UNSPSC 72153400: Rigging and scaffolding services

The erection, use and dismantling of rigging and scaffolding on structures owned by others

UNSPSC 72153400 Rigging and scaffolding services (Class) encompasses temporary structural support systems and specialized access equipment deployed for maintenance, inspection, and repair work on infrastructure, buildings, and equipment — including swing stage scaffolding for dam repairs, mobile aluminum bus-servicing platforms, under-bridge inspection cranes with rotating turrets for bridge inspections, and articulating bucket trucks for mast-arm painting and structural access. State and local issuing bodies range from state transportation and water-resource departments to county utilities, municipal public works bureaus, and transit authorities, with repeat procurement activity from state departments of transportation (California, Pennsylvania) and county-level agencies supporting fleet and infrastructure maintenance.

Recent opportunities span California, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, and Texas. The California Department of Water Resources issued an IFB (Specification No. 26-03, C51692) for concrete repairs at Pyramid Dam Spillway with swing stage scaffolding installation, due July 22, 2026, with a $1 million to $1.25 million estimated cost and a 25 percent SBE participation goal. The Orange County Transportation Authority solicited two aluminum bus scaffolding systems (IFB 250214) with a $500,000 estimated contract value and a DBE goal. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, through Greenman-Pedersen Inc. and Mackin Engineers & Consultants, posted two large bridge-inspection support procurements requiring 60-foot to 125-foot under-bridge inspection cranes, articulating bucket trucks, and traffic control crews for NBIS inspections across multiple districts through 2026 and 2030 respectively, with bids due February 27, 2026, and February 20, 2026. The City of Ocala Public Works Department issued an ITB (PWD/260259) for mast arm painting at 21 intersections, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting held December 16, 2025, and bids due January 5, 2026. Activity concentrates in bridge inspection and infrastructure maintenance work requiring specialized access equipment and traffic management, with increasing procurement from state DOT agencies managing multi-year inspection contracts across wide geographic footprints.