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Excavation AND Embankment: cost per cubic yard in Delaware
The median awarded price is $25.00 per cubic yard, from 100 winning bids on 95 public projects in Delaware (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $15.00 and $42.00.
Cost by state › Delaware › Excavation AND Embankment
$25.00median per cubic yard
$15.00 – $42.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
100winning bids, 95 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (DelDOT). 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 $30.00 in 2021 to $19.00 in 2026 (-37%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $30.00 | 28 |
| 2022 | $32.00 | 43 |
| 2023 | $30.00 | 42 |
| 2024 | $31.50 | 28 |
| 2025 | $26.25 | 32 |
| 2026 | $19.00 | 33 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | DelDOT | 1650 CY | $19.00 | contract T201769009 ↗ |
| Oct 13, 2026 | DelDOT | 350 CY | $60.00 | contract T202120003 ↗ |
| Sep 29, 2026 | DelDOT | 52 CY | $26.00 | contract T202707502 ↗ |
| Sep 1, 2026 | DelDOT | 2654 CY | $18.50 | contract T202201701 ↗ |
| Sep 1, 2026 | DelDOT | 363 CY | $54.00 | contract T202566204 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Excavation AND Embankment item page.
Related items in Delaware
- Topsoil, 6" Depth: $12.00 per square yard
- Topsoil: $40.00 per ton
- Borrow, Type F: $34.50 per cubic yard
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