UNSPSC 72141500: Land preparation services

The preparation of land owned by others for construction projects

UNSPSC 72141500 Land preparation services is a Class code covering site clearing, grubbing, excavation, and initial ground preparation that state and local governments procure to ready parcels for development, infrastructure installation, or landscape upgrade. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies purchasing comprehensive land clearing and site work across parks, transportation corridors, utility systems, and industrial sites, with scope ranging from small median improvements to large-scale forest fuel mitigation and waterfront restoration projects.

State departments, counties, cities, and special-purpose districts (park authorities, airport operators, development authorities, school districts) issue opportunities under this code with roughly equal frequency across issuing-body types. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Pinellas County, Volusia County, the City of Thousand Oaks, the Development Authority of Columbus, and Salt Lake City School District appear repeatedly in recent activity. The geographic spread is broad, with recent opportunities posted in Florida, California, Texas, Georgia, Utah, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Ohio. Representative recent opportunities include the City of DeBary (Florida) irrigation system retrofit (IB 0315, response due April 10, 2015, engineer's estimate $90,000); Pinellas County (Florida) coordinated sewer and water infrastructure project (ITB 260652ITBC, two-step qualification and bidding process with 10% SBE goal, final bids due November 5, 2026); Volusia County (Florida) clearing and grubbing for utility relocation on Veterans Memorial Parkway (ITB 26-B-109JD, estimated cost $1,550,000, 3% local-business preference); the City of Thousand Oaks (California) median landscape improvements (CI 5652, engineer's estimate $7.4 million, response due October 14, 2026); and Salt Lake City School District xeriscape perimeter upgrades at East High School (IFB TB2708-EX, mandatory pre-bid site visit September 4, 2026, bids due September 23, 2026). Set-asides appear inconsistently—some solicitations carry SBE, DBE, or local-vendor preferences; others carry none. Performance bonds, bid bonds (typically 5–10% of bid), and prevailing-wage compliance under state or federal law are standard contract requirements when scope and funding source trigger them.