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

NIGP 91140 C.i.p., Land Surveying Services, an Item code, covers topographic surveys, boundary and ALTA/ACSM surveys, utility location work, construction staking, as-built documentation, certified survey maps, legal descriptions, and aerial drone surveying that state and local governments procure on continuing and project-specific bases. Recent solicitations show cities, counties, and special districts retaining on-call surveying rosters to support infrastructure, planning, environmental compliance, and real-property operations without committing to minimum work volumes. The mix of issuing bodies ranges from city engineering departments (Tucson, Sarasota, Altamonte Springs, Santa Cruz, Plant City, Edinburg) and county assessor and flood-control offices (Ada County, Harris County Flood Control District, Dane County) to regional transit authorities. Continuing-contract structures dominate: cities and counties post RFQs or RFPs to establish rotating lists of qualified firms, then issue task authorizations for individual projects as work arises, with compensation typically on hourly rates for time-and-materials work or lump-sum fees for defined-scope assignments.

Recent activity spans Florida (Casselberry, Altamonte Springs, Sarasota, Plant City), Arizona (Tucson), Wisconsin (Dane County), Georgia (Tybee Island, DeKalb County), Texas (Harris County Flood Control District, Edinburg), Idaho (Ada County), and California (Santa Cruz). Representative solicitations include the City of Altamonte Springs' RFP 26-073-GR for surveying and mapping services (due June 26, 2026) seeking minimum two firms for plat review and ALTA surveys with 21-calendar-day turnaround and a two-year initial term; Dane County's on-call professional surveying and mapping services procurement (due September 10, 2026) for landfill site operations and environmental compliance with five-year contract and fixed hourly rates for seven position categories; the City of Tucson's RFQ 240202 for twelve on-call survey firms (due July 22, 2024) supporting the Department of Transportation & Mobility with $500,000 estimated annual spend and a 5% DBE aspirational goal; and the City of Santa Cruz Public Works' RFQu for topographic survey support on two infrastructure projects (due May 28, 2026) with pricing negotiated post-ranking from the top respondent. Florida continues to rely on the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) framework for professional services, enabling jurisdictions to select and rank firms before negotiating fees—a structural pattern not universal across other states.