NIGP 95826: Construction Management Services

NIGP 95826 Construction Management Services is an Item code that encompasses on-site project management, construction oversight, cost and schedule control, quality assurance, and owner's representation services state and local governments procure across water utilities, transit authorities, K–12 school districts, universities, cities, counties, and special-purpose districts. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies ranging from large universities (Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, UCLA) and state agencies (Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Texas Facilities Commission, Georgia Department of Transportation) to mid-sized municipalities (City of Santa Cruz, City of Pasadena, Sarasota County) and smaller jurisdictions (Summit County Utah, Wheat Ridge Colorado). The work spans preconstruction services (design collaboration, constructability reviews, cost estimating, scheduling, value engineering, GMP development) and construction-phase delivery (full-time site inspection, contract administration, subcontractor coordination, materials testing, pay-request processing, closeout documentation). Representative recent procurements include the City of Santa Cruz Water Department's restricted RFP (RFPNOWT0311) for construction management and environmental services on the Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant Facilities Improvement Project, a $100 million+ progressive design-build on an active utility facility with July 2026 deadlines; UCLA's RFQ (0000039812) for geotechnical engineering services supporting the West Valley Medical Center Master Plan Study; the State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services RFP (S1070000017499) for Construction Manager/General Contractor services on the Labor & Industries Building Modernization ($120–$130 million GMP target, September 2026 proposal deadline); and the Georgia Institute of Technology's two-step CM/GC RFQPs for the Global Learning Center renovation ($4.05 million SCL, July 2026) and Chilled Water Distribution Replacement ($46 million GMP, July 2026).

Activity concentrates in California (Santa Cruz, UCLA, Pasadena, Ontario International Airport), Georgia (multiple Georgia Tech and University System of Georgia projects, Georgia DOT bridge and highway work, Atlanta Public Schools, Cobb County detention facilities), Texas (multiple Texas A&M System projects, Texas Facilities Commission, UT Tyler, Tarleton State), and Florida (Pinellas County airport parking garage, Seminole County indoor sports complex, Bradenton water treatment work, Marion County fire stations), with secondary activity in Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, and Wisconsin. Procurement methods span traditional RFPs and RFQs (qualification-based selection with fee negotiation), two-step processes (qualifications shortlist followed by interviews and sealed fee proposals), design-build progressives, and construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) best-value selection. Recent contracts commonly structure fees as negotiated lump sums or hourly rates across multiple labor categories (Project Manager, Construction Inspector, Cost Control Specialist, Administrative Support), with preconstruction and construction phases sometimes separated into distinct fee schedules. Federal funding is common in infrastructure and transit work, triggering Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, Buy American, DBE participation, and FAA compliance requirements. State and local set-asides appear sporadically—Georgia reciprocal preference law applies to state work; some jurisdictions (Pinellas County, Cleveland) impose MBE/WBE participation goals; others (City of Gainesville, Collier County) incorporate federal transit funding restrictions. Response timeframes typically run 30–60 days from notice to proposal due date, with pre-proposal meetings, site visits, and Q&A cycles adding 2–4 weeks of pre-submission activity.