NIGP 91741: Contracted Services, Utilities

NIGP 91741 Contracted Services, Utilities—an Item code—encompasses maintenance, repair, design, and operations of water, wastewater, electric transmission, and utility support infrastructure. State and local governments under this code procure pump station rehabilitation and replacement, water and sewer main installation and lining, transmission line hardening and insulator replacement, fuel delivery, after-hours utility dispatch, septic-to-sewer conversions, and specialized consulting for utility curriculum development and performance-based energy and water savings contracting. Work typically involves licensed contractors managing confined-space operations, emergency response, equipment installation, and compliance with utility-specific standards and regulatory frameworks.

Issuing bodies include Florida counties (Orange, Pinellas, Seminole, Pasco, Hillsborough, Citrus), Florida cities (College Station, Rio Rancho, Plant City, Leesburg, Fort Myers, North Miami Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Gallup), Florida municipal and regional utilities (Valencia College, Florida Keys Electric Cooperative, Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative), Texas municipalities, and New Mexico municipalities. Recent activity concentrates heavily in Florida, with secondary activity in Texas and New Mexico. Representative recent opportunities include Seminole County's Wastewater Pump Station R & R (ITB CC710026HSM, bids due August 5, 2026, master service agreement for maintenance and equipment renewal across 18 service categories), Orange County's Wekiwa Springs Septic Tank Retrofit Phase 5A (ITB Y26707, estimated project cost $4.66 million, sealed bids due January 15, 2026, gravity and force-main sewer installation serving 63 homes), the City of Leesburg's U.S. Highway 27 Water Main Replacement (IFB 26-016-HG, engineer's estimate $7.17 million across two phases, 21-month contract period, sealed bids due July 29, 2026), and the City of Plant City's as-needed CIPP Lining Services contract (IFB 26049UMIFB, covering approximately 160 miles of wastewater collection system, proposals due September 24, 2026, multiple-award vehicle). Additional recent procurements span transmission-line pole replacement and insulator changeout (Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, proposals due July 14, 2026), wastewater treatment plant filter improvements (City of College Station, Texas, RFP 26-068, sealed proposals due June 1, 2026), and guaranteed energy and water savings performance contracting (City of North Miami Beach Water & Wastewater Department, Notice of Intent to Solicit issued August 21, 2026, twenty-year performance-based contract structure anticipated).