Earthwork · awarded bid prices · Dekalb County
Earth Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Dekalb County, IL
The median awarded price is $38.00 per cubic yard, from 13 winning bids on 13 public projects in Dekalb County, IL (2024–2025). Half of the awarded prices fall between $32.00 and $50.00.
Cost by state › Illinois › Dekalb County › Earth Excavation
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (IDOT). The county is the one the agency recorded for the project. 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 $28.00 in 2019 to $32.00 in 2025 (+14%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $28.00 | 5 |
| 2021 | $50.00 | 5 |
| 2022 | $35.50 | 8 |
| 2024 | $63.00 | 6 |
| 2025 | $32.00 | 7 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2025 | IDOT | 188 CU YD | $30.00 | Open bid tab, 87843 ↗ |
| Nov 7, 2025 | IDOT | 994 CU YD | $35.00 | Open bid tab, 87889 ↗ |
| Jun 13, 2025 | IDOT | 2070 CU YD | $32.00 | Open bid tab, 66K63 ↗ |
| Mar 7, 2025 | IDOT | 300 CU YD | $45.00 | Open bid tab, 66M57 ↗ |
| Mar 7, 2025 | IDOT | 3418 CU YD | $24.30 | Open bid tab, 87866 ↗ |
The same item across Illinois: statewide figures. See every awarded price for this item on the Earth Excavation item page.