UNSPSC 72141503: Rock removal service

The removal of rocks from property owned by others

UNSPSC 72141503 Rock removal service is a Commodity code that encompasses excavation and site preparation work involving removal of subsurface materials, overburden, and obstacle rock to enable construction or infrastructure projects. State and local governments procure rock removal as part of larger site-preparation, earthwork, and utility-infrastructure contracts rather than as standalone services; the code appears within multipurpose infrastructure solicitations for parks, parking facilities, water and sewer systems, roadways, and storm-drainage projects. The issuing bodies include city public works departments, county governments, special-purpose water and sanitation districts, municipal recreation departments, and development authorities across a geographically dispersed market. Recent representative opportunities show the code tagged to excavation and mass-grading work at the City of DeBary Rob Sullivan Park (parking lot expansion, subsidence remediation), the Consolidated Government of Columbus Georgia tennis court resurfacing, the City of Fort Worth water and sewer infrastructure projects, and Pinellas County sewer and water main replacements—all multi-year, unit-price or lump-sum contracts with liquidated-damage provisions and performance-bond requirements of 100 percent of contract value.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Georgia, and California, with occasional opportunities in Illinois, Mississippi, and Oregon. The City of DeBary, Florida and the City of Fort Worth, Texas appear multiple times as repeat buyers issuing competitive bids (IFB, ITB, or ITB-C notices) on infrastructure projects spanning September through October 2026. Scope across recent solicitations ranges from subsurface excavation six feet or deeper (Memorial Park subsidence remediation, Pinellas County booster-station rehabilitation) to mass-grading and pad preparation for development parcels (Muscogee Technology Park). Pinellas County's Gulf Beach Booster Station Improvements (PID 002150A, ITB-C due October 20, 2026) and Ridgewood Estates Sewer Improvements (PID 003204I, ITB due November 5, 2026) exemplify current demand: both carry SBE participation goals (10–11 percent), mandate FDOT prequalification or Florida contractor licensing, require unit-price or lump-sum bidding, impose 65- to 380-day completion windows, and obligate 100-percent performance and payment bonds. Opportunities typically cluster in tight procurement windows (14–60 days from posting to bid open) and carry prevailing-wage or Davis-Bacon requirements when federal funding is present. Set-asides for SBE, MBE, WBE, or DBE participation are standard; liquidated-damage assessments run $500–$2,710 per day.