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Electrical pull box or handhole cost

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Public bids put the electrical pull box or handhole at a median of $1,690 each, with the middle half of bids between $1,165 and $2,610. Based on 247 bidder prices from 40 public bid tabulations.

Median bid$1,690 / EA
Middle 50 % of bids$1,165 – $2,610
Bidder prices247
Bid tabulations40

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By state

StateMedian bidBidsBid tabs
Texas$3,100607
Arizona$1,886181
Illinois$1,250122
New Mexico$1,34092

By project

OwnerStateBid openingLow bidMedian of bidsBids
2026-29 Broadband Materials Bid #4Sep 2026$485$4222
CITY OF MESAAZJul 2026$3,028$1,88618
CITY OF AUSTINTXApr 2026$4,3531
CITY OF AUSTINTXApr 2026$3,00015
CITY OF AUSTINTXFeb 2026$7,4002
CITY OF AUSTINTXJan 2026$7,3096
CITY OF AUSTINTXDec 2025$5,15010
CITY OF AUSTINTXNov 2025$2,40014
CITY OF AUSTINTXNov 2025$1,90012
Livingston CountyNYSep 2025$172$3044
Kings Road WatermainILJun 2025$1,955$1,9553
CITY OF OWOSSOMIMar 2024$1,650$2898
2024 Kings Road and Alameda Drive Drainage ImprovementsILNov 2023$1,2509
CITY OF SANTA FENMMar 2023$1,3236
CITY OF SANTA FENMJan 2023$1,4003
South Broadway Multimodal Improvements (#8134257)Jan 2022$2,700$2,8358
CCD FY18 HSIP PKG 2 Traffic Signal Replacement$3,006$1,8003
Mississippi Ave Vision Zero Safety Project$1,828$2,47516
National Western Center Pedestrian Bridge$100$98.012
Washington Street 47th to 52nd$2,600$2,04015
S. Platte River Drive Improvements, W. Virginia to W. Bayaud Ave.$1,520$1,3954
2023 Directional Boring Master On-Call$750$1,9506
Mill Levy 16A, 17A, and 38 - Traffic Signals Construction$2,05012
New Traffic Signals (NTS)-1 and Mill Levy 12 - Traffic Signals Construction$2,140$2,2356
South Platte Greenway Access Sidewalk Improvements$1,1432
Mill Levy 11$1,5054
I-25 & Broadway Interchange Reconstruction Segment$1,0503
River North Promenade Phase 1$90112
Mill Levy 23/Mill Levy 14 - Traffic Signal Upgrades$1,710$1,7102
CCD FY19 HSIP Pkg 1:Yosemite St @ I225 - Traffic Signals Upgrade$7352
FY 18 HSIP Package 1 - 5th Ave. & Broadway and 5th Ave. & Lincoln St (#7375781)$1,490$1,3402
High Line Canal Parker & Mississippi$5356
Yale Station Pedestrian Safety$1,045$1,1009
Federal Blvd Reconstruction, 5th Ave to Howard Place$5474
$2,3504
$1,0189
19th & 20th 2-Way Conversion$1,20010
Mill Levy 7A Traffic Signal Upgrade$1,5132
Washington Park Playground Replacement$187,8223
Colfax & Lipan Intersection Improvements, Phase 1$1,450$1,3148

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 electrical pull box or handhole cost?

Public bids put the electrical pull box or handhole at a median of $1,690 each, with the middle half of bids between $1,165 and $2,610. Based on 247 bidder prices from 40 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.