UNSPSC 72141120: Sewer line construction service

The building of sewer lines owned by others

UNSPSC 72141120 Sewer line construction service is a Commodity code covering the design, permitting, installation, and rehabilitation of gravity and force main sewer infrastructure that state and local governments procure to expand wastewater collection systems, replace failing mains, and support new development. State and local water utilities, environmental protection agencies, and municipal public works departments issue solicitations under this code, ranging from small pump station and force main upgrades to large-scale stormwater and sanitary sewer system expansions. Recent work includes gravity and force mains of varying diameters (2-inch through 16-inch PVC, ductile iron, and HDPE pipe), lift stations with submersible pumps, manhole construction and rehabilitation, directional drilling, CIPP (cured-in-place pipe) lining, and ancillary valves, gates, and connection appurtenances. Representative recent opportunities span Florida cities (DeBary, Daytona Beach, Plant City, Orlando, North Miami Beach), Georgia municipalities (Atlanta, Cairo, Brunswick-Glynn County, LaGrange), South Carolina (Dorchester County), Connecticut (Waterford), and other jurisdictions. The City of DeBary, Florida has issued multiple solicitations under this code: Lakeside Gravity Outfall System Phase II (IFB Bid No. 01-14, sealed proposals due September 8, 2014, estimated cost $646,314.00) involved installation of gravity outfall pipes, force mains, sluice gates, and pump connections across three communities with FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant funding and a 10 percent disadvantaged/small/women-owned business participation goal; Small Scale Stormwater Improvement Project No. 2 (IFB Bid No. 01-15, due April 29, 2015, estimated cost $869,400.00) required excavation, swale reshaping, and pipe de-silting at six city locations with 10 percent enterprise participation; and Small Scale Stormwater Improvement Project No. 4 (IFB Bid No. 06-18, due August 28, 2018, estimated cost $233,250.00) included reinforced concrete pipe installation and manhole construction across three project sites with similar enterprise goals.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, and the broader Southeast, with secondary activity in mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Maryland) and scattered Western opportunities. Florida procurements dominate the recent record: Orange County's five-year Storm Water Pipe Slip Lining Rehabilitation contract (IFB Y27-110, bids due October 20, 2026, estimated five-year value $39.3 million) employs RICIPP technology for stormwater line rehabilitation at multiple county locations; Hillsborough County Water Resources Department's Low Pressure Sewer System tank installations and repairs (IFB 26-00346, due November 17, 2026, estimated value $4.41 million, two-year term with two-year renewal options) targets 50 annual LPSS installations; and Volusia County's Lantern Park Stormwater Pond construction (IFB 26-B-119KW, bids due September 17, 2026, estimated cost $3.917 million, CDBG-DR funded for Hurricane Ian recovery) involves dual pump stations, force mains, and 47,986 cubic yards of excavation. Georgia activity includes the City of Atlanta's sanitary sewer expansion (bids due November 10, 2026, 180-day timeline, new duplex lift station and 2,900 linear feet of 6-inch force main to Spring Creek Charter Academy); Brunswick-Glynn County JWSC's CIPP rehabilitation (ITB 27-006, due November 10, 2026, 26,115 linear feet of 8-inch sewer main across residential districts); and the City of Cairo's Kennedy Place Rural Workforce Housing Initiative (bids due November 6, 2026, multi-pipe force main and utility system installation under OneGeorgia grant). Prevailing wage (Davis-Bacon in federal projects), Section 3 compliance (low-income worker hiring on CDBG-DR and HUD-assisted projects), and 5–10 percent small/minority business participation goals appear frequently. Bid security typically runs 5–10 percent, performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract value, and liquidated damages range from $200 to $1,418 per day depending on project scale and completion timeline.