UNSPSC 40172900: Pipe expansion joints

UNSPSC 40172900 Pipe expansion joints is a Class code that covers water and wastewater infrastructure components, though recent state and local solicitations tagged under it span broader piping and valve systems in sanitary sewer rehabilitation and water main operations. State and local governments buy replacement pipe segments, insertion valves, tapping sleeves, and related fittings for municipal sewer and water distribution networks; the code encompasses both materials procurement and installation labor in infrastructure repair and extension projects. Issuing bodies include county sanitation districts, county water authorities, and county purchasing offices. Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 and DeKalb County, Georgia have both issued competitive bids under this code recently, indicating regular procurement activity among mid-sized county jurisdictions managing wastewater infrastructure.

The recent activity concentrates in California and Georgia. Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 issued ITB ITBRDAFY270088 on August 26, 2026, for the Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2, a sewer mainline rehabilitation program requiring removal and replacement of vitrified clay pipe with PVC SDR26 and HDPE pipe at multiple diameters, service connection wye fittings, and new sewer mainline extensions, with bids due September 17, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. DeKalb County, Georgia issued ITB 2026-034-ITB on July 27, 2026, for a three-year multiyear contract covering high-pressure and low-pressure quick insertion valves, tapping sleeves, resilient wedge insert gate valves, and optional valve insertion equipment for pressurized and non-pressurized pipeline systems, with bids due August 27, 2026 by 3:00 p.m. A third opportunity from Santa Clara County for pavement rehabilitation (ITB ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026) was tagged under this code but focused on roadway surface treatments and traffic infrastructure rather than pipe components, suggesting occasional category-coding mismatches in state and local systems.