NIGP 959: Marine Construction and Related Services; Marine Equipment Maintenance and Repair

NIGP 959 Marine Construction And Related Services; Marine Equipment Maintenance And Repair, Class code, encompasses repair, replacement, and modernization of marine infrastructure including piers, docks, seawalls, floating dock systems, dredging operations, and specialized vessel services. State and local governments soliciting under this code are procuring work to restore deteriorating waterfront assets damaged by storms, aging, or environmental factors, as well as new installations for coastal habitat and maritime facilities.

The issuing-body mix spans counties, municipalities, state departments, and special-purpose authorities across coastal and inland jurisdictions. County governments appear most active—Volusia County (Florida), Beaufort County (South Carolina), Sarasota County (Florida), Escambia County (Florida), Somerset County (Maryland), and Orange County (Florida) have posted multiple recent solicitations. Cities including St. Pete Beach, Meriden, Newburyport, Gloucester, and Orlando, along with state agencies such as the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and California Department of Water Resources, are also significant buyers. Representative recent solicitations span diverse work: Volusia County ITB #26-B-127JS for artificial reef deployment services with deployment at GPS-designated offshore reef sites and a 300-ton lump-sum pricing model; City of St. Pete Beach RFB for dock and pier repair at the 7th Avenue Fishing Pier involving replacement of beams, joists, diagonal cross members, and pile wraps with sealed bids due November 4, 2026; and City of Orlando IFB26-0370 for water reclamation facility blower system improvements ($4.96 million estimated contract value, estimated cost, with substantial completion in 600 days). Geographically, recent activity concentrates in Florida, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maryland, with secondary activity in California, Arizona, Texas, South Carolina, Oregon, and Michigan. Federal funding through EPA, FEMA, FWC, and HUD appears in many solicitations, triggering Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, Buy America, environmental permit compliance, and Section 3 or DBE participation requirements.