UNSPSC 71101706: Overburden removal

UNSPSC 71101706 Overburden removal, a Commodity-tier code, encompasses excavation and material removal work supporting infrastructure construction and site preparation in state and local projects. Recent opportunities show the code applying to roadway expansion, drainage installation, and site grading activities that precede or accompany major construction work. Broward County's Pine Island Road Capacity Expansion project (ITB TRN2131938C1, response deadline June 2, 2026) includes bulkhead construction with associated dredging and removal of existing materials as part of a six-lane roadway widening; the project requires FDOT Pre-Qualification Certificates and imposes a 30 percent County Business Enterprise participation goal. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include county highway departments, municipal water and wastewater authorities, and special-purpose districts managing parks and public facilities. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, with Broward County and the City of DeBary representing recent activity in the state.

Recent solicitations show overburden removal as a subordinate scope element within larger infrastructure contracts rather than as a standalone commodity procurement. The Broward County opportunity embeds dredging and site preparation work within a fixed-price, definite-quantity roadway construction ITB; the City of DeBary's Rob Sullivan Park irrigation project (ITB 03-15, posted April 13, 2026) incorporates site grading and existing-system removal as preparatory work preceding irrigation system installation. These jurisdictions are managing activity through direct solicitations to construction firms holding relevant certifications and bonding rather than through separate material-removal procurements. The code shows limited recent standalone activity; most removal work appears bundled within general construction contracts where prime contractors bear responsibility for excavation and disposal as part of overall project delivery.