UNSPSC 27121801: Manhole cover lifters

UNSPSC 27121801 Manhole cover lifters, a Commodity code, covers equipment and services for raising, adjusting, and servicing manhole frames and covers in municipal water, wastewater, and storm-drainage infrastructure. State and local governments buy manhole cover lifters and related raising services as part of routine roadway and utility maintenance, primarily to accommodate grade changes from street resurfacing, utility work, or subsidence, and to access underground infrastructure for inspection and repair. The code also encompasses hand tools and maintenance supplies used across municipal operations—shovels, pry bars, wrenches, and related implements that support both field crews and facility maintenance operations.

Issuing bodies include municipal public works departments, county transportation and utilities divisions, water authorities, and state procurement offices using cooperative purchasing vehicles. The Town of Trumbull Water Pollution Control Authority (Connecticut) posted an on-call services RFP for raising manhole frames and covers town-wide (due June 18, 2026), requesting separate pricing for State Road and Town-owned road adjustments with a two-year firm pricing term. The Town of Enfield, Connecticut (RFP 38161, due August 11, 2026) solicited proposals for sewer-storm manhole covers, frames, and risers without specified line-item quantities. Hillsborough County, Florida has solicited hand tools repeatedly—an ITB for 52 line items of hand tools (ITB-26-00285, due June 23, 2026, estimated $715,540.41 over five years) and a separate ITB for consumable janitorial and operational supplies (ITB-26-00319, due July 24, 2026, estimated $765,679.84) for 47 fire stations. Texas entities including the Comptroller of Public Accounts (cooperative purchasing for TxDOT and state agencies, master tool sets and individual tools, due June 11, 2026) and HHSC (multiple blanket IFBs for maintenance tools and supplies at state hospitals and facilities, with estimated values up to $50,000 per contract) represent significant recurring volume. The City of Augusta, Georgia (ITB 27-001, due September 29, 2026) is sourcing hand tools annually as needed with four optional one-year renewals and a Local Bidders Preference where applicable. Activity is concentrated in Connecticut, Florida, Texas, and Georgia, with Texas and Florida showing the highest recent volume and frequency.