NIGP 90688: Towers - Architectural Services

NIGP 90688 Towers—Architectural Services, an Item code, covers design, engineering, and professional consulting services for tower structures and related architectural work that state and local governments solicit when planning communications infrastructure, facility expansions, and specialized building projects. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers procuring comprehensive architectural and engineering services ranging from cellular tower leasing and design to airport terminal and parking facility expansions, gymnasium reconstruction following disaster recovery, and municipal branding and identity systems. The issuing bodies include city planning and airport authorities (Santa Fe Regional Airport, Hillsborough County Public Schools, City of Pasadena, City of Union City), county boards of commissioners, school districts, and municipal governments in Georgia, Florida, California, and New Mexico. Work scopes typically require firms to deliver preliminary engineering reports, schematic design, construction documents, site visits, stakeholder engagement, and construction administration across multiple phases, with qualifications thresholds often demanding minimum five to ten years of relevant experience and professional licensing in architecture or engineering.

Recent activity spans multiple states with concentration in Georgia and New Mexico. Representative opportunities include the City of Santa Fe procuring Architect and Engineering Services for Santa Fe Regional Airport rental car parking facilities and east parking lot expansion (RFP FY26RFP037, proposals due February 20, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools seeking district-wide cell tower leasing design and installation services (RFP 26359RFPMST, proposals due September 23, 2026), the City of Nicholls requesting architectural and engineering services for gymnasium replacement following Hurricane Helene damage (RFQ R3, proposals due June 2, 2026), and the City of Hampton commissioning logo design, guidelines, and branding services development across four phases (RFP 2026-08, proposals due November 9, 2026). The City of Pasadena is procuring a Construction Manager at Risk for the Central Library Seismic Retrofit and Renovations project with an estimated direct cost of $123,354,000. Most procurements use qualification-based selection with point-weighted evaluation criteria, require professional liability insurance ranging from $1 million to $2 million, and favor firms with demonstrated CDBG, FAA, or municipal project experience. Small business, DBE, and local vendor preferences apply across several opportunities.