NIGP 91013: Elevator Installation, Maintenance, Repair and Inspection

NIGP 91013 Elevator Installation, Maintenance, Repair And Inspection, an Item code, encompasses full-service elevator modernization, routine preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, and compliance inspections that state and local governments procure across municipal facilities, correctional institutions, educational campuses, transit authority structures, and specialized state agencies. Recent solicitations show a marked shift toward complete hydraulic-to-electric conversions and ADA-compliant platform lift replacements alongside traditional maintenance contracts, reflecting aging infrastructure modernization cycles and accessibility mandate compliance.

State procurement for elevator services spans diverse issuing bodies: city parks and recreation departments (West Valley City), state correctional facilities (Illinois Department of Corrections Big Muddy River and Menard facilities), county convention centers and parking structures (Orange County, Volusia County), community colleges (Anne Arundel, Laredo College District), school districts (Montgomery County Public Schools, DeKalb County, Florida School for the Deaf and Blind), state highway administrations (Maryland SHA, California Highway Patrol, TxDOT), state universities (California State University Los Angeles), state departments of human services and forestry (Illinois DHS, CAL FIRE), municipal governments (City of Tampa, City of Detroit, District of Columbia), and special-purpose authorities (Maryland Stadium Authority). Large capital modernization projects dominate recent activity: Orange County Convention Center's $21.665 million Phase 1A elevator-escalator replacement (sealed bids due October 20, 2026, IFB); DeKalb County's design-build $6.8 million cab modernization at thirteen school facilities (qualifications due November 19, 2026, RFQu); and West Valley City's $3 million hydraulic elevator replacement at Ridge Golf Club (RFP due October 26, 2026). Concurrent with capital work, state and local agencies actively solicit routine maintenance contracts covering monthly inspections, preventive service, emergency callback, and parts supply—typified by District of Columbia multi-group turnkey contracts covering 318 elevators across public schools, parks, and human services facilities (IFB due September 30, 2026) and Texas Department of Transportation district-level preventive maintenance and repair services (multiple districts with standing solicitation cycles).

Recent opportunities concentrate in California (CAL FIRE multi-location inspections and maintenance, California Science Center ten-unit service contract, California DMV sticker printing unrelated to elevator code, Cal State LA campus maintenance), Texas (TxDOT Paris and Austin districts, Kerrville State Hospital, Laredo College), Illinois (Department of Corrections facilities, Department of Human Services schools and developmental centers), and the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast (Maryland, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado). Issuing bodies increasingly mandate C-11 or equivalent state elevator contractor licenses, prevailing-wage compliance, emergency response timeframes (two to three hours for entrapments, 24-hour weekend callback availability standard), and comprehensive insurance thresholds ($1 million to $5 million general liability depending on contract scope). Set-asides and preferences appear in roughly half the recent postings: small-business reserves (Maryland, Illinois, District of Columbia), minority business enterprise and service-disabled veteran preferences (3–8 percent bid discounts in California, Florida, Colorado), and local-vendor preferences (West Valley City's 1–2 percent local pricing advantage). Maintenance contracts typically run three to five years with one or two renewal option periods; modernization projects span one to three years with substantial completion benchmarks tied to facility operations and event schedules. A mandatory pre-bid meeting or site visit accompanies most modernization and major multi-facility maintenance RFPs; question deadlines generally close 5–10 days before bid or proposal due dates.