NIGP 91252: Maintenance and Repair, Hike and Bike Trails

NIGP 91252 Maintenance and Repair, Hike and Bike Trails, an Item code, covers trail and path construction, repair, and improvement work that state and local governments procure across municipal recreation systems. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers implementing comprehensive trail infrastructure projects: concrete and soft-surface trail construction with bridges, boardwalks, and drainage systems; resurfacing and repair of existing trail segments; installation of pedestrian bridges and retaining walls; and associated site amenities such as signage, lighting, and rest stations. The issuing bodies span cities (Fort Myers, Boulder, Atlanta, Columbus, Milton, Chattahoochee Hills, Olathe, Eugene, Tucson, Cave Creek, Rome), counties (Boulder County, Santa Clara County, DeKalb County, Cobb County, Bell County, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Oconee County, Bergen County), and special authorities (Atlanta Beltline, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission). Activity includes both standalone trail projects and components of broader park renovation programs. Representative recent opportunities include the Boulder County Longmont-to-Boulder Trail-Jay Road Connection Project (IFB, bids due November 12, 2026, $200,000 base bid plus alternatives), the City of Fort Myers John Yarbrough Linear Park Phase IV Extension shared-use path and bridge improvements (ITB, bids due November 9, 2026, funded through Florida Department of Transportation), and the City of Chattahoochee Hills Cochran Mill Park Bridge Repair/Replacement (RFP, proposals due November 19, 2026).

Trail maintenance and repair activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), the Mountain West (Colorado, Arizona), California, Illinois, and the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon). A secondary stream of work covers on-call parks maintenance services (Columbus Consolidated Government, City of Milton, City of Eugene) and green infrastructure maintenance (Tucson). Work spans construction ITBs with prevailing wage requirements, design-build RFPs requiring prequalification, and on-call retainer agreements with per-project task ordering. Set-asides and DBE goals appear in several Georgia and Florida solicitations (10 percent DBE participation in Columbus, Georgia projects). Project values range from under $100,000 (tennis court resurfacing, small bridge repairs) to multi-million-dollar comprehensive trail extensions (Fort Myers project, Hog Pen Creek Trail in Bell County, Texas at $2.79 million). Contracts typically require performance and payment bonds, comprehensive general liability insurance at $1 million to $2 million per occurrence, and compliance with prevailing wage and accessibility standards where federal funding applies. Pursuit calculus favors firms with documented trail construction and bridge/boardwalk installation experience, capacity to manage environmental and utility coordination in active parks, and established bonding and insurance infrastructure for projects spanning 90 to 365 calendar days.