NIGP 91815: Architectural Consulting

NIGP 91815 Architectural Consulting is an Item code under which state and local governments procure design, planning, and pre-development services for a wide range of capital projects, from airport terminals and dam rehabilitation to library retrofits, parking lot upgrades, and municipal facility improvements. The recent opportunities show jurisdictions soliciting architectural and engineering services across diverse project types: airport terminal expansions, seismic retrofits of historic buildings, flood mitigation infrastructure, construction manager-at-risk services for phased delivery, facility assessments, feasibility studies, and master planning efforts. County departments, cities, school districts, and special authorities all use this code for single-engagement design RFPs, qualification-based procurements, and continuing-services frameworks through which work is issued on task-order basis as projects are identified.

Activity spans multiple states and regions, with concentrated recent solicitation volume in California (Sacramento County Department of Airports, City of Pasadena, County of Sacramento), Florida (Seminole County, City of Bradenton, City of Apopka, City of Orlando, Pinellas County), Georgia (City of Columbus, Gwinnett County, Bryan County, City of College Park), Connecticut (Town of Berlin), and Washington (Department of Enterprise Services, Grays Harbor College, City of Tacoma area). Representative opportunities include the County of Sacramento Department of Airports requesting construction manager-at-risk qualifications for the Sacramento International Airport Pedestrian Walkway from Terminal to Concourse B (RFQ, due May 26, 2023, $105 million estimated construction budget with phased CMAR delivery and preconstruction services); the City of Pasadena seeking a CMAR for Central Library Seismic Retrofit and Renovations (RFP Phase 1, $123.354 million total estimated direct cost, two-phase delivery with design-assist and construction); the City of Orlando requesting Design Services for Flood Mitigation by Drainwell Replacement under CDBG-DR funding (RFQ, due June 11, 2026, 43-month design and administration scope with federal compliance); and the Town of Berlin soliciting Civil Engineering Design and Construction Administration for Paper Goods Pond Dam Repair (RFP, due May 28, 2026, stone masonry arch structure rated Poor condition). Continuing-services and on-call contracts dominate the opportunity set, with Pinellas County, City of Bradenton, County of Sacramento, and multiple Florida municipalities establishing multi-year rosters of pre-qualified firms for task-order issuance.