UNSPSC 72141207: Harbor construction service

The building of harbors owned by others

UNSPSC 72141207 Harbor construction service is a Commodity code that covers state and local procurement of bulkhead walls, floating docks, piers, and comprehensive waterfront infrastructure repair and new construction. State and local buyers are actively soliciting under this code across multiple issuing-body types—state marine departments, county park and recreation offices, city waterfront authorities, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts—with work ranging from major port rehabilitation to small boat-ramp facilities and public fishing-pier restoration. Recent opportunities show a strong concentration in Florida and the Southeast, with active solicitations from Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, and Oregon jurisdictions that are funding harbor and waterfront projects through a mix of state appropriations, federal RESTORE Act and Federal Transit Administration grants, and local capital budgets. Representative recent work includes the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources' Ocean Springs Harbor Project (IFB #3160008290, bids due November 17, 2026), which encompasses demolition and construction of a 165-foot by 5-foot vinyl-sheet bulkhead, finger piers with fiberglass-reinforced plastic decking, concrete pads, and landside boardwalk with electrical and plumbing infrastructure; Chatham Area Transit Authority's Plant Riverside Ferry Dock and Shelter in Savannah, Georgia (RFP, proposals due November 6, 2026), a design-and-construction project for a 20-foot by 120-foot concrete floating dock with 6-foot aluminum gangway and passenger landing shelter subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and 10% DBE participation criteria; and Glynn County's East Beach Massengale Park Boardwalk Construction Project (IFB27-011, bids due November 4, 2026), a lump-sum contract for demolition and new beach access pier construction in strict accordance with environmental permits.

Work is currently concentrated in waterfront recreation and public access facilities, with major substructure-repair projects addressing deteriorated pilings, cathodic protection installation, and ADA accessibility upgrades; new floating-dock construction for day-slip marinas and ferry terminals; and boardwalk and pier replacement. Escambia County's Bob Sikes Fishing Pier rehabilitation (ITB, bids due October 2, 2026) exemplifies the scale and compliance complexity—a $3.713 million project with a $2.985 million construction budget, 250-day timeline, pile jacketing with cathodic protection, ADA upgrades, and compliance with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits and manatee-protection protocols. Contractors across these solicitations face consistent requirements for performance and payment bonds (typically 100% of contract value), comprehensive general liability insurance ($1 million per occurrence minimum), prevailing wage compliance where federal funding is present, Buy America Act compliance on federally funded work, and environmental permitting coordination with state and federal agencies. The code shows substantial ongoing activity with response deadlines spanning October through November 2026, indicating a sustained pipeline of harbor and waterfront infrastructure investment.