NIGP 90642: Harbors; Jetties; Piers; Ship Terminal Facilities - Architectural

NIGP 90642 Harbors, Jetties, Piers, Ship Terminal Facilities—Architectural, Item code, encompasses architectural and engineering design services for port and marine infrastructure projects solicited across special taxing districts, counties, and municipalities. State and local governments buy design, planning, construction management, and rehabilitation services for boat landings, marinas, piers, parking facilities, restroom facilities, and related marine terminal infrastructure through this code. Scope spans survey and staking, geotechnical investigation, permitting, structural and mechanical engineering, construction phase management, wetland services, and post-design support delivered via individual task orders or master agreements. The issuing bodies include special taxing districts (Central Florida Tourism Oversight District), county commissioners (Clay County, Beaufort County, Collier County), and municipal governments (City of Fort Myers, City of Nicholls, Lower Colorado River Authority). On-call and continuing-contract structures dominate recent solicitations, with evaluation criteria typically weighted toward experience, capability, and design approach; professional liability insurance minimums range from $2 million to $5 million per claim depending on scope.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District issued RFP 16370 on June 29, 2026, for structural and mechanical engineering continuing services (three three-year contracts with optional two-year renewal, minimum 90-point qualification threshold, proposals due July 31, 2026). Clay County Board of County Commissioners posted IFB 2526089 on June 22, 2026, for Knights Marina and Lake Shore Boat Ramp repair, redevelopment, and improvements (proposals due July 6, 2026, with Addendum #2 posted May 28, 2026). Beaufort County solicited RFQ 052125 for Alljoy Boat Landing/Parking Design (proposals due May 21, 2025, evaluating on 100-point scale across experience, capability, budget control, design approach, and regional familiarity), and issued broader on-call professional services RFQ through December 6, 2027, covering marine engineering and related disciplines for projects under $50,000. The City of Fort Myers, Florida, established a three-year continuing architectural services contract (RSQ 25-069) with MBE and local vendor preference scoring. Collier County's Professional Services Library (RPS 25-8348) includes Coastal Engineering and Aquatics Engineering among 17 disciplines, with proposals due November 17, 2025, structured as five-year contracts with one-year renewal options and $200,000 per work order caps.