NIGP 91195: Waived Utility Expense.

NIGP Item 91195 Waived Utility Expense covers infrastructure construction and installation work where state and local governments procure labor, materials, equipment, and services to build or reconstruct utility systems — water wells, sewer lines, telecommunications and IT infrastructure — without charging end users directly or as a pass-through cost. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers contracting for construction of production wells with complete testing and certification, low-pressure sewer system installation including grinder pump systems and site restoration, and IT and low-voltage infrastructure buildout for public facilities. Issuing bodies include county governments (DeKalb County, Georgia), municipal utilities (City of Palm Bay, Florida), and regional water and sewer authorities (Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority, South Carolina), reflecting the infrastructure-heavy nature of the code.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, with posted opportunities from Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina between February and June 2026. The Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB 2026IFB020) on February 19, 2026, for CIP 1836 – Alljoy Low Pressure Sewer Phase 1 in Barnwell County, with sealed bids due March 24, 2026, encompassing approximately 21.5 miles of sewer infrastructure, 114 low-pressure grinder pump systems, and septic tank abandonments across four sequential phases. The City of Palm Bay released Request for Proposal 30RFP26 on April 6, 2026, for the North Regional Water Treatment Plant Production Wells NRO-3 through NRO-6, seeking design and construction of four 17.4-inch diameter production wells to 850 feet depth with comprehensive testing, geophysical logging, and wellhead assembly, with responses due April 28, 2026. DeKalb County posted ITB 2026-076-ITB on June 9, 2026, for IT and low-voltage infrastructure reconstruction at the DeKalb Tennis Center in Decatur, Georgia, with bids due July 13, 2026.