NIGP 37054: Table, Grading

NIGP 37054 Table, Grading, an Item code, describes the grading and earthwork preparation work that state and local governments buy as part of site development, stormwater management, and infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies procuring grading services tied to civil works — site excavation, fill placement, slope preparation, and compaction — typically bundled with erosion control, utility coordination, and compliance with environmental permitting. Counties and municipalities issue these opportunities, often combined with landscape installation, stormwater infrastructure, or bridge and roadway work in a single IFB or RFQ. Work is routinely subject to phased payment schedules, performance and payment bonds, liquidated damages for schedule overruns, and state-specific licensing and utility-damage-prevention requirements.

Greenville County, South Carolina posted IFB 26112 for the Riverbend Equestrian Center Stormwater Improvements project, soliciting bids for 4 acres of grading alongside bioretention cell installation, swales, walking paths, and landscaping at 175 River Bend Road, with a response deadline of June 12, 2026 and a 90-calendar-day completion window. Orange County, Florida issued IFB Y26742 for emergency replacement of Wallington Drive Bridge (No. 754190) and Egret Way Bridge (No. 754187) with an estimated project cost of $6,202,246.05 and a revised bid deadline of July 7, 2026; grading and site preparation are components of the broader bridge replacement scope. Both solicitations require electronic submission via OpenGov e-Procurement and acknowledge addenda posted in June 2026. Geographic activity centers on the Southeast, with South Carolina and Florida representing the visible recent procurement base.