NIGP 91231: Construction, Statues and Monuments

NIGP 91231 Construction, Statues And Monuments is an Item code encompassing the design, construction, restoration, relocation, and installation of monuments, statues, commemorative installations, and associated hardscape and site work. State and local governments buy monument conservation and restoration services (including stone consolidation, material analysis, and compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Preservation), monument relocation and installation projects, new monument signage and bases, pool and aquatic facility construction, site beautification with monument elements, and integration of monuments into park and plaza renovations. Recent solicitations span city governments, counties, school districts, and special authorities, with activity concentrated in Georgia, Florida, California, Texas, Michigan, and Mississippi.

Recent opportunities include the City of Jackson, Michigan's solicitation for stone conservationist services to restore the Withington Park Civil War Monument (RFP with due date August 20, 2026); Westwood Community School District in Michigan seeking design and installation of 2026 monument signs at multiple locations (RFP, sealed bids due July 30, 2026); the City of Savannah requesting Statements of Qualification for monument preservation and maintenance services for Historic Parks and Squares (pre-qualification RFP, due August 4, 2026 with mandatory pre-proposal meeting July 15, 2026); Orange County, Florida bidding emergency bridge replacement projects including structural and design work (ITB, due July 7, 2026, estimated cost $6.2 million); and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority procuring construction and installation services for the Olympic Cauldron Relocation and Installation Project at Centennial Olympic Park (RFP with mandatory proposal conference June 23, 2026, due July 13, 2026). Other representative solicitations include Chatham County, Georgia seeking pool renovation and construction (sealed bids due February 18, 2026, estimated budget $800,000 to $1,000,000 with M/WBE set-aside targeting 30% participation), the City of Midland, Texas advertising airport beautification improvements including landscape and signage elements (bids due April 29, 2026), and Okaloosa County, Florida procuring construction of concrete walking paths, boardwalks, statue pedestals, and landscaping at Veterans Park (ITB, due April 23, 2026). The code sees steady activity across general contractors, specialty conservation firms, and design-build entities, with particular concentration in park and public-facilities renovation, infrastructure improvements tied to monuments or commemorative sites, and pool construction bundled with site hardscape work.