NIGP 91147: C.i.p., Preconstruction Reimbursable

NIGP 91147 C.i.p., Preconstruction Reimbursable is an Item code encompassing preconstruction services—design coordination, permitting support, cost estimating, constructability review, and related advisory work—that state and local governments procure as standalone preconstruction phases or as integrated components of design-build and construction management at risk delivery methods. Recent solicitations show counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities contracting for preconstruction work across infrastructure, facility renewal, and community development projects. The scope includes collaborative cost modeling and GMP development in progressive design-build engagements, constructability and buildability analysis tied to final design phases, utility coordination and permitting documentation review for bridge and water system work, and preconstruction management services embedded in construction manager at risk (CMaR) retainers. Issuing bodies include county departments of transportation and public utilities (Orange County, Florida; DeKalb County, Georgia), municipal public works and engineering divisions (City of Palm Bay, Florida; City of South Fulton, Georgia), independent school districts (DeKalb County School District, Georgia), state university systems (Georgia Institute of Technology via the Board of Regents), special-purpose water and sewer authorities (Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority, South Carolina), and regional economic development agencies (Invest Atlanta, Georgia).

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in South Carolina. Representative opportunities include Orange County, Florida's emergency bridge replacement projects (Y26742 and Y26750) soliciting sealed bids for Wallington Drive and Egret Way bridge reconstructions with design, permitting, and utility documentation packages totaling approximately $13.2 million, due July 7 and July 21, 2026 respectively; the Georgia World Congress Center Authority's Olympic Cauldron installation project requesting construction, restoration, and site preparation services with sealed proposals due July 13, 2026; the City of South Fulton's Cedar Grove Park Community Building progressing design-build project with progressive cost modeling and GMP development phases and final proposal deadline April 24, 2026; and the Board of Regents' Groseclose Building design-build renewal at Georgia Tech requesting qualifications for phased preconstruction and design services with estimated construction cost of $7.7 million to $8.543 million, qualifications due June 10, 2026. Most recent opportunities are structured as sealed-bid ITBs, RFPs with two-stage qualification and interview processes, and design-build RFQPs incorporating preconstruction as a contractual phase preceding final design and construction. All solicitations require electronic submission via jurisdiction-specific e-procurement platforms (OpenGov, BidNet Direct, Bonfire, or agency portals) with mandatory pre-bid, pre-proposal, or site-visit conferences.