UNSPSC 72141003: Highway and road maintenance service

The repair of highways and streets owned by others

UNSPSC 72141003 Highway and road maintenance service is a Commodity code that encompasses the repair, resurfacing, and routine upkeep of roads, highways, and associated infrastructure including retaining walls, pavement surfaces, drainage systems, guard fencing, culverts, and traffic control devices. State and local governments use the code to solicit work ranging from targeted repairs—such as crack sealing, concrete spall repair, and metal beam guard fence replacement—to broader district-level contracts for sweeping, debris removal, and seasonal snow and ice control. The issuing-body mix spans state transportation departments (Texas Department of Transportation operating multiple districts statewide, Illinois Department of Natural Resources), counties (Williamson County and Brazos County in Texas; Orange County, California; Galveston County), cities (Draper City, Utah; Hayward and Buda, Texas), and tribal authorities (Gila River Indian Community). The code sees heaviest recent activity in Texas, where TxDOT has posted dozens of local and state let maintenance contracts since mid-July 2026 across multiple districts and counties; activity also appears in Utah, California, and Illinois.

Representative recent solicitations illustrate the breadth of work. Draper City issued an IFB (CIP2613, due July 30, 2026) for retaining wall repair along Traverse Ridge Road, requiring all labor, materials, and equipment for two wall repairs under contract terms governed by Utah's standard conditions. TxDOT El Paso District solicited sealed bids for metal beam guard fence repair on Interstate 10 in Culberson County (control 6500-72-001, due August 12, 2026 at $998,750.00 estimated cost), and for culvert cleaning in El Paso County (control 6498-87-001, due August 12, 2026, estimated $555,100). TxDOT Austin District posted crack seal maintenance contracts across multiple counties—Burnet (estimated $301,552.66, 33 working days), Bastrop/Caldwell/Lee (estimated $120,391, 14 working days), and Travis/Hays (estimated $203,173.10, 32 working days)—all due August 12, 2026. Williamson County, Texas issued two IFBs (26IFB64 and 26IFB65, both due August 5, 2026) for road reconstruction and milling-overlay work. The City of Hayward, California posted an RFQ for asphalt paving repair and patch work due July 22, 2026, requiring prevailing-wage compliance and line-item pricing for street cuts and concrete work. Most TxDOT contracts impose 0.0% SBE goals and restrict bidding to prequalified contractors on waived projects, while traditional open bids accept electronic submission through state procurement portals and require performance or payment bonds scaled to contract value.