NIGP 96847: Inspection Services, Construction Type

NIGP 96847 Inspection Services, Construction Type (Item) encompasses third-party plan review, inspection, and testing services for building and infrastructure construction projects that state and local governments procure on an as-needed or continuing basis. Recent opportunities show municipalities and counties issuing RFPs and RFQs for building code compliance inspections, construction engineering and inspection (CEI) services, materials testing, and specialized inspections across residential, commercial, water/wastewater, transportation, and utility infrastructure sectors. The City of St. Petersburg's RFP for building plan review and inspection services (due August 25, 2026) exemplifies the scope: Florida-certified plan reviewers and inspectors verifying compliance with building codes and regulations across structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and floodplain disciplines on fixed hourly rates. Issuers include city building departments, counties, transit authorities, water utilities, and school districts across Florida, Georgia, Oregon, Texas, North Carolina, and other states. Repeat buyers include Sarasota County (issuing CEI RFPs for transportation resurfacing, stream restoration, and utility expansion projects), DeKalb County (CEI and field verification services), and multiple Florida municipalities. The mix reflects both specialized single-discipline inspections (e.g., electrical, mechanical, plumbing) and comprehensive multi-discipline CEI oversight on capital projects.

Geographic concentration appears strongest in Florida (St. Petersburg, Sarasota County, Orlando, Fort Myers, Escambia County, Collier County, Marion County) and Georgia (DeKalb County, Bulloch County, City of Tucker, Atlanta area), with active procurement also in Texas (Dallas, Waco, Cibolo), Oregon (Eugene, Bend), North Carolina (Charlotte, Union City), and scattered western and southeastern jurisdictions. Representative opportunities span building inspections (City of St. Petersburg RFP 26295, due August 25, 2026, for commercial and residential plan review and inspections; Hillsborough County Schools RFP 0558FAC for building code inspection services), construction engineering and inspection (Sarasota County RPS for CEI on transportation resurfacing, responses due April 15, 2026; Volusia County RFQ 26SQ86SR for Old Mission Road construction oversight, due July 9, 2026), materials testing and geotechnical services (City of St. Petersburg RFQ 26090 for geotechnical and materials testing, due April 28, 2026), and specialized inspections (Graceville City special inspections for bus transfer facility, due July 29, 2026; City of Phoenix water facilities engineering on-call services, due June 12, 2026). Compensation structures typically feature fixed hourly rates for plan review and field inspection, lump-sum or not-to-exceed fees for CEI projects, or continuing-services agreements with task-order pricing. Activity has been consistent through mid-2026 with no indication of slowdown.