UNSPSC 20121110: Cement retainers

UNSPSC 20121110 Cement retainers, a Commodity code, encompasses portland cement and related binding materials that state and local governments purchase for transportation and utility infrastructure work. Recent solicitations show two distinct use cases: street maintenance divisions buy portland cement for sidewalk installation, curb and gutter repair, driveway work, and signal foundation construction; water utilities procure large quantities as a component of prestressed concrete tank construction. The issuing bodies include municipal transportation and public works departments alongside city utility authorities, reflecting cement's essential role in both surface and subsurface infrastructure projects.

The City of Charlotte issued an Invitation for Bid (ITB) on October 13, 2026 for portland cement to support the Charlotte Department of Transportation's Street Maintenance Division, with proposals due November 3, 2026. The City of Calhoun, Georgia Utilities Department solicited bids for construction of a two-million-gallon prestressed concrete ground storage tank (Solicitation PE76500NONST2027000000025, IFB, due October 6, 2026), which requires substantial cement volumes as a primary material input. An earlier Calhoun solicitation for the same project (PE76500NONST2026000000021, due June 18, 2026) restricted bidders to specialty tank contractors with ten years' minimum experience and required acceptable manufacturers to include CROM Corporation or PreCon Corporation. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and North Carolina, with cement procurement driven by routine street maintenance cycles and discrete capital utility projects.