Erosion Control · awarded bid prices
Temporary Silt Fence: cost per linear foot in California
The median awarded price is $6.00 per linear foot, from 127 winning bids on 127 public projects in California (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $4.06 and $9.25.
Cost by state › California › Temporary Silt Fence
$6.00median per linear foot
$4.06 – $9.25middle half (25th–75th percentile)
127winning bids, 127 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Caltrans). These are prices agencies awarded, not quotes: a price on a given job depends on quantity, location and timing, and the figures here are not adjusted for any of them.
Trend
The median awarded price went from $4.00 in 2021 to $5.00 in 2026 (+25%).
| Year | Median per linear foot | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $4.00 | 51 |
| 2022 | $5.00 | 73 |
| 2023 | $6.50 | 53 |
| 2024 | $6.43 | 49 |
| 2025 | $6.25 | 56 |
| 2026 | $5.00 | 19 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Caltrans | 1000 LF | $2.80 | contract 03-0N4504 ↗ |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Caltrans | 2500 LF | $7.50 | contract 06-1E9104 ↗ |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Caltrans | 730 LF | $16.05 | contract 10-1H5604 ↗ |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Caltrans | 5390 LF | $4.00 | contract 03-4J9004 ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Caltrans | 290 LF | $4.46 | contract 04-1W7104 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Temporary Silt Fence item page.
Temporary Silt Fence in other states
- Oklahoma: median $3.15 (247 bids)
- North Carolina: median $3.05 (206 bids)
- Mississippi: median $4.35 (100 bids)
- Kentucky: median $2.69 (24 bids)
Related items in California
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- Wood Mulch: $112.00 per cubic yard
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