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Construction unit costs in Tennessee

Median awarded unit prices for the 44 most-bid items on Tennessee public projects, from winning bids in agency bid tabulations.

Cost by state › Tennessee

ItemPerMedianMiddle halfWinning bids
Signs (Construction)square foot$8.00$7.25 – $9.21696
Flexible Drums (Channelizing)each$34.73$25.19 – $41.00592
Plastic Pavement Marking (Stop Line)linear foot$18.00$12.75 – $25.00566
Removal of Snowplowable Reflective Markereach$11.15$9.50 – $15.01468
Snowplowable Raised Pavement Markers (Bi-dir) (1 Color)each$41.05$36.00 – $48.00466
Cold Planing Bituminous Pavementton$31.61$23.39 – $49.83450
Bituminous Material for Tack Coat (Tc)ton$979.00$842.50 – $1,200426
Mineral Aggregate, Type A Base, Grading Dton$46.00$34.50 – $62.00401
Arrow Board (Type C)each$1,167$950.00 – $1,500396
Plastic Pavement Marking(Channelization Striping)square yard$30.00$24.15 – $35.00391
Plastic Pavement Marking (Turn Lane Arrow)each$210.00$185.00 – $250.00384
Changeable Message Sign Uniteach$5,950$4,922 – $7,770359
Warning Lights (type A)each$22.00$6.37 – $30.00281
Snowplowable Raised Pavment Markers (MONO-DIR)(1 Color)each$41.00$35.00 – $47.62279
Guardrail Removedlinear foot$3.00$1.15 – $5.00276
ACS MIX(PG64-22) Grading Dton$165.50$129.62 – $240.00266
Snowplowable Raised Pavement Markers (BI-DIR)(2 Color)each$40.00$35.16 – $45.00254
Tangent Energy Absorbing Term Mash TL-3each$3,570$3,400 – $3,900249
Asphalt Concrete MIX (PG64-22) (Bpmb-hm) Grading B-M2ton$157.50$118.00 – $226.50241
Trackless Tack Coatton$925.00$780.00 – $1,050205
Guardrail Transition 27IN to 31INeach$156.50$105.50 – $200.00201
ACS MIX(PG70-22) Grading Dton$148.18$129.13 – $175.00196
Enhanced Flatline Thermo Pvmt Mrkng (6IN Dotted Line)linear foot$2.10$1.77 – $3.00191
Plastic Pavement Marking (Yield Line)square foot$30.00$17.50 – $36.75185
Temporary Barricades (Type Iii)linear foot$20.00$15.42 – $25.00183
Plastic Pavement Marking (8" Dotted Line)linear foot$3.16$2.40 – $4.00181
Sediment Removalcubic yard$33.30$20.00 – $60.00172
Road & Drainage Excavation (Unclassified)cubic yard$32.25$20.00 – $55.56170
Loop Wirelinear foot$1.10$1.00 – $1.50168
Saw Slotlinear foot$6.00$5.00 – $7.00168
Plastic Pavement Marking (Longitudinal Cross-walk)linear foot$35.00$26.50 – $45.00163
W Beam GR (Type 2) Mash TL-3linear foot$32.83$30.00 – $37.50162
Geotextile (Type Iii)(Erosion Control)square yard$5.00$3.26 – $7.00161
Temporary Silt Fence (With Backing)linear foot$6.00$5.25 – $7.97154
Flat Sheet Aluminum Signs (0.080" Thick)square foot$15.10$13.25 – $17.35153
Temporary Work Zone Crash Cushion (Mash TL-3)each$8,462$6,750 – $10,500153
Mineral Aggregate (Size 57)ton$64.00$51.49 – $83.50153
Bituminous Material for Prime Coat (Pc)ton$1,160$800.00 – $1,580149
Perforated/Knockout Square Tube Postpound$5.06$4.24 – $6.00144
Flat Sheet Aluminum Signs (0.100" Thick)square foot$16.20$14.50 – $18.00141
Removal of Asphalt Pavementsquare yard$20.00$12.50 – $40.48115
Epoxy Coated Reinforcing Steelpound$1.90$1.65 – $2.4069
Mowingacre$74.00$64.00 – $82.0043
Sawing Concrete Pavement (Full Depth)linear foot$20.00$14.00 – $20.5037

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