NIGP 91368: Maintenance and Repair, Canal

NIGP 91368 Maintenance and Repair, Canal (Item) represents work state and local governments are actively soliciting to clear vegetation from canal and drainage infrastructure, stabilize embankments, repair erosion and channel damage, and perform ongoing maintenance on drainage conveyance systems. Recent solicitations show a mix of one-time vegetation-removal projects, emergency repairs following weather events, and ongoing maintenance contracts structured as indefinite-quantity awards with unit pricing or task order frameworks. The code captures both routine canal-clearing operations—typically measured in linear feet of vegetation removal with herbicide treatment—and substantial capital repairs involving riprap installation, bank stabilization, concrete channel lining, sediment removal, and outfall structure replacement across multi-station reaches or large geographic areas.

Issuing bodies under this code span county flood control districts, municipalities, and state environmental agencies across Florida, Texas, California, Utah, and South Carolina. Harris County Flood Control District and the City of Palm Bay, Florida appear multiple times in recent postings, signaling repeat procurement activity in those jurisdictions. Florida counties and municipalities dominate the recent-opportunity sample—Sarasota County (ITB #262842AMS for approximately 1,073,045 linear feet of canal and drainage maintenance over three years), Hillsborough County (roadside ditch and canal cleaning estimated at $2,847,500 over three years), Monroe County (seawall stabilization and canal work under hurricane mitigation funding), and the City of Fort Myers (canal mowing services)—alongside Harris County Flood Control District work in Texas and regional water authorities and transportation departments across other states. Geographic concentration appears strongest in Florida and Texas, with ancillary activity in California (Santa Clara County), Utah (City of South Jordan), and South Carolina (Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority). Representative recent opportunities include Harris County Flood Control District's ITB 260211 (general watershed repairs to channels across seven waterways in Harris County, ITB due July 20, 2026), Orange County, Florida's emergency bridge replacement (Y26-742, sealed bids due July 7, 2026, estimated $6,202,246.05), Monroe County's seawall stabilization at Old Marathon Tax Collector Building (RFS636, quotes due July 15, 2026 with federal prevailing wage requirements), and City of Fort Myers' canal mowing services (ITB26054, proposals due July 13, 2026, measured on per-linear-foot basis). Sarasota County's three-year canal and drainage maintenance contract (IFB #262842AMS, bids due May 18, 2026) illustrates the structured unit-pricing approach common in ongoing maintenance procurement.