UNSPSC 72141102: Land grading service

The grading of land for construction projects

UNSPSC 72141102 Land grading service (Commodity) encompasses site preparation, mass grading, earthwork, and pad preparation work that state and local governments solicit to establish building foundations, recreational facilities, and infrastructure corridors. Recent state and local opportunities show concrete demand for clearing, excavation, cut-and-fill operations, compaction, rough and finish grading, and erosion control across parks, technology parks, airport facilities, and trail corridors. The Development Authority of Columbus solicited civil site mass grading and pad preparation for three parcels at Muscogee Technology Park in Georgia under a sealed-bid IFB with bids due November 13, 2026; Melbourne Airport Authority requested bids for site preparation and building-pad clearance on the Embraer warehouse project with bids due October 15, 2026; and Boulder County Parks & Open Space requested proposals for concrete bridge approaches at the Niwot Loop Trailhead with bids due October 8, 2026. The code draws activity from city and county public works departments, park authorities, airport authorities, school districts, and special-purpose development authorities. Issuers span Florida, Georgia, Colorado, Texas, California, and Michigan jurisdictions.

Opportunities under this code cluster in the Southeast and Mountain West, with recent activity in Columbus Georgia, Melbourne Florida, Boulder Colorado, Milton Georgia, and Ray City Georgia. State departments and regional authorities also issue work in California and Texas. Most solicitations follow sealed-bid or competitive proposal structures with response windows of 30 to 60 days from posting. Representative work includes site clearing and vegetation removal, excavation and mass grading with placement and compaction of fill materials, establishment of building pads and site elevations, temporary and permanent erosion and sedimentation control, and incidental grading work tied to project master plans and technical specifications. Prevailing wage requirements and bonding obligations (typically 5 percent bid bonds with 100 percent performance and payment bonds) are standard across recent opportunities.