NIGP 98815: Fence Installation, Maintenance and Repair

NIGP 98815 Fence Installation, Maintenance and Repair, an Item code, encompasses the removal, installation, repair, and maintenance of perimeter, security, ornamental, and specialty fencing systems across municipal, county, state, and utility facilities. State and local governments are actively soliciting under this code for chain-link fence replacement at reservoirs and airports, security fencing at utility substations and correctional facilities, ornamental steel picket fencing at institutional sites, wildlife exclusion fencing on airfield perimeters, gate operator and keypad repair at armories and warehouses, and comprehensive on-call fence and gate maintenance across parks and facilities. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bend's sealed-bid procurement for 525 linear feet of chain-link security fencing with privacy slats at Westwood Reservoir (bids due August 19, 2026), the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services' small-business-set-aside quote request for emergency fence repair at Cal OES headquarters in Mather (quotes due July 29, 2026), the City of Santa Cruz's IFB for replacement of 970 linear feet of 85-foot-tall driving-range netting and 1,170 linear feet of perimeter chain-link fencing at DeLaveaga Golf Course (bids due July 15, 2026), and the City of Atlanta's multi-component IFB for fencing installation, maintenance, gate automation, and 24/7 emergency repair services across 59 Department of Watershed Management facilities totaling 656.5 acres (prequalification deadline May 28, 2026). Issuing bodies include cities, counties, state departments, special-purpose districts, utility authorities, school districts, and state correctional and military facilities.

Activity is geographically dispersed across California, Texas, Florida, Oregon, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Michigan, and New York, with particularly dense recent posting from California (Emergency Services, Military Department, Water Resources, and local municipalities), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission, Workforce Commission, municipalities), and Florida (local governments, utility boards, and state agencies). Sarasota County, Pinellas County Schools, and other Florida jurisdictions are soliciting multi-year on-call or task-order fencing contracts with unit-rate or tiered pricing structures, while Oregon and Colorado are establishing pre-qualified vendor lists for project-by-project assignment. Set-asides favor small businesses, emerging small businesses, disabled veteran enterprises, and women- and minority-owned businesses in jurisdictions with active DBE or SBE programs. Prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded and public-works projects in California, Oregon, Texas, and Florida. Contract terms range from single-project scope to multi-year agreements with renewal options; pricing is structured as firm fixed-price for defined projects, time-and-materials for on-call services, or unit rates with markups for materials and labor. Insurance mandates typically require $1 million minimum commercial general liability coverage and workers' compensation per state requirements. Contractor licensing, bonding (5 to 10 percent bid security), and performance/payment bonds are standard prerequisites. Mandatory pre-bid conferences or site visits are common; questions due dates typically precede bid deadlines by 5 to 14 days.