Clearing and grubbing cost per lump sum in Colorado

Updated October 13, 2026 · BuildGets Team

Public bids in Colorado put the clearing and grubbing at a median of $14,670 per lump sum, with the middle half of bids between $7,375 and $28,007. That is 13 % above the national median of $13,000. Based on 112 bidder prices from 37 public bid tabulations.

Median bid in Colorado	$14,670 / LS
Middle 50 % of bids	$7,375 – $28,007
National median	$13,000 (+13 %)
Bidder prices · bid tabs · owners	112 · 37 · 1

Bid tabs in Colorado

Owner	Low bid	Median of bids	Bids
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	$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

Prices are what contractors bid on public jobs in Colorado, not installed costs from a price book. What each item includes varies by owner: read the item description in each bid tab before comparing. National figure and every state: clearing and grubbing unit price. Every unit price in Colorado: Colorado unit prices.

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Questions

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Is Colorado more expensive than the national average?

For this item the Colorado median bid is 13 % above the national median of $13,000. Bid prices depend on the owner, the job size and what the item includes, so compare with the sources below.