCI or NPCA certification and FDOT-prequalified installation. Collier County solicited bids (Bid No. 26-8629, due May 22, 2026) for Hurricane Ian repairs at Clam Pass Park including restoration of approximately 3,200 linear feet of timber boardwalk with full stainless steel utility support replacement and MEP work, budgeted at $2.5 million base, FEMA grant-funded and subject to prevailing wage and Buy America requirements. Clay County (IFB #25/26-043, due February 12, 2026) sought construction of approximately 7,642 linear feet of boardwalk with observation tower and pavilion at Moccasin Slough Park along the St. Johns River, requiring 40% self-performance and funded through a $200,000 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program grant. The Town of Waterford, Connecticut (IFB 24-011) posted for an ADA-compliant pedestrian boardwalk at Pleasure Beach Park with mandatory 10-hour OSHA training and small/minority-owned business certification requirements. Recent activity concentrates in Florida coastal and riverine jurisdictions, with secondary activity in New England; all recent projects impose performance bonding, prevailing wage or certified payroll compliance where grant-funded, and environmental permits including FDEP or DEP authorization.