UNSPSC 72141125: Pumping station construction service

The building of pumping stations owned by others

UNSPSC 72141125 Pumping station construction service is a Commodity code capturing turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of wastewater and water treatment pumping infrastructure — lift stations, force mains, intake modifications, chemical feed systems, and associated controls — that state and local water authorities, municipalities, and special-purpose water districts are actively procuring. Recent work spans design-build delivery of new duplex submersible pump stations with gravity and force-main piping, retrofits to existing intake structures with passive screens and structural support, booster pump installations with SCADA integration, and upgrades to treatment plant chemical systems including pre-treatment, reverse osmosis, and waste processing. The mix of issuing bodies is consistent: municipal water departments and county water authorities dominate, with occasional state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas A&M University System, Texas Historical Commission) and regional water districts (North Texas Municipal Water District, Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority). Cities of Waco, Brownsville, and Amarillo and counties in Georgia (Fayette, Henry, Lanier, Cobb) and South Carolina (Dorchester, Beaufort) appear repeatedly in recent notices.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with meaningful activity in South Carolina, Connecticut, and scattered opportunities across the upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Waco's Riverside Lift Station Improvements (RFB 2026-025, bids due August 12, 2026), a $1.5 million EPC with mandatory 40% self-performance and 300-day schedule; the Town of Byromville, Georgia's Emerging Contaminants Improvements (IFB due August 13, 2026), covering a booster pump with filtration building and SCADA calibration; Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority's Etowah River Water Treatment Plant Intake Modifications (IFB due August 6, 2026), requiring Georgia-licensed Utility Contractor status and extending raw water intake piping with passive screens; and Collier County's SCRWTP Lime Softening Improvements—Blend Tank (ITB due August 12, 2026), a $3.29 million upgrade involving bulk chemical storage, transfer systems, and reinforced concrete construction at an operating facility. North Texas Municipal Water District projects for Tawakoni WTP emergency backup power ($15 million to $20 million, due August 13, 2026) and East Fork Conveyance pump station upgrades ($1.5 million to $2 million, due July 23, 2026) show sustained capital investment in treatment plant resilience and mechanical systems. The City of Apopka's Golden Gem Reclaimed Water Pumping Station (due June 30, 2026) and the City of Amarillo's Osage WTP settling basin repairs (best-value procurement, due July 23, 2026) illustrate the mix of new construction and rehabilitation work under the code. Competition is open to all qualified contractors with appropriate licensing (Georgia Utility Contractor License, Florida state license); prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon compliance, and Build America, Buy America Act requirements are common for federally funded or state-administered projects. Set-asides appear sporadically — Maryland Environmental Service's Dorsey Run WWTP upgrades carries a 20% MBE requirement, and HUB subcontracting plans are mandatory for HHSC procurements above stated thresholds.