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Common Excavation-type A: cost per cubic yard in North Dakota
The median awarded price is $15.12 per cubic yard, from 96 winning bids on 95 public projects in North Dakota (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $7.44 and $27.79.
Cost by state › North Dakota › Common Excavation-type A
$15.12median per cubic yard
$7.44 – $27.79middle half (25th–75th percentile)
96winning bids, 95 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (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 $11.82 in 2021 to $18.68 in 2026 (+58%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $11.82 | 8 |
| 2022 | $11.03 | 38 |
| 2023 | $15.00 | 37 |
| 2024 | $19.75 | 30 |
| 2025 | $8.00 | 29 |
| 2026 | $18.68 | 26 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | NDDOT | 7786 CY | $4.42 | project NHU-CRP-CPU-8-010(046)938 ↗ |
| Aug 21, 2026 | NDDOT | 662 CY | $6.02 | project H-2-030(026)023 ↗ |
| Aug 7, 2026 | NDDOT | 294 CY | $5.52 | project BRJ-0014(050) ↗ |
| Jun 12, 2026 | NDDOT | 1030 CY | $20.00 | project IM-BGR-1-094(253)176 ↗ |
| Jun 12, 2026 | NDDOT | 2728 CY | $27.00 | project NH-6-200(036)346 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Common Excavation-type A item page.
Related items in North Dakota
- Topsoil: $12.00 per cubic yard
- Borrow Excavation: $21.42 per cubic yard
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