NIGP 76033: Graders, Motorized

NIGP 76033 Graders, Motorized, an Item code, covers single motor graders and motor grader systems that state and local governments procure for road maintenance, construction, and grounds management operations. Recent state and local solicitations reflect a steady market for new motor graders purchased outright by counties and state transportation departments, leased arrangements by county boards of commissioners, and used equipment specifications by county road departments—all specified to exacting technical standards including engine displacement, moldboard width, control type, warranty terms, and buyback provisions. The issuing bodies span county road and bridge departments (Colquitt County Georgia, Elbert County Georgia, Seminole County Georgia, Neshoba County Mississippi), state departments of transportation (Florida Department of Transportation District 2), and municipal equipment procurement cooperatives (Florida Sheriffs Association as a multi-jurisdiction equipment buyer). The geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and South—Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi—with scattered northern activity including Massachusetts and Illinois market-assessment work.

The most recent representative solicitations include the Florida Department of Transportation District 2's invitation to bid for one new Weiler G65 Motor Grader with delivery F.O.B. destination by June 30, 2027 and a five-percent in-state price preference (response due September 28, 2026); Colquitt County Georgia's invitation to bid on two new motor graders with slopers, CAT 140, John Deere 670G, or equivalent, specifying a five-year warranty or 7,500 hours with guaranteed buyback pricing (response due June 30, 2026); and Neshoba County Mississippi's two separate sealed-bid solicitations for one used 2021 model year or newer motor grader each, with detailed specifications requiring 37,000-pound minimum base weight, 225 horsepower minimum, 14-foot moldboard, and 36-month powertrain warranty with three-year guaranteed buyback (responses due August 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026). The Florida Sheriffs Association's broader 24-month equipment procurement vehicle (FSA26EQU240, response due September 2, 2026) includes motorized graders within a larger category of grounds care equipment available to sheriffs' offices statewide. Cooperative purchasing and multi-jurisdiction frameworks appear alongside direct county and state agency buys, with Massachusetts Operational Services Division conducting market assessment through an RFI on battery-powered landscaping equipment (response due July 13, 2026) and Illinois CMS issuing a five-year joint purchase master contract for asphalt equipment including grader-mounted attachments with a 4% Business Enterprise Program participation goal (response due August 12, 2026). No set-asides specific to motorized graders appear in the posted opportunities; E-Verify and drug-free workplace certifications are routine requirements across jurisdictions.