NIGP 98183: Washers, Pressure (All Types), Rental or Lease

NIGP 98183 Washers, Pressure (All Types), Rental Or Lease, an Item code, covers rental and leasing of pressure-washing equipment that state and local governments deploy for sidewalk, paver, building facade, and site cleaning on an as-needed basis. Recent solicitations show municipalities acquiring pressure washing as a service — not equipment rental — with work ranging from routine sidewalk maintenance to specialized applications such as brick paver restoration with wastewater reclamation and re-sanding. The scope combines equipment operation, labor, materials, water supply, and environmental compliance, particularly stormwater and wastewater management. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices (Atlanta, Alpharetta, Savannah, Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Columbus) and special-purpose agencies such as the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency. Cities solicit these services on an as-needed or on-call basis, often bundling pressure washing with painting, waterproofing, or general maintenance contracts awarded to single or multiple contractors for terms of one to five years.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with representative solicitations including the City of Atlanta's competitive bid for brick paver sidewalk pressure washing, water reclamation, and re-sanding in the downtown district west of State Route 9 (due October 29, 2026); the City of Savannah's IFB for sidewalk pressure washing restricted to local businesses holding a current business tax certificate issued at least twelve months prior (due September 22, 2026, with a Microsoft Teams pre-bid meeting on September 11, 2026); the City of Orlando and Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency's RFP for pressure washing services on an as-needed basis across CRA and city locations, including specialized work at Camping World Stadium (proposals due July 30, 2026, with a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference on July 9, 2026); and Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP for on-call painting, pressure washing, and waterproofing services establishing both Primary and Secondary contractors for emergency and regular-hour response (due September 30, 2026). Contracts typically require three to five years of demonstrated pressure washing experience, commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence, and itemized or cost-plus pricing with fixed rates for initial terms.