NIGP 76511: Cranes, Clamshell

NIGP 76511 Cranes, Clamshell is an Item code purchasing equipment rental and specialized lifting services. State and local governments soliciting under this code are procuring mobile hydraulic cranes, boom truck cranes, rough terrain cranes, and crawler cranes ranging from 14 tons to 300+ tons capacity, typically with certified operators and rigger personnel for maintenance, repair, construction, and emergency operations. The County of Orange, California, is actively seeking crane rental services with operators to support stormwater infrastructure maintenance, building HVAC work, and miscellaneous lifting operations under IFB0803012301DS, posted June 26, 2026, with bids due May 7, 2026; the contract not to exceed $1,100,000 across three years with firm fixed pricing for five crane sizes (14-ton through 90-ton hydraulic cranes), overtime rates, travel charges, and rigger services, subject to a five percent evaluation discount for Orange County Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise certified vendors. Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), a Florida utility cooperative, is establishing an annual crane rental contract under ITB 2026-012 with bids due July 1, 2026, seeking one or more contractors to provide mobile and specialized cranes ranging from 15 tons to 300+ tons capacity with NCCCO-certified operators, 24/7 emergency response capability, and three-year firm fixed pricing across July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, with one optional three-year renewal and a potential six-month extension.

Issuing bodies under this code include county public works departments and municipal utilities. Geographic activity is concentrated in California and Florida, with recent solicitations from Orange County and Gainesville, Florida. Beyond the two primary crane rental opportunities, the source contains multiple bridge inspection, pavement rehabilitation, and guardrail replacement solicitations from Santa Clara County and PennDOT through SAI Consulting Engineers, but these represent tangential equipment and services (access equipment, traffic control, structural work) rather than crane rental services themselves. The core crane rental market is driven by infrastructure maintenance and emergency response requirements, with strict compliance mandates around operator certification (California Title 8 Section 5006.1 or NCCCO equivalent), insurance minimums (typically $1,000,000 general liability), and prevailing wage or labor compliance where applicable. Response time requirements are material—Orange County specifies one-week routine response, eight-hour non-emergency response, and two-hour emergency response—indicating that local or regional contractor capacity and dispatch speed are competitive factors. Pricing under these contracts is firm fixed with no escalators permitted in year one and subsequent adjustments capped at documented cost increases or the lower of five percent or inflation indices with 180-day notice.