UNSPSC 72141215: Underwater construction service

The underwater construction of structures owned by others

UNSPSC 72141215 Underwater construction service, a Commodity code, encompasses design, construction, repair, and rehabilitation of marine structures including docks, piers, boat ramps, floating facilities, bulkheads, and associated waterfront infrastructure serving public recreation, navigation, and commercial access. State and local government procurement under this code spans county parks departments, cities, special-purpose districts (water management, tourism, transit authorities), and state natural-resource agencies across a broad geographic footprint, with repeat activity from coastal counties in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Mississippi, as well as inland jurisdictions in Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, Arizona, and California. Work ranges from emergency repairs following severe weather (pile jacketing, concrete spall removal, railings) to comprehensive new-construction projects (floating docks with pile systems, gangways, loading facilities) and includes permitting coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, state environmental agencies, and federal wildlife-protection protocols. Solicitations are structured as IFBs and RFPs with lump-sum or per-item pricing, performance and payment bonds typically required at 100 percent of contract value, and specialized insurance covering marine liability, pollution liability, and workers' compensation at statutory limits.

Recent activity shows strong demand across multiple issuing bodies and geographies. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources posted IFB #3160008290 for the Ocean Springs Harbor Project (bulkhead, finger piers, electrical, boardwalk; bids due November 17, 2026); Chatham Area Transit Authority (Georgia) issued an RFP for the Plant Riverside Ferry Dock and Shelter with federal FTA funding and Davis-Bacon wage requirements (proposals due November 6, 2026); Glynn County (Georgia) sought bids on the East Beach Massengale Park Boardwalk under IFB27-011 (bids due November 4, 2026); Escambia County (Florida) reopened bidding for Bob Sikes Fishing Pier South rehabilitation with cathodic protection, ADA upgrades, and solar lighting (proposals due October 2, 2026); St. Pete Beach (Florida) requested pier repair bids including beam and joist replacement (bids due November 4, 2026); and Pinellas County (Florida) posted a work-order marine construction contract covering boat ramps, piers, docks, and seawalls at multiple sites. Coastal jurisdictions dominate current volume, but inland water-management and tourism districts also solicit regularly—the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife bid boating-access construction (bids due September 3, 2026), and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District advertised water-control-structure erosion repairs. Buy America and prevailing-wage compliance appear in federally funded projects; local-vendor preferences and small/minority-business participation tracking are present in several recent solicitations. Across the sample, bid bonds of 5–10 percent, performance bonds at 100 percent of contract value, and comprehensive marine liability and pollution coverage are standard requirements.