UNSPSC 72153106: Athletic field construction service

The building of athletic fields owned by others

UNSPSC 72153106 Athletic field construction service (Commodity) spans the ground-up build and renovation of sports facilities, including grading, drainage, synthetic and natural turf installation, bleacher systems, lighting, concession structures, and site infrastructure at parks, schools, and athletic complexes. State and local governments soliciting under this code include counties (Collier, Henry, Gwinnett, Chatham, Marion), cities (DeBary, Ocala, Tucson, Garland, Meriden, Pascagoula, Rome), school districts (Essexville-Hampton, Bibb County, Stephens County, Commerce City, Clare, Bainbridge, Echols County, Tarleton State), and regional authorities (Seminole County, Hillsborough County). Henry County appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple RFPs for the Richard Craig Park Athletic Complex renovation.

Recent activity spans the Commodity across RFPs, RFBs, and ITBs. Henry County issued RFP 27-21 for Richard Craig Park Athletic Complex Renovation (proposals due November 11, 2026) encompassing eight baseball and softball fields, a therapeutic field, concession renovation, and batting-cage conversion into a five-station training facility with an 11% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal and local-vendor privilege within five percent of low bid; Collier County posted IFB 26-8703 for Immokalee Sports Complex Phase 1A & 1B (bids due November 2, 2026) valued at approximately $6.24 million, requiring ten years of parks and recreation construction experience with at least three qualifying projects at $1 million-plus. Gwinnett County has actively solicited multiple field upgrades and batting-cage installations on rolling schedules throughout 2026. The City of Tucson solicited bids for ground-up Robert Price Park construction exceeding $10 million with a 6% SBE goal and Section 3 prevailing-wage compliance; Hillsborough County posted IFB 26-00279 for Southshore Sports Complex Phase 2 (bids due August 11, 2026) valued at $12.65 million base bid plus $2.77 million in alternates with an 8% SBE subcontractor participation goal. Activity concentrates in Florida (Henry County Georgia, Collier County, Chatham County, Marion County, Okaloosa County, Hillsborough County, Seminole County), Georgia (Henry, Gwinnett, Bibb, Stephens, Commerce City, Bainbridge, Echols), and Texas (Tucson, Garland, Tarleton State), with scattered opportunities in Michigan, Connecticut, Mississippi, and California. Most recent opportunities emphasize turnkey delivery, design-build or CM-at-Risk models, ADA accessibility, synthetic turf systems with extended warranties, and prevailing-wage or federal Davis-Bacon compliance where federal or state capital funds apply.