NIGP 91842: Engineering Consulting

NIGP 91842 Engineering Consulting, Item tier code, encompasses professional consulting services for infrastructure assessment, design, and construction oversight across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments procure these services to support capital projects spanning transportation, water utilities, facilities, environmental remediation, and alternative delivery initiatives—typically through RFPs and RFQs when scope is complex, or IFBs when deliverables are narrowly defined.

Recent solicitations show activity spanning a diverse issuing-body mix: state departments (Georgia DOT, Oregon Health Authority, Colorado Water Conservation Board, New Jersey DEP), counties (Dane County Wisconsin, Orange County Florida, Brevard County Florida, Pinellas County Florida), cities (Fort Myers, Pompano Beach, Phoenix, Green Cove Springs, Daytona Beach, Santa Monica, Winder), community colleges (Valencia College, Chandler-Gilbert Community College), water districts (West Basin Municipal Water District), and special-purpose authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority). Representative opportunities include Dane County's RFP for public safety radio interoperability and systems engineering (due November 12, 2026, $1 million commercial liability required); Cobb County's RFQ for Factory Shoals Pedestrian Bridge Phase 1 design engineering (due November 12, 2026, GDOT prequalification mandatory); Georgia DOT's RFQ for independent cost estimator services supporting P3 and alternative delivery projects on the I-285 East Express Lanes (due November 16, 2026, ten-year bottom-up estimating experience required); and Orange County Florida's design-build RFP for Convention Center chilled water system upgrade (due October 15, 2026, $77.1 million estimated project cost). Work spans preliminary and final design phases, construction engineering and inspection, feasibility studies, cost estimating, permitting support, and construction administration across roadways, bridges, water systems, stormwater infrastructure, building renovations, and watershed planning.

Geographically, recent activity concentrates in Florida (Fort Myers, Pompano Beach, Daytona Beach, Green Cove Springs, Kissimmee, Leesburg, St. Cloud), Georgia (Cobb County, Glynn County, Winder, GDOT statewide), and California (Santa Monica, West Basin Water District). Secondary activity spans Wisconsin, Colorado, Mississippi, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Ohio, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Evaluation commonly emphasizes technical qualifications of key personnel, past performance with similar projects, cost, and project approach; many procurements enforce FDOT or state-level prequalification requirements as mandatory screens. Set-asides and preferences are inconsistent—some solicitations note MBE, WBE, or local-vendor preferences; others remain open. DBE compliance applies to federally funded work. Contract structures vary from fixed lump-sum to time-and-materials to continuing master agreements with task-order authorization. Professional liability insurance minimums typically range from $1 million to $5 million per occurrence, with general liability and workers' compensation required across the board.