NIGP 74506: Asphalt, Cutback

NIGP 74506 Asphalt, Cutback is an Item code under which state and local governments procure liquid asphalt binders and cold-mix asphalt materials for pavement maintenance, repair, and construction work. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties buying cutback asphalt, hot mix asphalt, cold mix asphalt with cutback binders, and tack coats on blanket purchase order and as-needed contract bases to supply street maintenance divisions, public works departments, and capital infrastructure programs. The issuing bodies span cities (Palo Alto, Olathe, Owensboro, Waxahachie), counties (Santa Clara, Orange, Hunt, Kenosha, Broward), and special-purpose authorities (Sanitation District No. 2-3 in Santa Clara County). Repeat buyers include Santa Clara County, which has posted multiple pavement repair and rehabilitation solicitations in recent months, and cities in Texas and Florida with ongoing street maintenance programs. Contracts typically run one to three years with renewal options and include firm fixed pricing in the initial year with escalation provisions or indexed pricing in subsequent years.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Texas, Florida, and the upper Midwest. The City of Olathe, Kansas issued IFB 26-0085 in September 2026 for hot mix asphalt (seven grades ranging 200–7,000 tons estimated annually), cold mix asphalt with polypropylene fibers (300 tons), and three types of liquid asphalt (500–2,000 gallons), with a three-year initial term plus two one-year renewal options and local-vendor preference under City Ordinance #3.50.140. The City of Palo Alto Utilities Department issued RFQ 197088 (posted July 15, 2026, due April 8, 2026) for a primary and secondary supplier of hot mix asphalt and coldmix cutback material on blanket purchase order, specifying batch-plant location within eleven miles of the Municipal Services Center for the primary supplier and within twenty miles for the secondary supplier, with firm fixed pricing Year 1 and escalation-ladder pricing thereafter. Santa Clara County posted ITB-PRC-FY27-0066 (due August 31, 2026) for Pavement Installation and Repair Services estimated at $2.5 million covering multiple work orders on county roads, expressways, and parking lots with asphalt and concrete variations. The City of Waxahachie, Texas posted RFP 20240601 (due June 20, 2024) for an annual contract awarding both "Primary" and "Secondary" contractors in asphalt and concrete categories on as-needed basis for street repair, paving repair, and curb repair, with one-year initial term and four optional one-year renewals.