NIGP 76016: Dredging Machines and Equipment

NIGP 76016 Dredging Machines and Equipment (Item) covers sediment and debris removal from waterways, stormwater ponds, and coastal areas using hydraulic and mechanical dredging equipment to restore water depth, improve water quality, and stabilize shorelines. State and local governments procure dredging services primarily through counties, municipalities, transit authorities, and airport authorities; recent solicitations originate from Florida jurisdictions (Palm Beach County, the City of Orlando, the City of Sebastian, the City of Casselberry, and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority) alongside a multistate cooperative procurement through Sourcewell serving participating entities across Washington state, California, and other regions. Representative work includes beach fill and dune construction (Palm Beach County's North County Shore Protection project, a FEMA-funded 980,000-cubic-yard hydraulic placement on 3.4 miles of shoreline, IFB with bids due November 18, 2026), as-needed maintenance dredging in municipal lakes (City of Orlando hydraulic dredging services RFP for accumulated sediment removal, due September 22, 2026), stormwater pond rehabilitation at regional airports (Greater Orlando Aviation Authority's 41,500-cubic-yard base-bid pond dredging at Orlando International Airport, IFB 26-995 with October 23, 2026 bid deadline and 2 percent local developing business and veteran business enterprise participation goal), and post-hurricane erosion repair involving sediment removal and slope revetment (City of Casselberry's Gee Creek erosion control projects, ITB with $623,345 engineering cost estimate, August 20, 2026 bid due date).

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (five active solicitations across Palm Beach County, Orange County, Brevard County, and Seminole County spanning beach protection, lake maintenance, airfield drainage, and municipal erosion control) with secondary activity in Washington state and California driven by cooperative purchasing frameworks. Issuing bodies range from county governments and city public works departments to special-purpose districts (airport authorities) and state cooperative purchasing vehicles. Work specifications across solicitations require Davis-Bacon wage compliance where federally funded, marine and environmental monitoring in coastal projects, site security and FAA compliance for airfield work, Florida licensing and certifications, performance and payment bonds (typically 100 percent of contract value), and fixed lump-sum or sealed-bid pricing structures. Liquidated-damages provisions are common, ranging from $1,609 to $5,600 per calendar day for delays. Pre-bid meetings and site visits are mandatory in most active solicitations.