UNSPSC 72141202: Canal construction service

The building of canals owned by others

UNSPSC 72141202 Canal construction service is a Commodity code that covers the design and construction of waterway conveyance systems, water control structures, embankment and shoreline stabilization, and associated site remediation — reflecting state and local governments' need to maintain drainage infrastructure, prevent erosion, manage stormwater detention, and rehabilitate aging water-control facilities. Recent solicitations span structural repairs to dams and spillways, stream restoration with in-stream bank stabilization, dredging with shoreline protection, canal crossing and levee construction, water intake modifications, and berm repairs at wildlife refuges. The issuing bodies include county governments, municipalities, water management districts, water authorities, and special-purpose districts across jurisdictions ranging from densely populated urban counties to rural water systems. Activity appears concentrated among Florida water management districts and coastal counties managing canal systems and flood control, Georgia water authorities and counties overseeing reservoir and intake infrastructure, and Texas municipalities and water districts addressing utility relocation and embankment stabilization.

Representative recent activity includes Fayette County, Georgia's ITB for structural concrete repairs to the Lake McIntosh Dam spillway (due November 19, 2026), emphasizing crack remediation and leakage control on spillway walls; Charles County, Maryland's sealed-bid NPDES Oak Ridge Park East Stream Restoration project (due October 13, 2026) for approximately 1,400 linear feet of bank and in-stream stabilization with a 29.95 percent MWBE subcontractor goal; the City of Sebastian, Florida's ITB for dredging and rock revetment shoreline stabilization at Main Street and Swing and Bench Parks (due July 9, 2026); the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's bid for S-40 Water Control Structure erosion repairs in Orange County, Florida (due October 20, 2026), covering sheet pile installation, riprap placement, and canal slope stabilization; and Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities' bid for a replacement Jordan & Salt Lake Canal Mill Creek crossing with debris rack and box culvert structures (due September 30, 2026). Most solicitations are ITBs or sealed bids with response windows of 30 to 90 days, pre-bid meetings or site visits, and bonding requirements at 5 to 100 percent of contract value depending on jurisdiction and scope magnitude.