NIGP 56045: Dockboards and Ramps, All Types

NIGP 56045 Dockboards and Ramps, All Types is an Item code covering floating dock systems, boarding platforms, kayak launch facilities, pedestrian ramps, and associated waterside infrastructure that state and local governments procure for parks, marinas, public recreation areas, and municipal infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing complete dock replacement systems with engineered aluminum or composite construction, floating observation platforms with integrated gangways and kayak launches, ADA-compliant pedestrian ramps for sidewalk and waterfront access, and boat-ramp improvements including dredged-material dewatering facilities. The issuing bodies include city governments, county commissioners, state parks departments, county harbor authorities, and special-purpose water management entities. Georgia, California, Florida, and Maryland show the most recent activity in the current posting window.

The City of Dunwoody, Georgia is soliciting bids for citywide ADA handicap ramp replacement (IWQ26-05) with sealed bids due August 3, 2026, encompassing removal and installation of 28 new ADA-compliant ramps at intersections and pedestrian corridors with unit-price contracting. The City of Stonecrest, Georgia is requesting bids for a floating kayak launch dock and parking-lot improvements at Everett Park (CITB-0011-26) with bids due August 4, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on July 8, 2026, requiring bidders to provide three references specific to parking-lot and kayak-installation services in Georgia. Pasco County, Florida issued an Invitation for Bid for the Withlacoochee River Park Observation Dock (IFB-SP-26-011) with sealed bids due April 28, 2026, requiring construction of a 480-square-foot floating observation platform with kayak launch and aluminum gangway, substantial completion within 180 calendar days, and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on April 7, 2026. The State of California Department of Parks and Recreation solicited quotations for a boat boarding float replacement at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park (S25650009) with a due date of May 12, 2026, specifying a 6-foot by 80-foot marine-grade 6061-T6 aluminum dock with foam-filled floats meeting ASTM standards and requiring five years of commercial fabrication experience and California-licensed Professional Engineer-sealed shop drawings. Clay County, Florida Board of County Commissioners issued a Request for Bid for marina and boat-ramp repairs at Knights Marina and Lake Shore Boat Ramp (RFB 2526089) with bids due July 6, 2026, and addendum #2 posted May 28, 2026.