NIGP 98815: Fence Installation, Maintenance and Repair

NIGP 98815 Fence Installation, Maintenance And Repair is an Item code under which state and local governments procure new fence systems, removal and replacement of existing fencing across multiple materials (chain link, aluminum, wrought iron, PVC, wood, barbed wire), gate installation and repair, and associated site work such as concrete footings, vegetation clearing, and erosion control. Recent solicitations span school districts, county transportation and public works departments, state wildlife and parks agencies, municipal facilities, utility authorities, and state environmental and military departments. The work solicited ranges from single-facility projects (replacing perimeter fencing at a school or armory) to district-wide or corridor-level programs (multi-county fence maintenance contracts with unit pricing). Typical bidding structures include lump-sum pricing for defined projects, unit-rate pricing for as-needed repair and maintenance agreements, and design-build or fixed-price contracts for specialized systems such as electric gates or wildlife habitat fencing. Insurance, prevailing wage, bonding, and contractor experience requirements are standard; many solicitations require three to five years of demonstrated fence construction experience and reference documentation from similar prior projects.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Southwest (Texas, California, Utah), and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with scattered activity in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Georgia counties (Gwinnett, DeKalb, Fayette, Cobb) and Florida state agencies (FDOT District Four, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Department of Environmental Protection) are repeat issuers. Representative current solicitations include: Gwinnett County Public Schools Board of Education, on-demand fencing services (ITB B-2717LM, due November 2, 2026); Boulder County and City of Boulder, fencing and trail improvements including 660 cubic yards of topsoil and 1,377 linear feet of pipe work as part of the LoBo Trail connection (ITB BID25426, due November 12, 2026); Utah Department of Transportation Region 1, electric gate sales, installation, repair, and maintenance across six counties under a five-year, single-award IFB (UDOT270080JB, due October 28, 2026); Illinois Department of Human Services, removal and replacement of 340.7 linear feet of chain link courtyard fencing at Chicago Read Mental Health Center with a Small Business Set Aside requirement (IFB B-54398, due October 28, 2026); Caltrans Shop 3 in Yuba County, 1,060 linear feet of wrought iron fencing replacement with 25% small business participation goal and mandatory 3% DVBE participation (Bid 32A0737, due November 5, 2026); and Florida Department of Transportation District Four, districtwide fencing repair and installation across five counties on a $1 million, 60-month master-services agreement with unit pricing (ITB17082, due October 23, 2026).