NIGP 72058: Recovery Pumps and Piping (Free Product, Groundwater, etc.)

NIGP 72058 Recovery Pumps and Piping (Free Product, Groundwater, Etc.), an Item code, covers on-call and emergency repair, rebuild, installation, and replacement services for pumps, motors, piping systems, and related equipment at water reclamation facilities, wastewater treatment plants, lift stations, and water utility infrastructure. State and local governments buying under this code solicit maintenance and emergency response for electric motors ranging from 1.5 to 800 horsepower, permanent and temporary bypass pump installations, wet well cleaning and modifications, force main connections, hose pump components, and comprehensive piping system replacements. Issuing bodies include municipal water districts, county utilities departments, regional water and sewer authorities, and independent school districts. Contracts are structured as on-call master service agreements with task-order authorization, multi-award disaster recovery frameworks, or fixed-price competitive bids, with response times mandated at one hour during business hours and twelve hours outside business hours for emergency calls. Contractors typically must demonstrate a minimum of three to five years' direct experience with municipal pump station or water utility projects, maintain local repair facilities or branch offices within prescribed distances, hold required state licensing (such as Georgia Utility Contractor certification or California Department of Industrial Relations Public Works Contractor Registration), provide 24-hour answering services with fixed emergency response penalties, and carry commercial general liability, workers' compensation, and professional liability insurance.

Recent activity spans California, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. West Basin Municipal Water District (Los Angeles County, California) posted an RFP on October 5, 2026 for on-call pump and motor repairs and replacement services across eight recycled water and pumping facilities, with a $1 million not-to-exceed amount over two years and responses due October 1, 2026. Seminole County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issued an IFB in June 2026 for wastewater pump station maintenance, repair, and refurbishment as a master service agreement with three-year initial term and two one-year renewals, requiring contractors to demonstrate eight municipal pump station projects completed within five years. Lowndes County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) solicited sealed bids in July 2026 for permanent bypass pump installation at 20 lift station sites with 120-day completion, mandatory pre-bid conference attendance required, and bids due September 1, 2026. Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority (South Carolina) issued multiple RFPs in June and September 2026 for disaster recovery and emergency services with multi-award structure and five-year terms. Fulton County Department of Watershed Management (Georgia) requested bids in July 2026 for Watson-Marlow Bredel hose pump parts and replacement components, and the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management solicited on-call commercial diving services in July 2026 for deep tunnel operations and submerged infrastructure repairs. Sacramento County Water Agency (California) posted an RFP in July 2026 for on-call general engineering services supporting treatment plant design, well site equipping, and transmission main design with a 15-page proposal limit and prevailing wage compliance required.