Cost by county

Construction unit costs in Milwaukee County, WI

Median awarded unit prices for 80 items on public projects in Milwaukee County, from winning bids in agency bid tabulations. Each item page lists its source documents.

Cost by state › Wisconsin › Milwaukee County

Item	Per	Median	Middle half	Winning bids	Latest source document
Traffic control barricade type iii	day	$0.53	$0.45 – $0.6	64	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic control sign	day	$0.35	$0.2 – $0.5	64	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic Control	each	$19,475	$12,329 – $54,860	64	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic Control Warning Lights Type A	day	$0.1	$0.08 – $0.12	61	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic Control Drums	day	$0.15	$0.12 – $0.2	60	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic control sign pcms	day	$35.00	$25.00 – $38.00	57	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Sawing Concrete	linear foot	$2.35	$2.20 – $2.75	57	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic Control Warning Lights Type C	day	$0.1	$0.1 – $0.147	54	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Base Aggregate Dense 1 1/4-Inch	ton	$23.54	$18.46 – $30.00	52	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Remove concrete sidewalk	square yard	$10.04	$8.29 – $15.16	52	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Topsoil	square yard	$6.00	$4.95 – $8.88	51	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Arrow Epoxy	each	$225.00	$203.55 – $266.75	50	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Remove curb & gutter	linear foot	$10.00	$6.21 – $15.00	50	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Excavation Common	cubic yard	$27.66	$17.10 – $45.32	50	Jul 14, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260714, call 004
Concrete Sidewalk 5-Inch	square foot	$8.31	$6.75 – $11.00	49	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Remove concrete pavement	square yard	$13.10	$6.72 – $21.36	48	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Conduit Rigid Nonmetallic Schedule 40 2-Inch	linear foot	$10.68	$8.68 – $14.37	47	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Temporary Pedestrian Barricade	linear foot	$5.00	$3.43 – $6.78	47	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Drilled Tie Bars	each	$15.00	$10.21 – $17.98	47	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Remove sign type ii	each	$25.00	$20.00 – $30.00	47	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Sawing Asphalt	linear foot	$1.54	$1.20 – $1.95	47	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Inlet Protection Type D	each	$125.00	$105.00 – $125.00	45	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Tack Coat	gallon	$2.60	$2.30 – $3.00	45	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Sign type ii reflective h	square foot	$22.00	$21.00 – $26.13	44	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Remove small sign supports	each	$25.00	$19.50 – $30.00	44	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Concrete Curb & Gutter 31-Inch	linear foot	$41.50	$29.09 – $52.53	42	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Remove concrete bases	each	$357.00	$300.00 – $500.00	41	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Sign type ii reflective f	square foot	$24.00	$23.00 – $25.00	41	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Inlet Protection Type C	each	$65.00	$56.00 – $73.00	41	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic control covering sign type ii	each	$40.00	$30.00 – $50.00	41	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Sod Lawn	square yard	$8.95	$7.00 – $12.50	41	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Line Epoxy 4-Inch	linear foot	$1.00	$0.71 – $2.27	39	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Stop Line Epoxy 18-Inch	linear foot	$13.40	$12.77 – $15.11	39	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Diagonal Epoxy 12-Inch	linear foot	$10.00	$9.38 – $12.50	39	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Conduit Rigid Nonmetallic Schedule 40 3-Inch	linear foot	$11.88	$10.29 – $19.37	39	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Temporary Pedestrian Curb Ramp	day	$8.00	$4.62 – $18.41	39	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Electrical wire traffic signal 10 awg	linear foot	$1.38	$1.23 – $2.34	38	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Word Epoxy	each	$288.02	$241.20 – $343.75	38	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Crosswalk Epoxy Transverse Line 6-Inch	linear foot	$10.50	$10.00 – $13.56	38	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Drilled Dowel Bars	each	$20.00	$16.05 – $25.00	38	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Sod Water	thousand gallons	$39.00	$28.20 – $63.75	38	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Silt Fence	linear foot	$2.25	$2.05 – $3.00	37	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Inlet Protection Type B	each	$55.00	$50.00 – $70.00	37	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Seed Water	thousand gallons	$20.00	$8.00 – $35.00	37	Jul 14, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260714, call 004
Marking Island Nose Epoxy	each	$280.00	$270.00 – $300.00	36	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Remove pull boxes	each	$177.02	$109.89 – $240.25	36	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Moving sign type ii	each	$100.00	$75.25 – $115.00	35	Jul 14, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260714, call 004
Concrete Bases Type 1	each	$1,054	$945.71 – $1,196	35	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Inlet Protection Type A	each	$95.00	$50.50 – $126.25	35	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Temporary Pedestrian Detectable Warning Field	square foot	$10.50	$5.24 – $16.25	35	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Seeding Temporary	pound	$4.00	$2.96 – $5.00	34	Jul 14, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260714, call 004
Traffic Signal Face 3S 12-Inch	each	$911.14	$819.42 – $1,052	34	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Construction staking curb ramp	each	$150.00	$125.00 – $195.00	34	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Cable Traffic Signal 5-14 AWG	linear foot	$1.95	$1.77 – $3.04	34	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Cable Traffic Signal 12-14 AWG	linear foot	$3.31	$3.12 – $4.28	34	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Pedestal Bases	each	$346.00	$269.48 – $511.31	34	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Concrete Curb Pedestrian	linear foot	$45.66	$40.00 – $52.20	34	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Concrete Median Sloped Nose	square foot	$17.22	$15.01 – $20.09	33	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Remove asphalt surface milling	square yard	$3.20	$2.52 – $7.59	32	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Curb Epoxy	linear foot	$8.20	$7.88 – $10.00	32	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Construction Staking Curb Gutter and Curb & Gutter	linear foot	$1.50	$1.36 – $2.12	32	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Line Epoxy 8-Inch	linear foot	$1.90	$1.27 – $3.62	31	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Symbol Epoxy	each	$235.00	$182.50 – $348.55	31	Mar 10, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260310, call 016
Electrical Wire Lighting 12 AWG	linear foot	$0.99	$0.877 – $1.10	30	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Cable Traffic Signal 7-14 AWG	linear foot	$2.20	$2.06 – $2.47	30	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Concrete Surface Repair	square foot	$200.00	$130.00 – $225.00	29	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic Control Arrow Boards	day	$10.00	$8.00 – $10.88	28	Jul 8, 2025, Open bid tab, letting 20250708, call 003
Concrete Bases Type 10	each	$7,475	$6,278 – $8,950	28	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Transformer Bases Breakaway 11 1/2-Inch Bolt Circle	each	$687.29	$626.88 – $729.98	28	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Construction Staking Storm Sewer	each	$120.00	$110.00 – $127.50	27	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic Signal EVP Detector Cable	linear foot	$1.75	$1.43 – $2.76	27	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Adjusting Manhole Covers	each	$1,015	$715.00 – $1,244	27	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Traffic control sign fixed message	square foot	$16.00	$13.25 – $20.00	27	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Remove asphalt surface butt joint	square yard	$14.78	$10.60 – $23.56	26	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Bar steel reinforced hs coated structure	pound	$1.65	$1.48 – $2.50	26	Jul 14, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260714, call 004
Post wood 4x6-inch x 18-ft	each	$122.50	$100.00 – $138.75	26	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Manhole 4-ft diameter	each	$4,012	$3,536 – $5,105	26	Jul 14, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260714, call 004
Adjusting Inlet Covers	each	$939.60	$718.52 – $1,172	26	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Marking Line Grooved Wet Ref Epoxy 6-Inch	linear foot	$1.56	$1.39 – $2.51	26	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007
Concrete Bases Type 10-Special	each	$9,857	$8,764 – $11,982	26	Sep 15, 2026, Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007

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