NIGP 65040: Pond Maintenance Equipment

NIGP 65040 Pond Maintenance Equipment, an Item code, covers construction and maintenance work on retention ponds and water features, including dredging, aeration system installation, shoreline vegetation and algae control, wetland construction, and pond rehabilitation. State and local governments solicit under this code for comprehensive pond improvements funded through environmental grants, ongoing maintenance contracts for multi-site facilities, and specialized services such as chemical treatment and aquatic vegetation management. Issuing bodies include municipal utilities commissions, city public works departments, county parks and recreation agencies, and environmental management authorities. The scope reflects both capital projects—dredging to specified elevations, installing aeration circulators and sheet pile retaining walls, constructing media-enhanced filtered wetlands with native plantings—and recurring operational services spanning vegetation removal, algae control, and monthly monitoring across multiple pond sites.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia. The City of Palm Bay, Florida solicited pond improvements at two locations under ITB 54-ITB-26 (re-bid, due October 27, 2026) and earlier ITB 33-ITB-26 (due June 9, 2026), both funded by a $550,000 State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant and encompassing dredging, steel sheet pile walls, aeration equipment, erosion control, wetland construction, and native plant installation. Orlando Utilities Commission issued RFQ 9405 (due July 24, 2026) for monthly retention pond maintenance and treatment services across twelve facilities and eighteen ponds, requiring vegetation and algae control, herbicide pre-approval, and three-year supplier experience. DeKalb County, Georgia posted ITB 2026-076-ITB (due July 13, 2026) for pond-related infrastructure at the DeKalb Tennis Center; Chatham County, Georgia solicited playground equipment under RFP 26-0049-2 (due June 12, 2026) with MBE and WBE participation consideration. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania sought operators for a fish nursery sub-lease under a letter-of-interest format (due June 4, 2026) in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Bid and performance bonds, insurance requirements, environmental compliance certifications, and multi-year contract terms are standard.