UNSPSC 72141207: Harbor construction service

The building of harbors owned by others

UNSPSC 72141207 Harbor construction service is a Commodity code encompassing the removal, repair, installation, and rehabilitation of waterfront infrastructure—piers, docks, boat ramps, seawalls, boardwalks, and associated marine structures. State and local governments are actively procuring harbor construction through competitive sealed bids and requests for qualifications, with work ranging from debris-deflector repair and dock installation to comprehensive seawall reconstruction and living shoreline stabilization. Recent solicitations show a diverse issuing-body mix: municipal governments (West Sacramento, Sanford, Tampa, Palm Beach, Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg, Sarasota), county governments (Clay County, Escambia County, Chatham County, Beaufort County, Brevard County, Burnet County, Collier County, Glynn County), state agencies (Texas General Land Office, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Environmental Service), special districts (Brazos River Authority), and regional authorities (Georgia World Congress Center Authority). The work scopes track closely to the code's nominal definition: pile replacement with cathodic protection systems, concrete spall and crack repairs, railing and decking replacement, ADA upgrades, and environmental compliance including turbidity barriers and wildlife protection. On-call marine construction contracts recur, notably at Chatham County (two separate procurements for the same multi-year pool) with a not-to-exceed value of $75,000 per year for maintenance work on existing docks and boardwalks.

Harbor construction activity concentrates in coastal states—Florida (West Sacramento–California aside, but Tampa, Brevard County, Palm Beach, Sarasota, St. Petersburg drive significant activity), Georgia (Chatham County, Glynn County, Stonecrest, DeKalb County), South Carolina (Beaufort County), and Texas (Burnet County, Texas General Land Office)—with secondary presence in Missouri and Maryland. Representative recent opportunities include the City of West Sacramento's $350,000 Public Boat Dock Debris Deflector Repair (ITB 25065ITB, sealed bids due July 10, 2025), Escambia County's Bob Sikes Fishing Pier South rehabilitation under ITB PD 25-26.089 (federally funded through RESTORE and DH017, bids due July 27, 2026), the City of Tampa's waterway-markers installation and maintenance contract (Bid 25-P-00209, 5% bid discount for SLBEs and U-WMBEs, estimated $175,000 initial term), the Brazos River Authority's Lake Limestone Park No. 5 loading dock and fishing pier design-build project (RFB 26-1377, bids due May 7, 2026, with Wahoo Docks named as primary approved manufacturer), Beaufort County's Wimbee Creek Trestle demolition (IFB #060426, bids due June 4, 2026, mandatory S/MBE participation required), and the Maryland Environmental Service's Poplar Island dredging and pier improvement (IFB, bids due February 26, 2026, SBR-designated for small business eligibility). Prevailing wage, federal labor standards, and environmental compliance (Army Corps of Engineers permitting, Davis-Bacon Act, turbidity and marine-life protection) appear in nearly all solicitations. Performance and payment bonds at 100 percent contract value are standard; insurance requirements typically include marine liability ($1 million minimum) and workers' compensation. The code is moderately active with recurring multi-year on-call and qualifying-contractor frameworks alongside discrete capital projects.