UNSPSC 27112745: Concrete saw

A powered saw (often known as a consaw or road saw) used for cutting concrete, masonry, brick, asphalt and other solid materials. Concrete saws are powered by gasoline, hydraulic or pneumatic pressure, or electric motors. The significant friction generated in cutting hard substances like concrete usually requires the blades to be cooled to prolong their life and reduce dust. Blades are either abrasive or diamond tipped.

UNSPSC 27112745 Concrete saw is a Commodity code. State and local governments use this code to tag equipment purchases and rental agreements for concrete cutting and pavement preparation work, particularly as part of street resurfacing, pavement rehabilitation, and roadway construction projects. The Illinois Department of Central Management Services is establishing a joint purchase master contract (JPMC) for asphalt and concrete equipment that explicitly names self-propelled concrete saws (65-horsepower machines with 42-inch blade capacity) alongside other road-construction machinery, with bids due August 12, 2026. Equipment solicitations under this code span state departments, counties, cities, and regional transportation authorities procuring either single machines or multi-line equipment frameworks that bundle concrete saws with complementary pavement tools. Issuers include state purchasing offices managing joint-use contracts available to multiple agencies and local public works departments sourcing equipment for discrete street rehabilitation projects.

Recent activity clusters heavily in the Southeast and Mountain West, with standout volume in Georgia and California. The Illinois CMS solicitation (IFB 27-416-CMS-BOSS4-B-52918, due August 12, 2026) anchors the largest recent opportunity—a five-year indefinite-quantity contract with renewal options extending to ten years, covering multiple equipment lines with a 4% Business Enterprise Program participation goal and F.O.B. destination delivery within Illinois. Georgia activity includes the City of Atlanta Department of Transportation issuing two separate IFBs for street resurfacing under the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) program (due August 3 and July 31, 2026), and Appling County issuing roadway-improvement bids (due August 3, 2026). California counties—Santa Clara County in particular—have posted multiple pavement rehabilitation and guardrail replacement projects (due dates ranging from February through May 2026). Additional activity appears in Utah (American Fork City overlay project, due June 25, 2026), Wisconsin (City of Madison concrete sidewalk removal and replacement, due July 17, 2026), and Florida (Orange County bridge replacement emergency procurement, due July 7, 2026). The code sees moderate frequency across state departments and local engineering/capital-projects offices but does not dominate any single issuing body's procurement pattern.