UNSPSC 83101510: Chilled water

UNSPSC 83101510 Chilled water is a Commodity code that covers the design, installation, maintenance, and expansion of chilled water distribution systems serving institutional, municipal, and commercial facilities. State and local governments procure chilled water infrastructure improvements across energy plants, campuses, and specialized facilities, including loop extensions, system upgrades, pump and chiller replacements, cooling tower installation, and associated piping, controls, and commissioning work. Issuing bodies span special-purpose districts (Central Florida Tourism Oversight District), municipal utilities (City of Statesboro natural gas systems, Dallas Water Utilities), county water authorities, and educational institutions (Collin College, Frisco Independent School District). Water and wastewater treatment plants, energy facilities serving multiple buildings, and district cooling systems dominate recent activity. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida and Texas, with additional procurement in Georgia, Michigan, and Mississippi. Recent representative opportunities include Collin College's Frisco Campus Chilled and Heating Water Loop Extension (Competitive Sealed Proposal FY2026-CSP-059, proposals due July 28, 2026), involving approximately 540 linear feet of new buried hydronic piping and 370 linear feet of replacement piping to interconnect campus heating and chilled water systems at an estimated cost of $5.1 million with prevailing wage and performance bond requirements; and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's Studios Energy South Chiller Expansion (ITN 16096, bids due June 26, 2026), encompassing installation of new owner-furnished chillers, chilled water pumps, condenser water pumps, concrete cooling tower basin, electrical systems, fire protection, and site modifications at 397 Cypress Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, with mandatory pre-bid meeting and electronic bid submission through PlanetBids.

The code shows activity across municipal departments and special-purpose districts, with most solicitations issued as competitive sealed proposals or invitations for bid under state and local procurement procedures. Recent opportunities emphasize coordination with operating facilities (requiring off-hours or limited-disruption work schedules), compliance with prevailing wage and labor standards in selected jurisdictions, performance and payment bonding at 100 percent of contract value, and comprehensive insurance requirements including general liability at $1 million per occurrence. Bid preferences for local vendors, veteran-owned businesses, and minority and women-owned enterprises appear in several recent opportunities (Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, City of Statesboro). Questions deadlines, pre-bid meetings (mandatory and non-mandatory), and site visits are standard; electronic bid submission through platforms such as OpenGov, Bonfire, PlanetBids, and QuestCDN is common. Contract terms typically span 24 to 36 months for design-build work or annual or multi-year service agreements for maintenance. No incumbent vendors are consistently named across opportunities, suggesting moderate market fragmentation and competitive renewal cycles.