UNSPSC 31251513: Sluice gate actuator

A device that is used for the opening and shutting of the sluice. There are manual type and electric motor type in accordance with the operation method.

UNSPSC 31251513 Sluice gate actuator, a Commodity code, covers motorized control devices that position flow-control gates and valves in municipal water and wastewater treatment operations. State and local governments procure these under this code primarily as replacement components and standalone systems for automated control of finished-water storage, treatment-plant bypass flows, and wastewater diversion—products ranging from simple electric positioners and hydraulic actuators to complete control-system packages with integrated logic controllers, mounting hardware, and commissioning support. The issuing bodies are predominantly water utilities and wastewater treatment authorities within cities and counties; recent solicitations show activity from the City of Phoenix Water Services Department (appearing twice in the current cycle), Seminole County and City of Plant City in Florida, Gwinnett County in Georgia, the City of Austin in Texas, and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority. Manufacturers and brands dominating recent procurements include REXA (hydraulic actuators with proprietary Flow Match Valve technology), Limitorque (electric actuators marketed by Flowserve), Fisher Rosem DVC positioners, and multi-brand frameworks allowing Asahi/America, Auma, Badger Meter, Emerson, and US Koei Technologies as alternatives when authorized distributor relationships exist.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with particular density in Florida (three notices of intent to sole-source or RFI within six weeks) and Arizona (Phoenix Water Services issuing both a five-year IFB and a four-and-a-half-year supplemental procurement in March and June 2026). The City of Phoenix IFB-26-0274 (posted March 23, 2026, due April 2) sought electric actuators, parts, and software for a five-year contract commencing May 1, 2026, through February 28, 2031, specifying AWWA C542 and NEMA standards compliance and DBE requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part 26. The City of Phoenix IFB-26-0343 supplemental procurement (posted June 5, 2026, with an earlier extended due date of October 18, 2022, indicating a reissued cycle) again targets electric actuators, parts, valves, gearboxes, and software for a four-and-a-half-year term commencing September 1, 2026, through February 28, 2031, from authorized distributors of specified manufacturers. The City of Austin IFQ 1100 BAS1093 (posted June 15, 2026, due June 16) is a tighter, single-item request for two units of a Fisher Rosem DVC 6200 microprocessor-based positioner compatible with HART, FOUNDATION fieldbus, and PROFIBUS. Sole-source and RFI activity in Florida reflects the maturity and standardization of installed bases—Seminole County (SS5253, due June 1, 2026) pursued REXA replacement parts through PRO-CO, Inc., and the City of Plant City (IFB 26-038UM-NOI, due April 14, 2026) sole-sourced a REXA X3R10000-90-C-P actuator system and control package through TSC Jacobs at an estimated cost of $29,580.00. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (BL044-26, due May 1, 2026) solicited four 108-inch slide gates for the Lanier Filter Plant from approved manufacturers including Rodney Hunt, H. Fontaine, HydroGate, and Waterman. Contracts typically run multi-year terms (three to five years), bundle parts and labor, require manufacturer certifications and standards compliance (AWWA, NEMA, IEEE, NSF), and include commissioning, training, and maintenance provisions; sole-source and RFI activity signals vendor lock-in risk and standardization maturity in municipal water-infrastructure procurement.