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Aggregate base course cost per square yard

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Public bids put the aggregate base course at a median of $15.00 per square yard, with the middle half of bids between $11.19 and $34.00. Based on 118 bidder prices from 24 public bid tabulations.

Median bid$15.00 / SY
Middle 50 % of bids$11.19 – $34.00
Bidder prices118
Bid tabulations24

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By state

StateMedian bidBidsBid tabs
Illinois$14.008310
Texas$49.00224
North Carolina$37.00123
New Mexico$15.0073

By project

OwnerStateBid openingLow bidMedian of bidsBids
Miami County Engineer's OfficeOHMay 2026$66.00$63.002
Village of River ForestILMay 2026$140$65.006
VILLAGE OF ELBURNILFeb 2026$1.00$1012
Fayetteville Public Works CommissionNCJan 2026$40.00$37.006
HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 12TXAug 2025$48.00$44.006
Fayetteville Public Works CommissionNCAug 2025$30.00$52.504
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 159TXAug 2025$50.007
2025 Non-MFT ResurfacingILMay 2025$35.00$25.005
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 218TXOct 2024$55.00$55.003
BAYBROOK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1TXOct 2024$44.00$49.006
Old Town 1-A Recon.ILJun 2024$8.009
Fayetteville Public Works CommissionNCApr 2024$5.00$6.502
WYDOT Aeronautics DivisionWYMar 2024$0.07$0.103
2024 Kings Road and Alameda Drive Drainage ImprovementsILNov 2023$15.00$18.009
2023 Eastside and CDBG Resurface ProjectILAug 2023$11.75$11.835
2023 Carpentersvile Golfview and Williams Road CulvertsILApr 2023$9.00$11.5012
2023 South Lord On-street ParkingILApr 2023$54.00$15.1112
2023 HIGH CAPACITY INLET PROJECTILApr 2023$26.00$40.003
CITY OF SANTA FENMMar 2023$12.00$13.834
CITY OF SANTA FENMJan 2023$76.752
CITY OF SANTA FENMJan 2023$20.00$20.001
2022 LINCOLNWOOD MANOR RECONSTRUCTIONILDec 2022$13.0020
CCD FY19 HSIP Pkg 1:Yosemite St @ I225 - Traffic Signals Upgrade$44.002
Asbury & Tejon Park Retrofit$0.69$5.754

Related unit prices

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 an aggregate base course cost?

Public bids put the aggregate base course at a median of $15.00 per square yard, with the middle half of bids between $11.19 and $34.00. Based on 118 bidder prices from 24 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.