NIGP 77018: Cant Strips (Expansion Joint Fillers)

NIGP 77018 Cant Strips (Expansion Joint Fillers), an Item code, covers sealing and finishing materials for joints and transitions in construction and facility maintenance work. State and local governments procure cant strips as component materials in roofing, waterproofing, and building envelope projects, typically specified within larger renovation or new-construction scopes where expansion joints require thermal or movement accommodation. Issuing bodies across the code include special-purpose districts such as fire protection authorities, along with county, city, and school district facilities management operations. The work is episodic and tied to capital projects rather than recurring supply streams; cant strips appear as line items or embedded specifications within sealed-bid ITB/IFB roofing, HVAC, and structural work rather than as standalone commodity procurements.

The Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District (SCCFD) issued ITB ITBCFDFY270065 on August 12, 2026, for a roof replacement project at 13635 Sycamore Avenue, San Martin, California, with bids due September 9, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PT. The scope specified removal and replacement of the existing roof using a Thermoplastic Polyolefin membrane system with full material and labor responsibility assigned to the contractor; cant strips and related expansion joint components would be embedded within the membrane system and furnishings scope. A mandatory pre-bid site visit was required on August 24, 2026, and the project is subject to prevailing wage requirements as a public work. Recent activity under this code concentrates in California, with limited visibility into broader geographic spread or frequency of cant-strip-specific solicitations across other states and jurisdictions.