UNSPSC 72141500: Land preparation services

The preparation of land owned by others for construction projects

UNSPSC 72141500 Land preparation services, a Class code, encompasses clearing, grubbing, site excavation, erosion control, and grading work that state and local governments procure for road and pedestrian projects, stormwater infrastructure, industrial parks, creek restoration, and site remediation across the country. Recent solicitations show county and municipal transportation departments, regional flood control districts, school districts, and special-purpose authorities (land banks, port commissions, state forest services) issuing competitive sealed bids and invitations for bid under this code, with Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia emerging as a repeat buyer posting multiple intersection and pedestrian improvement projects in June and July 2026.

The work being solicited spans conventional road and intersection construction—Gwinnett County's Ridge Road at South Puckett Road project (IFB due July 30, 2026) calls for clearing, grubbing, grading, curb and gutter, and asphalt paving across 0.5292 miles—to specialized site preparation including creek channel restoration, stormwater basin excavation, mine reclamation, and hazardous materials abatement. The City of Jackson Parks & Recreation Department is seeking design and construction of 12.5 miles of natural surface singletrack mountain bike trails (RFP due August 10, 2026), while Harris County Flood Control District has posted multiple ITBs for stormwater detention basin construction and general watershed repairs to channels across seven waterways (bids due June 15–July 20, 2026). Demolition and site restoration anchors another segment of this code's activity: the DeKalb Regional Land Bank Authority solicited sealed quotations for demolition and site restoration at 1134 Pluma Drive, Atlanta (RFQ due July 27, 2026), and the Jenkins County Development Authority requested bids for clearing and grubbing 23 acres at an industrial park sawmill site (IFB due July 23, 2026). Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Utah, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with secondary activity across Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and California. Award is consistently made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; bid bonds, performance bonds, and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract price are standard requirements, as is compliance with prevailing wage when federal funding flows through CDBG, FEMA, or infrastructure grants.