Earthwork · awarded bid prices · Dane County
Backfill Structure Type A: cost per ton in Dane County, WI
The median awarded price is $25.50 per ton, from 20 winning bids on 20 public projects in Dane County, WI (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $22.56 and $30.41.
Cost by state › Wisconsin › Dane County › Backfill Structure Type A
$25.50median per ton
$22.56 – $30.41middle half (25th–75th percentile)
20winning bids, 20 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (WisDOT). 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 $24.75 in 2019 to $24.50 in 2026 (-1%).
| Year | Median per ton | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $24.75 | 7 |
| 2022 | $25.15 | 12 |
| 2023 | $22.00 | 6 |
| 2024 | $22.00 | 5 |
| 2025 | $28.43 | 6 |
| 2026 | $24.50 | 7 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | WisDOT | 250 TON | $26.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260811, call 006 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | WisDOT | 4783 TON | $35.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260714, call 002 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | WisDOT | 1120 TON | $26.35 | Open bid tab, letting 20260414, call 004 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | WisDOT | 1315 TON | $24.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260310, call 011 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | WisDOT | 360 TON | $17.20 | Open bid tab, letting 20260210, call 002 |
See every awarded price for this item on the Backfill Structure Type A item page.
Related items in Dane County
- Excavation Common: $14.00 per cubic yard
- Topsoil: $5.00 per square yard
- Clearing: $465.00 per station
- Grubbing: $237.50 per station