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Emul asphalt (ss): cost per gallon in Colorado
Listed by the agency as “Emul Asph (Ss)”.
The median awarded price is $5.50 per gallon, from 118 winning bids on 118 public projects in Colorado (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $4.03 and $7.20.
Cost by state › Colorado › Emul Asph (Ss)
$5.50median per gallon
$4.03 – $7.20middle half (25th–75th percentile)
118winning bids, 118 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (CDOT). 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 $3.35 in 2021 to $6.25 in 2026 (+86%).
| Year | Median per gallon | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.35 | 56 |
| 2022 | $4.20 | 53 |
| 2023 | $5.57 | 35 |
| 2024 | $5.82 | 48 |
| 2025 | $5.30 | 31 |
| 2026 | $6.25 | 27 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | CDOT | 273 Gallon | $7.00 | CDOT cost lookup · contract C27751 ↗ |
| Oct 8, 2026 | CDOT | 62 Gallon | $11.00 | CDOT cost lookup · contract C24946 ↗ |
| Sep 10, 2026 | CDOT | 90 Gallon | $7.26 | CDOT cost lookup · contract C26480 ↗ |
| Aug 27, 2026 | CDOT | 3746 Gallon | $2.50 | CDOT cost lookup · contract C24443 ↗ |
| Jul 30, 2026 | CDOT | 173 Gallon | $7.00 | CDOT cost lookup · contract C27233 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Emul Asph (Ss) item page.
Related items in Colorado
- Aggregate Bag: $12.00 per linear foot
- REM Asphalt Mat (Planing): $4.82 per square yard
- HMA (Patching) (ASPH): $305.00 per ton
- REM Asphalt Mat: $20.00 per square yard
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