UNSPSC 12164801: Cement water reducing agent

A mixing agent that disperses cement particles by charging them with electricity when mixing cement and water. It has the effect of increasing the cement contact area with water.

UNSPSC 12164801 Cement water reducing agent is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not reflect purchases of cement water-reducing chemicals. Instead, the posted opportunities involve water treatment infrastructure rehabilitation and replacement—valve and actuator replacements, tank interior coating and disinfection, masonry restoration, and filter system upgrades at municipal water utilities and university facilities. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (chemical admixtures for concrete) and the actual work being solicited suggests either tagging inconsistency in the source procurement systems or a deliberate but non-standard application of the code to water treatment projects. Issuing bodies include municipal water districts (Long Beach Public Utilities Department, West Basin Municipal Water District), city utilities (City of Arlington, Texas), and university facilities management (University of Texas at Arlington). These are typical repeat buyers in water infrastructure maintenance cycles.

The recent activity concentrates in California and Texas. Specific opportunities include the Long Beach Public Utilities Department's Groundwater Treatment Plant Filter Gallery Valve Rehabilitation Project (Phase 2), posted September 4, 2026 with an October 8, 2026 IFB due date, requiring California Class A General Engineering Contractor and specialty licenses; the City of Arlington's Collins 2.5 MG Elevated Storage Tank Rehabilitation, posted July 29, 2026 with an August 20, 2026 deadline; the University of Texas at Arlington's indefinite-quantity blanket order RFP for masonry restoration and waterproofing services, posted May 26, 2026 with mandatory pre-proposal meeting April 16, 2026 and April 30, 2026 proposal deadline, with a stated potential value of approximately $600,000 over six years and a HUB goal of 1.39 percent; and West Basin Municipal Water District's Title 22 Filters 1, 5, and 10 Rehabilitation and Replacement Project IFB, posted May 14, 2026 with May 7, 2026 bid opening and BABA compliance requirement of 65 percent domestic sourcing. Given the code-to-work mismatch, verify internal procurement-system coding before committing bid resources.