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Common Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Vermont
The median awarded price is $30.00 per cubic yard, from 88 winning bids on 88 public projects in Vermont (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $20.00 and $48.69.
Cost by state › Vermont › Common Excavation
$30.00median per cubic yard
$20.00 – $48.69middle half (25th–75th percentile)
88winning bids, 88 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Vermont Agency of Transportation). 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 $16.50 in 2021 to $25.00 in 2026 (+52%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $16.50 | 19 |
| 2022 | $23.00 | 38 |
| 2023 | $26.00 | 31 |
| 2024 | $30.00 | 33 |
| 2025 | $28.50 | 26 |
| 2026 | $25.00 | 19 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Vermont Agency of Transportation | 4200 CY | $20.00 | Open bid tab, contract 24B002 ↗ |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Vermont Agency of Transportation | 1400 CY | $25.00 | Open bid tab, contract 23B770 ↗ |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Vermont Agency of Transportation | 42 CY | $100.00 | Open bid tab, contract 26A001 ↗ |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Vermont Agency of Transportation | 860 CY | $15.00 | Open bid tab, contract 24F026 ↗ |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Vermont Agency of Transportation | 170 CY | $24.00 | Open bid tab, contract 24V009 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Common Excavation item page.
Common Excavation in other states
- Maine: median $35.00 (115 bids)
Related items in Vermont
- Trench Excavation Of Earth, Exploratory: $75.00 per cubic yard
- Topsoil: $67.00 per cubic yard
- Stone Fill, Type I: $99.00 per cubic yard
- Granular Backfill For Structures: $70.00 per cubic yard
- All Purpose Excavator Rental, Type I: $125.00 per hour
- Geotextile Under Stone Fill: $5.00 per square yard
- Structure Excavation: $48.83 per cubic yard
- Granular Borrow: $50.50 per cubic yard
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