Clearing and grubbing cost (lump sum)

Updated September 27, 2026 · BuildGets Team

Public bids put the clearing and grubbing at a median of $14,340 per lump sum, with the middle half of bids between $7,343 and $27,805. Based on 187 bidder prices from 63 public bid tabulations.

Median bid	$14,340 / LS
Middle 50 % of bids	$7,343 – $27,805
Bidder prices	187
Bid tabulations	63

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By state

State	Median bid	Bids	Bid tabs
Ohio	$12,500	39	11
Texas	$8,770	32	7
Alabama	$10,000	9	1
New Mexico	$11,500	8	4
Illinois	$5,000	3	1
Washington	$15,000	3	1
Arizona	$41,942	3	1

By project

Owner	State	Bid opening	Low bid	Median of bids	Bids
TIPP-COWELSVILLE ROAD BRIDGE NO. 01.58 REPLACEMENT PROJECT	OH	Jun 2026	$1,600	$2,050	6
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	May 2026	$22,000	$24,723	3
RANGE LINE ROAD BRIDGE NO. 03.81 REPLACEMENT PROJECT	OH	Mar 2026	$12,500	$11,250	4
SODOM BALLOU ROAD BRIDGE NO. 01.82 REPLACEMENT PROJECT	OH	Feb 2026	$6,000	$13,750	6
City of Austin	TX	Feb 2026	$80,000	$80,000	1
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Jan 2026		$30,625	10
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Jan 2026	$170,000	$170,000	3
HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 12	TX	Oct 2025	$500	$1,475	4
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 219	TX	Aug 2025	$1,500	$1,500	5
CITY OF MESA	AZ	Jul 2025	$46,000	$41,942	3
City of Brookville	OH	Jun 2025	$10,000	$16,075	6
Kings Road Watermain	IL	Jun 2025	$1,300	$5,000	3
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES	AL	Mar 2025	$15,000	$10,000	9
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	Feb 2025	$20,000	$11,968	2
HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 12	TX	Feb 2025	$10,000	$8,770	6
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 218	TX	Oct 2024	$2,000	$2,500	3
TIPP-ELIZABETH ROAD BRIDGE NO. 06.63 REPLACEMENT	OH	Oct 2024	$16,000	$8,392	6
LOSTCREEK-SHELBY ROAD BRIDGE NO. 00.11	OH	Mar 2024	$12,500	$7,325	2
MIAMI COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE	OH	Jun 2023	$13,265	$14,133	2
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	Apr 2023	$4,308	$4,308	1
CITY OF SANTA FE	NM	Mar 2023		$9,125	4
CITY OF SANTA FE	NM	Jan 2023	$46,000	$46,000	1
CITY OF SANTA FE	NM	Jan 2023	$25,000	$25,000	1
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	Dec 2022	$30,658	$30,658	1
CITY OF SANTA FE	NM	Dec 2022		$10,000	2
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Oct 2022	$42,000	$15,000	3
Skeel Reservoir Renovation			$48,000	$50,000	7
CCD FY18 HSIP PKG 2 Traffic Signal Replacement			$32,905	$32,905	3
Mississippi Ave Vision Zero Safety Project			$38,475	$37,238	8
Washington Street 47th to 52nd			$250,000	$250,000	5
High Line Canal Underpass at Yale and Holly			$65,000	$70,000	8
Speer Boulevard Viaduct Bridge Preventative Maintenance (#8275830)			$8,700	$8,650	2
SRTS McAuliffe Int'l School (Contract No. 202264125)			$1,665	$1,665	1
Mill Levy 16A, 17A, and 38 - Traffic Signals Construction				$5,000	3
Marston Lake North Upstream of Glenbrook Pond, Phase 1	CO		$13,000	$13,670	2
Connecting Auraria			$26,900	$20,712	6
Heron Pond-Carpio Sanguinette Park Phase 1B, Schedule A & B			$150,000	$267,554	2
20th Street Bridge Rehabilitation				$25,164	1
New Traffic Signals (NTS)-1 and Mill Levy 12 - Traffic Signals Construction			$5,100	$4,150	2
South Platte Greenway Access Sidewalk Improvements			$20,000	$20,075	2
I-25 & Broadway Interchange Reconstruction Segment			$13,000	$13,000	1
Harvey Park-Irrigation Renovations Phase II & Gap Sidewalk			$25,000	$26,400	2
Highline Canal Crossing at Holly St. and Iliff Ave.			$2,020	$5,000	5
14th Ave Bridge Replacement over Cherry Creek and Cherry Creek Trail			$5,500	$37,500	12
Mill Levy 23/Mill Levy 14 - Traffic Signal Upgrades				$3,938	2
48th Avenue TOD Improvements Brighton to York			$5,390	$7,695	2
Genesee Park Base Camp				$1,470	1
Evergreen Lakehouse Bridge Replacement			$113,600	$113,600	1
56th & Pene Blvd. Interchange			$220,000	$117,450	4
High Line Canal Parker & Mississippi			$81,444	$81,444	3
Yale Station Pedestrian Safety			$800	$800	3
Bible Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacement - Bridge 210A & Bridge 230A			$2,376	$2,914	8
Federal Blvd Reconstruction, 5th Ave to Howard Place			$34,400	$35,000	5
Rude Park Ballfield and Access Improvements				$5,502	3
Asbury & Tejon Park Retrofit			$35.00	$6,630	8
Platte River and Goldsmith Gulch Rehabilitations			$10,000	$9,650	8
Washington Park Playground Replacement				$38,783	9
Westwood Park Renovation			$11,167	$16,698	5
				$18,000	10
40th Avenue Sidewalk Improvement			$1,474	$8,237	2
Weir Gulch Culvert Rehabilitation at 3rd & Hooker			$10,000	$9,401	6
Denver Parks and Recreation			$9,100	$15,000	3
Colfax & Lipan Intersection Improvements, Phase 1			$7,500	$8,750	4

Related unit prices

Clearing and grubbing: $6,000 / AC

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 clearing and grubbing cost?

Public bids put the clearing and grubbing at a median of $14,340 per lump sum, with the middle half of bids between $7,343 and $27,805. Based on 187 bidder prices from 63 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.