NIGP 96184: Utility Services, Gas

NIGP 96184 Utility Services, Gas is an Item code under which state and local governments procure natural gas infrastructure construction, installation, relocation, and replacement services, along with gas system engineering, design, and grant administration. The code encompasses high-pressure and low-pressure mains; service lines and connections; trenched and untrenched installations; valve and regulator station work; appurtenance installation; system upgrades; and bypass construction. Recent solicitations show municipal gas utilities and special-purpose gas authorities posting sealed-bid ITBs and RFPs for pipeline replacement funded through PHMSA Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grants, as well as competitive bids for individual extensions and relocations. Issuing bodies include city gas departments and utilities in Georgia (Winder, Toccoa, Cartersville, Statesboro, Buford), Florida (Monroe), and regional gas authorities. Contractors must hold state utility contractor licenses (mandatory in Georgia), maintain operator qualifications under subscribed regulatory compliance services, and comply with federal pipeline safety standards (49 CFR Part 192, API 1104). Most recent bids require bid bonds (typically 5–10 percent of bid amount) and performance/payment bonds (100 percent of contract price). Liquidated damages clauses ($200–$884 per day) are standard for delay.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, where municipal and regional gas systems are modernizing aging steel mains through federal grant funding. Recent Georgia projects include Buford (16,500 linear feet of 6-inch steel main, October 2026 bid), Statesboro (3,875 linear feet of PE main serving a Kroger shopping center, September 2026 bid with 20 percent MFBE participation requirement), Toccoa (three pipeline replacements on Broad Street, Big A Road, and Davis Avenue, NGDISM-funded, August 2026 bid), Cartersville (1,500 linear feet of steel main relocation, August 2026 bid), Winder (approximately 9,830 linear feet of mixed-gauge steel and PE main, September 2026 bid), and Trion (bypass and 200 feet of 6-inch steel main, September 2026 bid). Monroe, Georgia also issued an RFP for engineering and design services for a 3.5-mile steel-to-PE main replacement under NGDISM (October 2026 response date). Florida activity includes the City of DeBary (Rob Sullivan Park irrigation system conversion to Hunter equipment, April 2015 bid—though the date appears inconsistent with the October 2026 posting, suggesting a data anomaly). FDOT's statewide underground utility locating services solicitation (IFB 262, November 2025 deadline) and Fulton County's water/sewer bill printing and mailing contract (RFP, July 2026 response) fall outside the core gas-procurement scope but appear in the source data. Bidders should monitor Georgia municipal gas authority notices through Quest CDN and local city portals; PHMSA grant-funded projects typically require Buy America compliance and prevailing wage adherence where applicable.