NIGP 91219: Clearing and Grubbing Services

NIGP 91219 Clearing and Grubbing Services, an Item code, encompasses site preparation work that state and local governments procure to remove vegetation, trees, stumps, and debris from project sites in advance of construction, utility installation, or landscape restoration. Recent solicitations reflect two distinct application streams: large infrastructure projects (roadway, utility, and drainage work) and ecosystem or wildfire-mitigation activities. The Volusia County Veterans Memorial Parkway Extension project, for example, solicited clearing and grubbing across approximately 23.50 acres with sediment control and gopher tortoise survey and relocation—an ITB with bids due August 27, 2026 at $1.55 million estimated cost and 3% local-business preference. The City of Milton's Effluent Sprayfields and Pipeline Route project, posted as an ITB with a mandatory pre-bid meeting held January 13, 2026, called for clearing and grubbing across approximately 295 acres on a per-acre unit-price basis with prevailing-wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act and Davis-Bacon Act compliance, MBE participation goals, and gopher tortoise and eastern indigo snake environmental protections. Issuers span county transportation departments, cities, special water and wastewater districts, state environmental agencies, and development authorities. Large infrastructure projects (highway extensions, utility relocations, industrial-park development) dominate the recent bid volume; smaller municipal park and facility projects appear less frequently.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, Utah, Texas, and California, with notable volume from Florida counties (Volusia, Pinellas, Santa Clara) and state agencies (Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources). The Volusia County project and City of Milton ITB represent the largest disclosed clearing-and-grubbing scopes in the recent window, each crossing the $1 million estimated-project threshold. Geographic spread reflects regional construction and infrastructure investment cycles; Florida and Georgia solicitations cluster around transportation-network upgrades and stormwater management, while Utah and California activity targets wildfire mitigation and seismic-compliance facility upgrades. Set-asides and local-vendor preferences appear in a subset of procurements (Volusia's 3% local preference, Pinellas County's 10% SBE goal, Milton's MBE participation targets), signaling opportunity for qualifying firms. The code sees active bid competition with response deadlines typically 30–90 days from posting.