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Portable Variable Message Sign: cost per each in Montana
The median awarded price is $8,000 per each, from 70 winning bids on 70 public projects in Montana (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $5,781 and $10,000.
Cost by state › Montana › Portable Variable Message Sign
$8,000median per each
$5,781 – $10,000middle half (25th–75th percentile)
70winning bids, 70 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (MDT). 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 $5,500 in 2021 to $6,450 in 2026 (+17%).
| Year | Median per each | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5,500 | 10 |
| 2022 | $6,525 | 18 |
| 2023 | $7,000 | 19 |
| 2024 | $8,500 | 23 |
| 2025 | $8,150 | 30 |
| 2026 | $6,450 | 14 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | MDT | 2 EACH | $6,400 | contract 01926 ↗ |
| Sep 17, 2026 | MDT | 2 EACH | $5,100 | contract 06426 ↗ |
| Aug 27, 2026 | MDT | 5 EACH | $19,000 | contract 01826 ↗ |
| Aug 27, 2026 | MDT | 3 EACH | $12,000 | contract 02826R ↗ |
| Aug 27, 2026 | MDT | 4 EACH | $6,500 | contract 08826 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Portable Variable Message Sign item page.
Portable Variable Message Sign in other states
- Wyoming: median $7,000 (71 bids)
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