NIGP 74542: Coal Tar Pitch, Emulsions, and Anti-Stripping Additives

NIGP 74542 Coal Tar Pitch, Emulsions, and Anti-Stripping Additives (Item) encompasses ready-to-use and plant-supplied bituminous paving and patching materials that state and local governments procure for roadway maintenance, pavement repair, and infrastructure rehabilitation. Recent solicitations show demand for cold-mix asphalt patch in 60-pound bags for pothole and utility-cut repair, hot-mix asphalt supplied at plant or delivered to job sites, bituminous concrete for overlay and pavement work, and ancillary materials such as tack oil and sealants used in asphalt removal and replacement operations. Issuing bodies include city departments of public works and transportation, county sanitation and transportation authorities, state agencies, and towns. The City of Baltimore Department of Public Works and Department of Transportation are active repeat buyers, soliciting both cold-mix materials and hot-mix supplies on a requirements-contract basis. The City of Attleboro has posted multiple solicitations within a single bidding window for hot-mix asphalt, laid-in-place work, and annual supply contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Massachusetts and California, with secondary posting activity from Utah and South Carolina. Recent representative opportunities include the City of Baltimore Department of Public Works requesting bids on Black-Fill 60-pound bags of cold-mix bituminous material (solicitation BPM058734, due July 10, 2026), the Town of Burlington, Massachusetts seeking sealed bids for 300 tons of bituminous concrete Type I-1 at plant price during normal seasons and 85 tons in winter (solicitation BD271459BTV05, due August 12, 2026), and Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 requesting bids for the Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2, which includes pipe replacement and mainline extensions with specified paving and sealant work (solicitation ITBRDAFY270088, ITB due September 17, 2026). The Massachusetts solicitation for bituminous concrete and related materials (solicitation BD271341WTRT1WTRT2133770, due October 13, 2026) lacked sufficient detail to clarify the issuing body or procurement type.