NIGP 82081: Screens and Strainers, Water Intake, etc.

NIGP 82081 Screens and Strainers, Water Intake, Etc., an Item code, encompasses water treatment intake equipment and associated installation services that state and local water utilities procure for raw water intake systems and process water filtration. Based on recent state and local opportunities, the code captures both intake screening infrastructure—passive screens installed in natural water sources to protect pump intakes from debris and larger solids—and automated strainer equipment for recycled or reclaimed process water within treatment facilities. The work involves equipment supply, removal and replacement of existing units, installation, structural support work in water bodies, piping extensions, and associated electrical and process integration. Issuing bodies are primarily water and sewerage authorities and municipal utilities; the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County and Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority both appear in the recent opportunity block, indicating regular procurement activity by county and regional water operators.

Georgia has posted two representative opportunities under this code since May 2026. Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority issued an IFB on July 9, 2026 (bids due August 6) for the Etowah River Water Treatment Plant Intake Modifications project, requiring extension of raw water intake piping, installation of new passive intake screens in the river, structural support work, replacement of air burst piping and associated controls, and riverbank stabilization—a 250-day completion project with mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on July 16. The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County posted an IFB on May 13, 2026 (bids due June 12) for removal and direct replacement of a 16" automatic strainer at the North Oconee Water Reclamation Facility, with an estimated budget of $125,000 to $175,000 and work to commence within 10 days of notice to proceed. Both opportunities required Georgia-licensed contractors and GSIC compliance affidavits, and both permitted a 90–180 day bid validity period post-opening.