NIGP 91140: C.i.p., Land Surveying Services

NIGP 91140 Land Surveying Services, an Item code, encompasses topographic survey work, utility location identification, property boundary surveys, and related surveying services that state and local governments procure to support infrastructure design, construction planning, and capital improvement projects. Recent solicitations show city and county public works departments, water authorities, school districts, and regional planning bodies issuing RFQs and RFPs for qualified surveying firms to support projects ranging from multi-use pathways and street improvements to water system expansions and facility planning. The work typically includes producing AutoCAD design files, detailed topographic surveys capturing site features, geotechnical investigation support, construction administration, and as-built documentation. Survey firms must hold current professional licensure in the relevant state and often require experience on projects of similar scope and complexity within a specified prior period. Insurance requirements are consistent across jurisdictions—Professional Liability coverage ranging from $1 million to $2 million per occurrence, and Commercial General Liability of $1 million per occurrence are standard.

Issuing bodies include cities (Santa Cruz, Sarasota, Dunwoody, Palm Bay, Edinburg, Sebastian, Albany), counties (Okaloosa, Glynn, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority), school districts (Atlanta Public Schools, Mt. San Antonio Community College District, Liberty Hill Independent School District), regional water authorities (Alameda County Water District, Toho Water Authority), and special-purpose districts (Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority). Cities and counties dominate recent activity, with multiple concurrent procurements from Santa Cruz, Florida cities (Sarasota, Plant City, Sebastian), and Georgia jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Santa Cruz Public Works issuing an RFQu for topographic survey services on the Swanton and Delaware Multi-Use Pathway and Laurel Street Sidewalk Infill projects (due May 28, 2026); the City of Sarasota conducting a Citywide Continuing Professional Services procurement under Florida's CCNA statute to establish a pool of surveying and design firms (due February 10, 2026); the City of Edinburg issuing an RFQ for a rotation list of licensed land and topographical surveying services (due July 14, 2026, for a two-year contract from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028); and Atlanta Public Schools seeking surveying service vendors through qualification-based selection to support a $300,000 annual expenditure pool across approximately 83 school sites (RFQ due March 20, 2026, with a pre-qualification conference on February 26, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Sarasota, Plant City, Sebastian, Palm Bay, Okaloosa County), California (Santa Cruz, Alameda County Water District, Mt. San Antonio Community College District), Georgia (Glynn County, DeKalb County, Atlanta Public Schools, Albany, Jackson County Water Authority), and Texas (Edinburg, Liberty Hill ISD), with secondary activity in South Carolina (Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority). Continuing service agreements structured as qualification-based pools with on-call or task-order arrangements and no guaranteed minimum volume characterize the majority of recent procurements.