UNSPSC 72141206: Dredging service

The dredging of waterways owned by others

UNSPSC 72141206 Dredging service, a Commodity code, encompasses wet dredging, sediment removal, and disposal services that state and local governments procure to maintain reservoirs, waterways, and drainage systems. Recent solicitations show dredging work focusing on sediment accumulation in shallow waterbodies with high organic content, mechanical removal equipment, environmental compliance, and dewatering operations. The code draws activity from county and state natural-resource agencies managing water infrastructure; Charles County, Maryland and Harford County, Maryland appear as repeat buyers. County Commissioners of Charles County, Maryland and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are representative issuing bodies, with work including reservoir maintenance dredging with unit-price bidding and mechanical harvesting of aquatic vegetation under environmental permits.

The code shows activity across Maryland, Florida, and Georgia in recent solicitations posted between August and October 2026. Charles County, Maryland issued Solicitation 27007 for Wheatley Dam Dredging Services—wet dredging, hauling, and sediment disposal in the northern and western cove areas of Wheatley Dam reservoir—as a sealed-bid IFB with responses due September 15, 2026, structured as a unit-price contract for cubic yards dredged with a base term of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, and four optional one-year renewals. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued ITB16899 for Lake Tohopekaliga Mechanical Harvesting—mechanical removal of nuisance aquatic plants from approximately 15 acres with barge-mounted excavators and floating harvesters—with bids due October 2, 2026 and an estimated project budget of $200,000. Harford County, Maryland issued Solicitation 27-148 for Gunpowder River, Taylor Creek, and Rumsey Island Outfall Dredge Area maintenance dredging with proposals due October 28, 2026. These opportunities typically require five years' dredging experience, environmental compliance certifications, and performance bonds equal to 100 percent of contract value.