Cost by state
Construction unit costs in South Dakota
Median awarded unit prices for the 39 most-bid items on South Dakota public projects, from winning bids in agency bid tabulations.
| Item | Per | Median | Middle half | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic Control Signs | square foot | $4.00 | $2.00 – $6.57 | 414 |
| Flagging | hour | $36.03 | $36.03 – $36.03 | 306 |
| Type 3 Barricade | each | $130.00 | $100.00 – $185.55 | 277 |
| Unclassified Excavation | cubic yard | $11.95 | $5.46 – $24.00 | 202 |
| Type B Drainage Fabric | square yard | $5.80 | $4.45 – $7.50 | 177 |
| Asphalt Concrete Composite | ton | $189.25 | $145.00 – $250.00 | 171 |
| 12" Diameter Erosion Control Wattle | linear foot | $4.64 | $3.50 – $6.26 | 168 |
| Pilot Car | hour | $52.75 | $52.75 – $55.76 | 167 |
| Base Course | ton | $32.64 | $22.12 – $45.00 | 167 |
| Remove Asphalt Concrete Pavement | square yard | $10.00 | $5.25 – $16.45 | 158 |
| Type C Advance Warning Arrow Board | each | $1,100 | $525.00 – $1,750 | 156 |
| Repair Silt Fence | linear foot | $1.00 | $0.5 – $2.00 | 155 |
| Placing Topsoil | cubic yard | $7.75 | $4.43 – $12.15 | 149 |
| Engineer Directed Surveying/Staking | hour | $175.00 | $175.00 – $175.00 | 147 |
| Contractor Furnished Borrow Excavation | cubic yard | $24.50 | $14.10 – $38.73 | 128 |
| Remove Silt Fence | linear foot | $1.06 | $0.55 – $2.00 | 128 |
| Class B Riprap | ton | $83.94 | $67.85 – $99.64 | 128 |
| High Build Waterborne Pavement Marking Paint, White | gallon | $32.00 | $29.00 – $35.08 | 127 |
| High Build Waterborne Pavement Marking Paint, Yellow | gallon | $32.00 | $28.82 – $36.20 | 125 |
| Reinforcing Steel | pound | $3.00 | $2.30 – $4.00 | 117 |
| Low Flow Silt Fence | linear foot | $4.00 | $3.23 – $5.25 | 110 |
| Remove and Reset Erosion Control Wattle | linear foot | $1.70 | $1.00 – $3.13 | 110 |
| Reset Sign | each | $150.00 | $64.74 – $251.76 | 106 |
| Grade Staking | mile | $6,631 | $3,056 – $10,883 | 106 |
| Water for Granular Material | thousand gallons | $35.00 | $30.00 – $46.99 | 105 |
| Remove Sign for Reset | each | $54.00 | $34.25 – $101.39 | 104 |
| High Flow Silt Fence | linear foot | $4.34 | $3.25 – $5.64 | 104 |
| Slope Staking | mile | $5,500 | $3,215 – $9,995 | 103 |
| Remove Fence | linear foot | $2.00 | $1.00 – $3.50 | 101 |
| Detour and Restriction Signing | square foot | $29.50 | $21.75 – $35.08 | 100 |
| Type III Field Laboratory | each | $15,000 | $8,498 – $22,000 | 93 |
| Type 2 Object Marker Back to Back | each | $60.00 | $38.50 – $80.00 | 89 |
| Cold Milling Asphalt Concrete | square yard | $1.62 | $1.09 – $4.44 | 88 |
| SS-1H or CSS-1H Asphalt for Flush Seal | ton | $1,102 | $950.00 – $1,320 | 86 |
| 2 Post Panel | each | $300.84 | $210.00 – $413.75 | 84 |
| SS-1H or CSS-1H Asphalt for Tack | ton | $830.00 | $765.00 – $950.00 | 81 |
| Hydrated Lime | ton | $288.99 | $250.00 – $335.00 | 77 |
| Epoxy Coated Reinforcing Steel | pound | $4.00 | $3.00 – $5.07 | 62 |
| Remove Pipe Culvert | linear foot | $50.45 | $22.00 – $75.00 | 53 |
Prices by county in South Dakota
- Minnehaha County: 7 items
- Pennington County: 5 items
Agencies in South Dakota
- SDDOT: 124,946 winning prices