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Sign (construction): cost per square foot in Shelby County, TN
Listed by the agency as “Signs (Construction)”.
The median awarded price is $8.17 per square foot, from 30 winning bids on 30 public projects in Shelby County, TN (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $7.04 and $9.43.
Cost by state › Tennessee › Shelby County › Signs (Construction)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (TDOT). The county is the one the agency recorded for the project. 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 $7.78 in 2021 to $6.00 in 2026 (-23%).
| Year | Median per square foot | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $7.78 | 13 |
| 2022 | $9.90 | 5 |
| 2023 | $8.50 | 11 |
| 2024 | $8.65 | 10 |
| 2025 | $8.36 | 12 |
| 2026 | $6.00 | 6 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | TDOT | 568 S.F. | $7.00 | contract CN264060 ↗ |
| Aug 14, 2026 | TDOT | 633 S.F. | $6.00 | contract CN264054 ↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | TDOT | 2810 S.F. | $5.85 | contract CN264038 ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | TDOT | 3158 S.F. | $5.00 | contract CN264027 ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | TDOT | 436 S.F. | $6.00 | contract CN264031 ↗ |
The same item across Tennessee: statewide figures. See every awarded price for this item on the Signs (Construction) item page.
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