NIGP 91151: C.i.p., Project Management/Administration

NIGP 91151 C.i.p., Project Management/Administration, Item, encompasses construction project management, owner's representative services, and program-level facility administration work that state and local governments procure to oversee capital projects from preconstruction through delivery and closeout. Recent solicitations show state universities and county governments commissioning construction manager at risk (CMAR) firms for pre-construction services, cost estimating, constructability review, and construction oversight; owner's representative and advisory services for independent owner-side facility oversight; and program management staffing to manage multiple concurrent projects and provide construction inspection and resident project representation. State entities—particularly the Texas A&M University System Office of Facilities Planning & Construction, Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission on behalf of the University System of Georgia, and county and municipal governments—dominate recent activity under this code. Representative opportunities include the Texas A&M University System's CMAR RFP for the West Campus Vivarium in College Station (due November 12, 2026), a $135 million research facility requiring pre-construction services and construction delivery; Columbia County School District's RFP for Project Management Services on the Greenbrier High School Additions and Renovations project in Evans, Georgia (due November 20, 2026), structured on a percentage-cost-of-projects model with a one-year initial term and nine-year renewal options; and the Great Lakes Water Authority's request for engineering project management and inspection staff augmentation in Wayne County, Michigan (due August 10, 2026), seeking an average of five project managers and two to four construction inspectors to support concurrent capital projects.

Recent geographic concentration appears heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with standout repeat buyers including the Texas A&M University System (multiple CMAR RFPs for research facilities, residence halls, and building renovations across campuses in College Station, Stephenville, Bryan, and Texarkana) and the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (multiple construction management at risk projects at Kennesaw State University and Columbus State University). Activity also includes Colorado municipalities (Town of Parker's multi-award construction management and inspection pre-qualification contract), California counties (San Mateo County's community health advisory services and Santa Clara County's progressive design-build seismic compliance project), and Florida utilities under state coordination (Outage Management System procurement). Compensation structures vary widely—CMAR engagements typically separate preconstruction fees from guaranteed-maximum-price construction contracts; advisory and program management work is often deliverable-based or time-and-materials with not-to-exceed caps; and multi-award vehicles commonly deploy staffing on an as-needed basis across concurrent projects. Set-asides and preferences appear selectively—Texas Education Code 51.782(e) CMAR procurements require State of Texas Subcontracting Plans; Georgia reciprocal-preference law applies to resident proposers on university projects; and San Mateo County offers local preference points. Bonding, insurance, and professional licensing are standard requirements across all solicitation types.