NIGP 90694: Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution - Architectural

NIGP 90694 Water Supply, Treatment And Distribution - Architectural, an Item code, encompasses design, engineering, and commissioning services for water supply infrastructure projects that state and local governments are actively procuring — including water well systems, water treatment plant upgrades, storage tank installations, meter installation oversight, and water feature design at public facilities. Recent solicitations show city water departments, counties, university systems, and airport authorities issuing RFPs and RFQs for engineering and architectural services tied to water infrastructure expansion, renovation, and equipment replacement. Issuing bodies include municipal water departments (Tucson, City of Tallahassee power generation chemical treatment supporting water systems), county watershed management divisions (Fulton County Department of Watershed Management in Georgia), university system offices of facilities planning (Texas A&M University System, University of Texas System), and airport authorities (Santa Fe Regional Airport). Work spans pre-design feasibility studies, schematic and design development, construction documents, construction administration, commissioning, and retro-commissioning of water and wastewater treatment equipment, storage systems, and distribution infrastructure.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with multiple solicitations from Georgia (Fulton County, City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Bulloch County), Florida (City of Winter Park for Sanitaire diffuser replacement parts), and Texas (University of Texas System RFQ for utilities and energy management projects including water systems, Texas A&M University System design-build RFP for RELLIS campus water well, City of Lubbock design phase prequalification). Representative opportunities include the University of Texas System RFQ 27PSP003 (posted October 5, 2026, due November 2, 2026) for utilities and energy management on an IDIQ basis with a maximum value of $5,000,000 covering multi-disciplinary engineering and architectural services across utility plants, distribution systems, and building-specific infrastructure; Bulloch County RFQ FY27-AP-WATER (posted July 23, 2026, due August 25, 2026) for engineering design professional services on airport water and sewer infrastructure with a preliminary stated cost limitation of $7 million; and Fulton County ITB 26ITB1645977A-JWT (posted September 1, 2026, due September 15, 2026) for large water meter installation services covering an estimated 40 new installations and 20 replacements annually. Respondents typically must maintain professional liability insurance ranging from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 depending on project scope, hold current professional engineering licenses in the relevant state, comply with E-Verify and debarment certification requirements, and often demonstrate a minimum of two to five years of experience on comparable water infrastructure projects.