NIGP 74502: Asphalt, AC (Asphalt/Cement)

NIGP 74502 Asphalt, AC (Asphalt/Cement), an Item code, covers bituminous paving materials and crack sealing services that state and local governments procure to maintain and construct asphalt roadways, parking lots, trails, and associated pavement infrastructure. Recent solicitations show state departments, counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose entities buying hot mix asphalt, Portland cement, asphalt emulsions, crack sealing and seal coating services, and full-scale milling-and-overlay resurfacing programs. The City of Charlotte seeks Portland cement for sidewalk, curb, and traffic signal foundation work under an IFB due November 3, 2026; the City of Peoria, Arizona is soliciting crack fill and seal services with an estimated annual spend of $400,000 to $600,000 on an ongoing basis; and the Missouri Department of Transportation Kansas City District is establishing a firm fixed-price plant pickup agreement for hot mix asphalt on an as-needed basis from Kearney and Platte City sites, with performance running through October 31, 2027 plus four optional one-year renewals. Issuing bodies include state highway and transportation departments (Missouri DOT, California DOT, Utah DOT, Massachusetts DOT), county transportation and engineering offices (Pinellas County, Clayton County, Santa Clara County), municipal public works departments (Charleston, Arlington, Fort Myers, Houston, Tucson), school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Granite School District), housing authorities, and special districts (Capitol Region Purchasing Council, Atlanta Beltline, Sanitation District No. 2-3).

Geographic activity spans the country with recent concentration in Florida (Pinellas County's four major pavement preservation packages totaling over 140 lane miles, multiple municipal solicitations), California (state and local resurfacing and trail projects, guardrail work in Humboldt County), Georgia (Clayton County liquid asphalt supply, Camden County road resurfacing, Atlanta Beltline trail construction), Massachusetts (MassDOT and municipal asphalt and hot mix bids), and the Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Massachusetts, California, and Florida account for the highest recent-opportunity density. Representative recent solicitations include Pinellas County's FY2027 Pavement Preservation Package 1 (ITB-C 26-0361), a milling and resurfacing program on four roadways totaling 38.55 lane miles with bids due July 28, 2026 and an engineer's estimate of $7.3 million; the City of Houston's FY2027 Citywide Asphalt Overlay Rehabilitation Project #1 (RFP CSP-2026-0009) for $10 million in construction with proposals due October 15, 2026, carrying a 3% WBE goal and 11% SBE goal; and the City of Arlington's annual requirements contract for hot mix asphalt concrete (IFB 270011), with bids due September 3, 2026, specifying pickup at the vendor's plant site using city-owned trucks. Small-business set-asides appear in California DOT SB Minor B guardrail and bridge-repair work (hard 2-1.05 eligibility gate), and prevailing-wage requirements are common on public works projects in Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Georgia.