NIGP 92513: Bridge Engineering

NIGP 92513 Bridge Engineering, Item code, covers construction engineering and inspection, design, repair, rehabilitation, and specialized consulting services for bridge projects of all scales—from emergency two-bridge replacement to complex grade separations and pedestrian overpasses. State and local procurement activity under this code reflects a sustained pipeline of bridge capital work, spanning urban, suburban, and rural jurisdictions across the Southeast and beyond, with significant recent activity in Georgia, Florida, and Connecticut. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) dominates recent solicitations, pursuing multiple Construction Engineering and Inspection awards, statewide government estimator contracts, and design-phase consulting for complex structures such as the US 19/SR 9 Bridge replacement over CSX Railroad and the US 278 grade separation. County and municipal agencies in Florida (Orange County, Sarasota County, Collier County) and Georgia (Chatham County, Columbia County, Bulloch County) are soliciting design, engineering, and professional services for bridge rehabilitation, pedestrian overpasses, and roadway widening projects that incorporate bridge elements. Transportation planning organizations in Florida (North Florida TPO, Broward County) and transit authorities are procuring specialized planning and Bus Rapid Transit consulting that includes bridge and grade-separation design components. Work is typically structured as qualification-based selection (QBS) under state procurement statutes, with two-phase evaluation (qualifications followed by technical approach for shortlisted firms) and negotiated compensation determined post-award. Georgia DOT enforces strict prequalification requirements in specific Area Classes (Rural Roadway Design, Complex Urban Roadway Design, Bridge Design, Construction Supervision, NEPA Documentation) and maintains restricted-firm lists to manage conflicts of interest; similar requirements appear in Florida and other states requiring FDOT or equivalent state prequalification.

Recent representative opportunities include the Georgia Department of Transportation's RFQ 484-081726 for Construction Engineering and Inspection services on three SR 316 intersection projects in Barrow County (SOQs due August 17, 2026), the Chatham County and City of Savannah partnership soliciting Phase I design engineering for the President Street Grade Separation over Bilbo Canal and CSX Railroad (SOQs due August 14, 2026), Orange County, Florida's sealed-bid procurement for the Horizon West Trail Phase 1A with boardwalk construction and water main work at estimated cost $5.657 million (bids due August 13, 2026), and Sarasota County's professional services library for fixed-span bridge rehabilitation and inspection services (proposals due May 26, 2026). Chatham County is actively pursuing multiple parallel roadway and grade-separation design procurements with state and federal transportation funding, reflecting regional infrastructure modernization. The City of Santa Fe is conducting a qualification-based procurement for A/E services on the Santa Fe Regional Airport Terminal Expansion (proposals due December 17, 2025, with FAA and state funding). Georgia and Florida jurisdictions lead in activity frequency and project complexity, though Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New Jersey municipalities are also in the market for bridge repair, rehabilitation, and pedestrian facility design. GDOT's exclusion of named firms (including HNTB Corporation, Blue Cypress Consulting, and Epic Insurance Brokers) and prequalification mandates create clear entry barriers; firms without existing GDOT certification in required Area Classes must pursue state prequalification ahead of competitive response. Compensation models vary—lump sum, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-per-unit, and specific rate structures are all negotiated post-award—and many solicitations carry federal grant compliance obligations (Davis-Bacon wage requirements, Buy America provisions, FTA or FHWA environmental and civil-rights standards) that add administrative overhead to delivery.