NIGP 75028: Concrete Curing Blankets and Paper

NIGP 75028 Concrete Curing Blankets and Paper, an Item code, covers consumable and temporary materials used to protect, cure, and finish concrete in construction and infrastructure projects. State and local governments procure concrete curing blankets, polyethylene sheeting, and absorbent paper products primarily as components within larger roadway resurfacing, bridge, trail, and utility-related construction contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The code sees activity from city departments of transportation, county public works offices, and municipal authorities executing pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian infrastructure, and emergency infrastructure replacement projects. Scope varies from routine asphalt overlay and sidewalk replacement work that incidentally requires concrete curing materials to specialized bridge replacement and roundabout construction where concrete finishing and protection are integral to project delivery.

Recent solicitations across Georgia, Florida, California, Texas, and Wisconsin show heavy concentration in pavement rehabilitation and pedestrian mobility improvements. The City of Atlanta Department of Transportation issued an IFB for 2025 LMIG Street Resurfacing and Associated Activities Group 3 with bids due August 3, 2026, encompassing 16.59 lane miles of milling, overlay, and utility adjustments requiring concrete pad encasement around utility structures. The City of Atlanta also solicited an IFB for Cleveland Avenue Pedestrian Mobility Improvements with bids due July 31, 2026, including new sidewalks and ADA-compliant infrastructure where concrete curing blankets protect early concrete set in finished pedestrian zones. Orange County, Florida issued a sealed bid for emergency replacement of two bridges with an estimated project cost of $6.2 million and a bid deadline of July 7, 2026. Santa Clara County, California solicited the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project with bids due May 21, 2026, specifying PCC curb, gutter, ramp, and sidewalk installations where curing protection is material. The City of Brownsville, Texas issued an IFB for the Southmost Nature Trail Phase III concrete hike-and-bike trail extending 10,138 linear feet with bids due May 21, 2026, requiring extensive concrete trail construction and supporting infrastructure. These projects typically specify concrete composition, thickness, and finish requirements but embed curing material procurement within general contractor scope rather than as separately solicited line items.