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Borrow Excavation: cost per cubic yard in North Dakota
The median awarded price is $21.42 per cubic yard, from 128 winning bids on 127 public projects in North Dakota (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $13.90 and $36.00.
Cost by state › North Dakota › Borrow Excavation
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Burleigh County, NDDOT). 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 $11.05 in 2021 to $23.11 in 2026 (+109%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $11.05 | 12 |
| 2022 | $14.65 | 49 |
| 2023 | $23.00 | 50 |
| 2024 | $25.00 | 37 |
| 2025 | $17.30 | 47 |
| 2026 | $23.11 | 32 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | NDDOT | 151510 CY | $4.88 | project H-2-030(026)023 ↗ |
| Aug 7, 2026 | NDDOT | 6101 CY | $17.44 | project BRJ-0014(050) ↗ |
| Aug 7, 2026 | NDDOT | 2568 CY | $22.00 | project BRJ-0019(027) ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2026 | NDDOT | 775 CY | $41.20 | project H-7-016(011)133 ↗ |
| Jun 12, 2026 | NDDOT | 1689 CY | $30.00 | project CERP-FXS-3411(063) ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Borrow Excavation item page.
Borrow Excavation in other states
- South Carolina: median $50.00 (409 bids)
- Virginia: median $55.00 (125 bids)
- North Carolina: median $22.00 (108 bids)
- Alabama: median $29.93 (29 bids)
Related items in North Dakota
- Topsoil: $12.00 per cubic yard
- Common Excavation-type A: $15.12 per cubic yard
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