NIGP 98863: Park Area Construction/Renovation

NIGP 98863 Park Area Construction/Renovation, an Item code, covers ground-up construction and comprehensive renovation work on municipal and county parks, with state and local governments soliciting discrete projects that span athletic fields, playgrounds, trails, splash pads, restrooms, concession facilities, and site infrastructure. Recent solicitations show cities, counties, school districts, and special-purpose districts (tourism oversight, university systems) issuing RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and IFBs for projects ranging from under $100,000 to over $10 million, with work heavily concentrated in Florida, Georgia, and scattered across Arizona, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and the Mid-Atlantic region. Issuers include the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works, Henry County Parks & Recreation, Glynn County Board of Commissioners, the City of Chattahoochee Hills, the City of Commerce, and Sarasota County, among many others. Work being solicited under the code right now includes comprehensive athletic complex renovation—the City of DeBary laser grading and turf sprigging for Rob Sullivan Park (RFP, bids due April 6, 2015); turnkey athletic-field-and-concession renovation—Henry County's Richard Craig Park Athletic Complex Renovation (RFP 27-21, proposals due November 11, 2026) encompassing eight baseball/softball fields, laser grading, infield reconstruction, backstop netting, and concession modernization; trail construction and rehabilitation—Oconee County's Heritage Park Trails Rehabilitation & Improvement Project (bids due September 21, 2026) combining existing-trail restoration, new-trail establishment, and wayfinding signage; and modest single-component projects such as the City of DeBary's Splashpad Renovation and Improvement (RFP 3826, proposals due October 26, 2026) and Fayette County's Kiwanis Park Barrier Netting (RFQ 27047-A, quotes due October 20, 2026).

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (Henry County, Fayette County, City of Lawrenceville, City of Commerce, City of Hinesville, City of Milton, Gwinnett County, Oconee County) and Florida (City of DeBary, City of Plant City, City of Chattahoochee Hills, Sarasota County, Orange County, Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, Florida Department of Environmental Protection), with secondary clusters in Pennsylvania (City of Pittsburgh, Pennsauken Township), Arizona (City of Tucson), Utah (Tooele County, Lehi City), and scattered activity in Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Oregon. Issuers range from small towns (Thunderbolt, Georgia; Lehi, Utah) to large counties and cities, with repeat appearance by Florida municipalities and Georgia counties; no single vendor or contractor concentration is evident in the source. Recent opportunities include a mix of stand-alone projects and phased/multi-year programs; several are rebids, indicating prior solicitations yielded no award. Most require bid or proposal bonds (typically 5–10% of bid), 100% performance and payment bonds, workers' compensation and general-liability insurance, E-Verify compliance, and compliance with prevailing wage where federally or state-funded. Set-asides and preferences vary: Pennsylvania contracts (Pittsburgh IFBs) carry DBE goals (18% MBE, 7% WBE, 5% veteran, 3% LGBTQIA+); Georgia contracts often include local-vendor privileges and 11% DBE goals; Florida and some Georgia contracts list no explicit set-asides. Project values range widely, from $50,000 (irrigation-valve work) to over $10 million (Robert Price Park ground-up construction). Contract terms typically span 90–180 calendar days for discrete renovations to multi-year phasing for large infrastructure.