NIGP 91368: Maintenance and Repair, Canal

NIGP 91368 Maintenance and Repair, Canal, an Item code, encompasses state and local procurement of canal and waterway infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and emergency repair services including dredging, sediment removal, bank stabilization, vegetation management, and structural restoration work. State and local governments buy under this code when maintaining stormwater and drainage systems, water control structures, erosion control, and operational waterway channels across multiple jurisdictions and geographies. Recent solicitations span city departments, county engineering and natural resources divisions, water management authorities, and special-purpose districts, with Florida municipalities and counties representing the most active recent buyer base, followed by Georgia, Texas, and California. The City of DeBary, Florida has posted multiple opportunities including irrigation system upgrades and stormwater improvement projects; Collier County, Florida is establishing a qualified vendor pool for beach maintenance and coastal services; Harris County Flood Control District, Texas has issued watershed repair contracts for multiple channels; and Brevard County, Florida solicited hydraulic dredging and muck removal at Sykes Creek. Representative recent opportunities include Brevard County's Sykes Creek Phase II Muck Removal (IFB B82636, bids due August 21, 2026) encompassing 223,600 cubic yards of hydraulic dredging with optional zones, featuring a 1,400-day construction schedule and USACE environmental permitting; the City of DeBary's Small Scale Stormwater Improvement Project No. 4 (ITB 0618, bids due August 28, 2018) covering three locations with reinforced concrete pipe drainage, curb inlets, and manhole construction at an estimated $233,250 with a ten percent disadvantaged, small, and women-owned business participation goal; and Collier County's Beach Maintenance and Related Activities (IFQ 268687, proposals due November 12, 2026) establishing a three-year qualified vendor pool with two optional one-year renewals for debris removal, sand management, dune work, shoreline stabilization, erosion control, channel maintenance, beach renourishment, and emergency response services across coastal locations.

Activity clusters in Florida (coastal protection, stormwater management, canal systems), Texas (watershed rehabilitation, flood control district contracts), Georgia (canal and right-of-way maintenance), and California (stormwater infrastructure and seismic-integrated projects). Issuing bodies vary from municipal departments (cities of DeBary, Fort Myers, Palm Bay), county engineering and natural resources offices (Brevard, Collier, Harris, Hillsborough, Santa Clara, Bryan), transit and special-purpose water districts (Harris County Flood Control, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), and county consolidated governments. Contracts typically require competitive sealed bids or invitations for qualifications, mandatory pre-bid meetings or site visits, performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract value, comprehensive insurance (general liability $1 million to $2 million per occurrence, workers' compensation, pollution liability where applicable), and compliance with federal environmental permits (USACE, FDEP, EPA) and prevailing wage requirements when federally funded. Award criteria emphasize lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting technical specifications; recent contracts range from $90,000 (irrigation improvements) to $8.3 million (bridge replacement incorporating waterway components), with terms spanning one to three years and liquidated damages typically $150 to $2,000 per day for schedule delays.