NIGP 96836: Dust Control Watering

NIGP 96836 Dust Control Watering, an Item code, encompasses irrigation system installation, upgrade, and maintenance work that state and local governments procure for parks, recreational facilities, and other public properties. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties contracting for complete irrigation system replacements, controller and valve installations, mainline piping, flow metering, and related landscape water management infrastructure. The City of DeBary, Florida issued a competitive bid for comprehensive irrigation system improvements at Rob Sullivan Park, converting existing infrastructure to a Hunter system with new controllers, master valves, and flow meters; the project carried an engineer's estimate of $90,000 and a 45-calendar-day completion timeline. Work under this code spans both new installations and retrofits of existing park and recreational irrigation systems, with contractors typically responsible for materials, labor, equipment, permits, and system activation testing. Issuing bodies include municipal parks and recreation departments and county facilities management offices, with recent activity concentrated in Florida and Georgia.

Recent opportunities show activity primarily in the Southeast, with the City of DeBary (Florida) and Washington County (Oregon) posting competitive bids between April and October 2026. The Rob Sullivan Park project (City of DeBary, competitive bid, due April 10, 2015) required contractors to work within an operational park accommodating ongoing recreational use and coordinate with city staff on existing system integration. Washington County, Oregon issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB 2026.049-ITB 100715) for a 2026 Surface Stabilization project with bids due May 6, 2026, and an estimated contract expenditure of $300,000–$400,000; all bidders were required to register with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board and demonstrate employee drug and alcohol testing compliance. No set-aside or disadvantaged-enterprise preferences were noted in the available documentation for either opportunity.