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Protective Surface Treatment: cost per square yard in Wisconsin
The median awarded price is $4.00 per square yard, from 383 winning bids on 383 public projects in Wisconsin (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $3.00 and $5.00.
Cost by state › Wisconsin › Protective Surface Treatment
$4.00median per square yard
$3.00 – $5.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
383winning bids, 383 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (WisDOT). 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 $3.30 in 2021 to $4.80 in 2026 (+45%).
| Year | Median per square yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.30 | 135 |
| 2022 | $3.75 | 117 |
| 2023 | $3.25 | 86 |
| 2024 | $3.51 | 118 |
| 2025 | $4.00 | 144 |
| 2026 | $4.80 | 98 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 397 SY | $4.26 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 001 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 529 SY | $5.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 002 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 210 SY | $4.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 005 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 383 SY | $7.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 009 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 1305 SY | $5.10 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 017 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Protective Surface Treatment item page.
Related items in Wisconsin
- Tack Coat: $3.58 per gallon
- Sawing Asphalt: $1.96 per linear foot
- Base Aggregate Dense 1 1/4-Inch: $21.08 per ton
- Base Aggregate Dense 3/4-Inch: $29.58 per ton
- Asphaltic Surface: $148.94 per ton
- Construction Staking Subgrade: $0.01 per linear foot
- Sawing Concrete: $2.57 per linear foot
- Removing Curb & Gutter: $7.56 per linear foot
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