NIGP 89082: Water Screens and Parts, Traveling

NIGP 89082 Water Screens and Parts, Traveling is an Item code that names replacement and repair components for traveling mechanisms in municipal water treatment infrastructure—specifically drive shafts, couplers, motors, thickener mechanisms, clarifiers, and slide gates installed in softeners, settling basins, and clarification equipment at treatment plants. State and local water utilities procure these parts both as emergency replacements of equipment that has failed or reached end of service life and as planned rebuilds of major treatment vessels. Work is solicited through sole-source procurements when equipment is proprietary to a single manufacturer and through competitive IFB when design and rebuild scopes permit multiple qualified bidders. Issuing bodies include municipal water departments (City of Holly Hill, City of Tampa), regional water authorities (Macon Water Authority), and county water resource departments (Hillsborough County), with geographic concentration in the Southeast—Florida, Georgia, and regions served by established water equipment manufacturers.

Recent solicitations span both routine parts procurement and major equipment replacement. The City of Holly Hill issued a sole-source Notice of Intended Decision in October 2026 (SS202001) for a $113,067 WesTech DS43 Dual Shaft Drive replacement with turnkey installation services at its Water Treatment Plant, driven by the original 2008 unit's obsolescence and WesTech's exclusive manufacturing status. The Macon Water Authority released an IFB in September 2026 (PE33561NONST2027000000073, due October 20, 2026) for rebuild of three gravity thickeners and clarifier #6 at Rocky Creek WRF with a mandatory pre-bid meeting October 6, 2026, requiring Georgia Utility Contractor licensing and 51 percent self-performance of work; the City of Tampa issued an RFQ in August 2026 (26P00518, due August 26, 2026) for Conductix couplers and 1 HP motors for traveling bridges at its David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility, accepting alternate products of equivalent quality. Hillsborough County announced a five-year sole-source award to TSC Jacobs, Inc. for OEM-certified parts and maintenance services across thirteen equipment manufacturers at an estimated cost of $4,934,870, reflecting the standardization economics that drive manufacturer lock-in across municipal water systems.