UNSPSC 31161614: Structural bolts

UNSPSC 31161614 Structural bolts (Commodity) represents fastening hardware and related attachment components for transportation infrastructure, utilities, and heavy construction projects. State and local procurement under this code spans guardrail assembly and maintenance, transmission pole and tower fabrication, water treatment facility upgrades, and general steel construction applications where bolts anchor structural elements, connection systems, and equipment. Issuing bodies include county and city public works departments, municipal water utilities, transit and special-purpose utility authorities (such as the Kissimmee Utility Authority), and state agencies managing capital improvement programs. The code sees activity across a mix of small discrete maintenance contracts and larger turnkey infrastructure projects where bolt specification and supply are embedded within broader fabrication or construction scopes.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Georgia and Florida. The City of Sandy Springs, Georgia issued an ITB for guardrail maintenance and repair on Project T-7500 (due March 20, 2026), which includes removal and installation of Type W and Type T beam guardrail systems with posts, terminals, and hardware compliant with GDOT and FHWA standards. The City of Lavonia, Georgia (Fayette County) solicited sealed bids for Water Treatment Plant 2026 Improvements (due May 26, 2026), a nine-month project expanding treatment capacity to 3.0 million gallons per day with modifications to pump stations, settling basins, and filtration systems requiring structural bolting and fastening throughout. The Kissimmee Utility Authority in Florida sought bids for sixteen transmission tubular steel monopole structures for the Marydia to Taft 230KV project (due January 13, 2026), specifying complete galvanized steel structures with anchor bolts and structural components. The State of Georgia issued a one-time procurement for steel materials suitable for cutting, forming, punching, bending, and welding (due February 9, 2026) to its GCI Metal Plant. Cooperative purchasing also appears: Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, issued RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) spanning multiple jurisdictions in Washington state and beyond, though law enforcement equipment tagging to a structural bolts code suggests potential misclassification in that opportunity.