UNSPSC 70171801: Land drainage services

UNSPSC 70171801 Land drainage services is a Commodity code encompassing the installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of irrigation systems, drainage infrastructure, and related site water management at municipal facilities, parks, golf courses, state parks, and transportation properties. State and local governments procure under this code primarily irrigation valve replacement, pump station removal and replacement, drainage system installation and repair, irrigation controller upgrades, and comprehensive irrigation system maintenance contracts spanning weekly inspection, seasonal adjustment, backflow prevention assembly testing, and emergency response. Issuing bodies include city public works departments and parks authorities (Athens-Clarke County, Columbus Consolidated Government, City of Phoenix, City of St. Petersburg, City of Tampa), county governments (Collier County, Escambia County, Harris County), transit agencies (Orange County Transportation Authority), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Texas A&M AgriLife), special-purpose districts, and regional authorities (Georgia World Congress Center Authority). Work ranges from discrete valve replacements under $60,000 to comprehensive multi-year landscaping and irrigation service agreements exceeding $500,000, with most opportunities structured as on-call or as-needed annual contracts with renewal options spanning two to five years.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, California, and Texas. Representative solicitations include the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County requesting sealed bids for irrigation valve replacement at Holland Youth Sports Complex (BID #27021, due November 18, 2026, estimated $50,000–$60,000); the Orange County Transportation Authority requesting bids for landscaping and irrigation maintenance at 13 facilities across Orange County, California (IFB C260572, due November 2, 2026, estimated $354,050 for one year, subject to prevailing wage and DBE participation goals); the City of Phoenix requesting offers for vactor services including sewer line cleaning, jet rodding, and hydro-blasting across water and wastewater treatment plants and parks facilities (IFB-27-0462, due October 19, 2026, five-year requirements contract, subject to DBE-N compliance); Hillsborough County Public Schools requesting bids for landscape and irrigation installation, maintenance, and repair (ITB 26246ITBMST, due August 5, 2026, encouraging small business and minority-owned business participation); and the City of Milpitas requesting proposals for parks and landscaping maintenance covering 25 city parks and 11 facility landscapes (RFP 251069, due February 4, 2026, one-year term with optional six additional one-year renewals, anticipated contract start October 1, 2026). Prevailing wage requirements and DBE or HUB participation goals appear in a significant portion of recent opportunities, particularly those issued by transit authorities and state agencies. Insurance requirements typically include general liability of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, workers' compensation, and often pollution or professional liability coverage. Contractors frequently must hold state landscape irrigation licenses, C-27 or equivalent contractors' licenses, backflow prevention assembly certifications, and pesticide applicator licenses when chemical applications are involved.