UNSPSC 30121714: Manhole box

A structure or hole on the road surface designed to enable people to have access to underground.

UNSPSC 30121714 Manhole box (Commodity) represents infrastructure access equipment that state and local governments procure primarily as components of water, wastewater, and stormwater utility system rehabilitation and new construction projects. The code captures precast concrete manhole structures, manhole frames, covers, risers, rings, and related lids—both new installations and replacement parts for aging systems. Issuing bodies span state departments, county water authorities, city utilities and public works departments, special-purpose water and sewer districts, and regional transit authorities. The work solicited under this code typically appears as part of larger infrastructure programs rather than standalone manhole procurement; when purchased independently, buyers seek either bulk components for routine system maintenance or fabricated units for specific project applications. Recent opportunities show recurring buyers including the City of Dallas, multiple Georgia municipalities and counties, California utility districts, and Florida cities and authorities managing aging sewer and water networks across urban and suburban areas.

The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in Florida (Palm Bay, Holly Hill, Bartow, Long Beach), California (Hayward, San Jose County area), Georgia (Marietta, Hagan, Barnesville, Liberty County, Gwinnett County), Texas (Dallas, Waco, Rio Rancho), and scattered activity across Connecticut, Utah, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Austin Electric Utility requesting bids for precast concrete manholes (6'×6', 12'×12' units, and cable vaults) under IFB 1100 AGM1007 with a 24-month term and three optional 12-month extensions; Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services requesting informal written quotations for two 60-inch diameter manhole risers and six bolt-down manhole covers (PE77023NONST2026000000649) due June 30, 2026; and the City of Bartow issuing ITB 26-28 for manhole and structure coatings using cementitious and polyurethane lining systems with awards to two lowest responsive and responsible bidders, proposals due September 9, 2026. The Town of Enfield, Connecticut (RFP 38161) requested sewer-storm manhole covers, frames, and risers with proposals due August 11, 2026. Beyond these component orders, manhole box appears as a line item or specification element in larger infrastructure projects: the City of Hayward's sewer manhole rehabilitation RFQ (rehabilitating 21 aging manhole structures), Pinellas County's sewer improvements (including six 4-foot diameter manholes), and the City of Jackson's ready-mix concrete procurement reference manhole components among miscellaneous items.