UNSPSC 72141203: Dam construction service

The building of dams owned by others

UNSPSC 72141203 Dam construction service is a Commodity code that encompasses the construction, repair, and stabilization of dams, reservoirs, and associated water control structures. State and local governments procure under this code for earthfill and rockfill dam construction, structural concrete repairs to existing dams, reservoir improvements, embankment stabilization, erosion remediation at water control structures, outlet works modifications, and related civil works. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies include county water authorities, municipal water utilities, state fish and wildlife agencies, regional water management districts, and community colleges managing dam projects. Fayette County, Georgia solicited ITB 27043-B for Lake McIntosh Dam structural concrete repairs to the spillway structure—including crack injection, leakage remediation, and spalling repair—with bids due November 19, 2026. Salt Lake County released bids for exterior pipe coating and restoration at Little Dell Dam Outlet Works (three facility alternates), with an open bid meeting on September 23, 2026. The City of St. George, Utah solicited prequalification statements for the Graveyard Wash Reservoir earthfill dam construction project, requiring demonstrated prior experience on a Utah State Dam Safety-regulated earth or rockfill dam as prime contractor within the past ten years; SOQs were due September 16, 2026, with competitive bidding anticipated October through December 2026 and notice to proceed in early 2027.

Dam construction work is concentrated in western and southeastern states. Recent opportunities cluster in Utah (City of St. George Graveyard Wash Reservoir, Salt Lake County Little Dell Dam), Georgia (Fayette County Lake McIntosh Dam, City of Cornelia Raw Water Reservoir), Florida (St. Johns River Water Management District S-157 wing walls and manatee overlook, Central Florida Tourism Oversight District S-40 erosion repairs), and Arizona (Pinal County housing rehabilitation). Ancillary water infrastructure work—shoreline stabilization, wetland dike maintenance, and embankment erosion control—appears regularly under this code alongside primary dam construction. The Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority in Georgia solicited bids for Etowah River Water Treatment Plant intake modifications with mandatory pre-bid attendance required by July 16, 2026 and bids due August 6, 2026; respondents were required to hold Georgia utility contractor licenses. Williamson County, Texas issued IFB 26IFB52 for FEMA levee and floodwall construction along with TCEQ water quality ponds at Smith Branch and the Juvenile Justice Center, with bids due July 21, 2026. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources bid Carlyle Lake embankment stabilization work with 7% Business Enterprise Program and 1% Veterans Business Program utilization goals mandatory for responsive bidding; bids were due June 25, 2026.