48-inch manhole cost

Updated September 27, 2026 · BuildGets Team

Public bids put the 48-inch manhole at a median of $7,605 each, with the middle half of bids between $5,000 and $11,847. Based on 628 bidder prices from 87 public bid tabulations.

Median bid	$7,605 / EA
Middle 50 % of bids	$5,000 – $11,847
Bidder prices	628
Bid tabulations	87

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By state

State	Median bid	Bids	Bid tabs
Texas	$8,000	371	45
Illinois	$5,120	53	6
North Carolina	$19,750	37	4
Michigan	$3,050	17	5
Colorado	$8,783	14	3
Minnesota	$4,535	12	1

By project

Owner	State	Bid opening	Low bid	Median of bids	Bids
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 113	TX	Sep 2026	$2,880	$2,880	3
FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 219A	TX	Sep 2026	$3,684	$4,700	5
VILLAGE OF CARPENTERSVILLE, IL	IL	Sep 2026	$15,500	$28,350	2
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 202A	TX	Aug 2026	$5,800	$5,800	5
HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 13	TX	Aug 2026		$9,919	20
Village of River Forest	IL	May 2026	$6,000	$6,000	3
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Apr 2026		$8,339	18
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Apr 2026		$22,198	8
City of Austin	TX	Apr 2026		$12,923	12
City of Hastings	MN	Apr 2026	$6,708	$4,535	12
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Apr 2026		$9,665	5
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Apr 2026		$8,500	12
City of Sinton	TX	Apr 2026	$15,520	$9,700	6
WALLER COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 33	TX	Mar 2026		$8,577	10
CITY OF MADISON HEIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES	MI	Mar 2026	$400	$400	6
City of Wayland	MI	Feb 2026	$3,050	$3,478	4
County of Cameron	TX	Feb 2026		$12,083	12
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Feb 2026		$8,033	4
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Feb 2026	$8,500	$10,623	4
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Feb 2026		$10,500	24
City of Austin	TX	Feb 2026		$39,967	6
Fayetteville Public Works Commission	NC	Jan 2026	$62,500	$21,750	21
City of Austin	TX	Jan 2026		$10,500	11
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Jan 2026		$12,935	12
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Dec 2025		$5,600	5
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 129	TX	Dec 2025		$4,500	8
CITY OF HOUSTON	TX	Dec 2025		$2,974	10
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Nov 2025		$12,000	12
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Nov 2025	$6,000	$13,650	9
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Nov 2025		$6,500	9
HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 12	TX	Oct 2025	$2,802	$2,851	4
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 219	TX	Aug 2025	$25,000	$19,000	5
HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 12	TX	Aug 2025	$5,504	$5,407	6
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 215	TX	Aug 2025	$7,762	$4,678	6
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 129	TX	Jul 2025	$3,400	$1,597	8
Fayetteville PWC	NC	Jul 2025	$8,000	$13,863	2
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	May 2025	$7,500	$6,250	2
WALLER COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 43	TX	May 2025		$11,146	10
Sienna Municipal Utility District No. 7	TX	May 2025	$4,532	$5,000	3
HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 570C	TX	Apr 2025		$50.00	14
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 218	TX	Apr 2025		$4,200	20
FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 175	TX	Mar 2025	$5,000	$5,900	5
FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 232	TX	Mar 2025	$1.00	$975	10
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 128A	TX	Feb 2025		$4,200	5
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 159	TX	Feb 2025	$7,600	$11,536	5
HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 12	TX	Feb 2025	$50.00	$66.00	3
HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 491	TX	Feb 2025		$5,650	4
FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 174	TX	Jan 2025	$8,800	$4,736	8
HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 491	TX	Jan 2025	$4,284	$9,202	8
HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 491	TX	Nov 2024	$1,798	$1,798	1
CITY OF MONTGOMERY	TX	Nov 2024		$4,035	5
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 218	TX	Oct 2024	$8,000	$8,500	3
MAGNOLIA EAST MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT	TX	Oct 2024		$2,000	8
City of Owosso	MI	Oct 2024	$3,740	$3,370	4
Old Town 1-A Recon.	IL	Jun 2024	$7,200	$5,436	17
Fayetteville Public Works Commission	NC	Apr 2024	$19,750	$19,225	12
2024 Kings Road and Alameda Drive Drainage Improvements	IL	Nov 2023		$5,800	18
2023 HIGH CAPACITY INLET PROJECT	IL	Apr 2023	$4,220	$5,000	3
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Feb 2023	$4,025	$4,025	1
2022 LINCOLNWOOD MANOR RECONSTRUCTION	IL	Dec 2022		$3,950	10
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Aug 2022	$10,000	$8,394	2
Tennessee & Oneida Storm System Phase 3			$5,028	$8,576	16
Washington Street 47th to 52nd			$9,700	$11,500	5
Torreys Peak General Storm			$6,600	$9,797	4
W 29th Ave & Speer Blvd Sanitary Improvements				$15,550	2
Marston Lake North Upstream of Glenbrook Pond, Phase 1	CO		$6,750	$17,800	2
Tennessee & Oneida Storm System, Phase 1				$8,000	6
Heron Pond-Carpio Sanguinette Park Phase 1B, Schedule A & B				$6,658	8
Marion Street System, Phase 2			$13,757	$11,979	4
General Storm Crestone Peak				$8,904	10
E. 16th Avenue System Phase 1	CO			$9,208	10
Jackson St. Storm Phase 1				$6,100	3
City and County of Denver	CO		$2,720	$4,610	2
				$6,950	8
General Storm - Mt. Blanca				$5,000	15
MT MASSIVE GENERAL STORM				$5,068	10
PARKHILL STORM PHASE V				$10,750	12
201736063 E Yale Ave Storm Phase 1 project				$5,800	12
				$5,600	5
Mt Harvard General Storm			$9,800	$9,800	5
			$2,309	$3,200	5
S 4th Street Water and Sewer Replacement			$9,936	$9,718	6
Fayetteville PWC	NC		$14,000	$13,000	2
				$7,345	12
			$7,900	$7,800	4
Asbury & Tejon Park Retrofit			$33,210	$15,125	8
La Plata Peak General Storm			$5,175	$5,370	8

Related unit prices

Manhole: $14,250 / EA
42-inch manhole: $3,773 / EA
60-inch manhole: $12,000 / EA
72-inch manhole: $12,000 / EA
84-inch manhole: $35,000 / EA
96-inch manhole: $33,000 / EA
120-inch manhole: $12,950 / EA

Prices are what contractors bid on public jobs, not installed costs from a price book. What each item includes varies by owner: read the item description before comparing. Methodology and all items: water and sewer unit price index.

Questions

How much does a 48-inch manhole cost?

Public bids put the 48-inch manhole at a median of $7,605 each, with the middle half of bids between $5,000 and $11,847. Based on 628 bidder prices from 87 public bid tabulations.

Does the price include excavation and restoration?

It depends on each bid form: some owners include excavation, bedding, backfill or restoration in this item and others pay them as separate items. Check the item description of each source.