NIGP 65942: Ells

NIGP 65942 Ells, an Item code, covers cast-iron, polyvinyl chloride, high-density polyethylene, and vitrified clay pipe used in sanitary and stormwater sewer infrastructure rehabilitation and new construction. State and local governments procure ells — 90-degree pipe fittings — as components within broader sewer mainline repairs, pipe replacements, and gravity-fed sanitary sewer extensions. The recent solicitations show ells bought as part of comprehensive utility infrastructure projects rather than as standalone material orders. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county sanitation districts and county transportation departments managing utility infrastructure and pavement rehabilitation projects within their jurisdictions.

Santa Clara County has posted multiple infrastructure rehabilitation projects in 2026 that include ell fittings within their scope. County Sanitation District No. 2-3 issued ITB ITBRDAFY270088 on August 26, 2026 for the Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2, a sewer infrastructure rehabilitation program in the unincorporated eastern foothills with a response deadline of September 17, 2026. The work encompasses thirty-five sanitary sewer mainline point repairs, five mainline pipe-burst replacements, and two sewer mainline extensions, with service connection fittings including twenty-seven 4"×6" wyes, two 4"×8" wyes, and two 4"×10" wyes — wyes are a variant of ell configurations. Santa Clara County also solicited the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project Between Bowers Avenue and Scott Boulevard via ITB ITBRDAFY260694 posted April 29, 2026 with bids due May 21, 2026, which included traffic signal and drainage modifications requiring related utility components. Both opportunities reflect California's concentration of recent sewer and transportation infrastructure activity under this code.