NIGP 83073: Steel Tanks, Water Works Type, Elevated and Tower

NIGP 83073, Steel Tanks, Water Works Type, Elevated And Tower, is an Item code that encompasses procurement of elevated and ground-level water storage tanks ranging from 12,150 gallons to 2.5 million gallons, along with associated installation, rehabilitation, inspection, cleaning, and repair services. State and local governments solicit these tanks for potable water distribution, feedlot operations, treatment plant functions, and system redundancy; recent work includes full tank replacement, interior and exterior surface preparation and recoating, structural repairs, installation of mixing systems and safety systems, piping extensions, valve assemblies, and tank-mounted electrical and instrumentation work. Issuing bodies span municipal water utilities (City of Reynolds, Georgia; Town of Mooresville, North Carolina; Pinellas County, Florida), county water authorities and commissions (Charles County, Maryland; Seminole County, Florida; Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Florida), special water-purpose districts (Union Church Water Association, Mississippi; Calhoun Water Association, Mississippi), small municipal and cooperative associations, higher-education facilities (West Texas A&M University), and state departments (Georgia Department of Agriculture). No single jurisdiction dominates; activity is distributed across multiple states with repeat buyers in Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Maryland, and Georgia.

Recent solicitations show elevated tank construction, rehabilitation, and service work across multiple states. The City of Reynolds, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids (due August 14, 2026) for construction of a 200,000-gallon elevated water storage tank with electrical, grading, and piping work under an IFB with Build America, Buy America Act compliance required. West Texas A&M University issued an RFP (due August 12, 2026) for provision and installation of a 250,000-gallon tank at its Beef Cattle Feedlot in Canyon, Texas, with evaluation weighted toward feasibility and cost. Charles County, Maryland is soliciting construction bids (due August 25, 2026) for a 15,000-gallon horizontal steel reject-water storage tank rehabilitation with 33.55 percent MWBE participation goals and prevailing wage requirements. Earlier solicitations include Tohopekaliga Water Authority's IFB for ground storage tank inspection, cleaning, and repair services across three Florida counties (due March 26, 2026); Garland City's June 25, 2026 deadline for Timber Ridge Elevated Storage Tank rehabilitation (2.5 million gallons); and Calhoun Water Association's June 5, 2026 bid deadline for rehabilitation of two elevated tanks (75,000 and 200,000 gallons) in Laurel, Mississippi. Service work extends beyond new tank construction to inspection, painting, coating, and tank interior-cleaning contracts with response windows ranging from weeks to months, reflecting both routine maintenance and capital improvement cycles across water systems.