UNSPSC 81103400: Engineering procurement and project management services

Engineering and Procurement Project is a service agreement to perform the services necessary for both the engineering including preparation and development of plans, drawings, and specifications, and limited procurement services.

UNSPSC 81103400 Engineering procurement and project management services, a Class code, spans the full lifecycle of infrastructure and facilities planning, design, and project delivery that state and local governments procure from private consultants. State and local agencies buy preliminary and final design services, feasibility and master-plan studies, construction management and inspection oversight, permitting and environmental assessment, cost estimating, and bidding support across transportation, water and wastewater, stormwater, facility renovation, and specialized infrastructure projects. Recent opportunities show city and county governments, transit authorities, university systems, and special-purpose districts (water authorities, utility commissions) issuing RFQs and RFPs to establish continuing contracts or award individual projects. Issuing bodies span Texas municipalities (Edinburg, Lewisville), Florida counties and cities (Santa Clara, El Paso, Fort Myers, Pompano Beach, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Collier County), California special districts (West Basin Municipal Water District, Santa Clara County), Arizona cities (Phoenix), Colorado towns (Parker), Connecticut municipalities (Manchester, Meriden), New Jersey state agencies, and others. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, California, and Arizona, with scattered activity across the upper Midwest and Northeast.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope: the City of Edinburg, Texas solicited an RFQ for comprehensive water and sewer master planning including hydraulic modeling and capital improvement programming (due October 6, 2026); Santa Clara County issued an RFP for shoreline adaptation planning across six Bay Area cities and unincorporated areas, addressing sea level rise vulnerability and nature-based solutions (due November 6, 2026); Waukesha County, Wisconsin requested engineering and design services for high-risk rural road rehabilitation (due November 3, 2026); the City of Phoenix issued an RFQ for construction administration and inspection for a $7.9 million force main project (due October 30, 2026); and Texas State University solicited architectural and engineering design for a 20,000-square-foot student health center expansion (due November 5, 2026). Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services dominate activity; design-build and on-call continuing service agreements also appear frequently. Evaluation typically weights technical approach and personnel qualifications heavily, with past performance and references as secondary factors. Professional liability insurance of $1 million minimum and workers' compensation are standard prerequisites across all jurisdictions and project scales.