NIGP 37018: Elevators, Continuous Bucket Type

NIGP 37018 Elevators, Continuous Bucket Type, an Item code, describes the modernization and maintenance of elevator systems in state and local facilities. Based on recent state and local solicitations, state and local governments are primarily buying elevator modernization (replacement of machines, controllers, car enclosures, signals, and communication systems in existing installations) and comprehensive preventive maintenance and repair contracts spanning multiple facilities and equipment types including passenger elevators, material handling units, and chair lifts. Issuing bodies include city departments (Madison Parking Division, Tucson), county commissions (Glynn County, Georgia), and single-facility modernization projects at municipal landmarks (City Hall, Historic Courthouse). These solicitations typically structure work across engineering, procurement, and installation phases, with separate pricing for optional work such as cleaning or testing; maintenance contracts establish fixed monthly fees per unit plus tiered hourly rates for emergency and after-hours services.

Recent activity centers in Arizona and Georgia, with the City of Tucson appearing twice in the current opportunity set. The City of Madison (Wisconsin) posted an RFB for State Street Garage Electric Elevator Modernization due August 19, 2026, with local-vendor preference scoring and an optional site visit scheduled July 28, 2026. The City of Tucson issued an RFP for Maintenance and Repair of Vertical Conveyance Systems (approximately 47 units across city facilities, due July 7, 2026) subject to federal compliance under HUD, FTA, and ARPA funding with Section 3 employment and DBE participation provisions; the same city previously posted an IFB for City Hall Elevator Modernization (two elevators, estimated $1 million to $5 million, due June 12, 2024). Glynn County, Georgia posted an IFB for Historic Courthouse Elevator Modernization with Alpha Elevator Control branded equipment due May 13, 2026. Contractors bidding these opportunities face escalating compliance demands: prevailing wage, affirmative action plans for larger employers, commercial general liability and workers' compensation insurance, criminal background investigations for personnel, and in federally-funded work, Buy America certifications and Section 3 benchmarks requiring 25 percent or more of labor hours performed by Section 3 Workers.