Erosion Control · awarded bid prices
Silt Fence: cost per linear foot in Iowa
The median awarded price is $2.00 per linear foot, from 426 winning bids on 389 public projects in Iowa (2024–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $1.55 and $2.50.
Cost by state › Iowa › Silt Fence
$2.00median per linear foot
$1.55 – $2.50middle half (25th–75th percentile)
426winning bids, 389 source documents
2024–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Iowa DOT). 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 $2.00 in 2024 to $1.93 in 2026 (-4%).
| Year | Median per linear foot | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.00 | 145 |
| 2025 | $2.00 | 173 |
| 2026 | $1.93 | 108 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 400.000 LF | $4.00 | contract 37-0303-057 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 712.500 LF | $2.00 | contract 46-1697-049 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 1600.000 LF | $1.55 | contract 52-0067-098 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 2700.000 LF | $1.30 | contract 57-1001-129 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 7493.000 LF | $1.55 | contract 85-0305-311 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Silt Fence item page.
Silt Fence in other states
- Wisconsin: median $2.25 (819 bids)
- Missouri: median $3.49 (456 bids)
- Alabama: median $5.25 (281 bids)
- South Carolina: median $3.88 (210 bids)
- Kansas: median $2.68 (200 bids)
- Arkansas: median $3.62 (150 bids)
- Colorado: median $2.84 (79 bids)
- Delaware: median $3.35 (60 bids)
- North Dakota: median $3.00 (22 bids)
- Washington: median $7.00 (18 bids)
- Illinois: median $7.00 (17 bids)
Related items in Iowa
- Removal of Perimeter and Slope or Ditch Check Sediment Control Device: $0.3 per linear foot
- Perimeter and Slope Sediment Control Device, 12 in. Dia.: $3.00 per linear foot
- Perimeter and Slope Sediment Control Device, 20 in. Dia.: $4.50 per linear foot
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