Mobilization cost (lump sum)

Updated September 27, 2026 · BuildGets Team

Public bids put the mobilization at a median of $75,000 per lump sum, with the middle half of bids between $36,000 and $150,000. Based on 794 bidder prices from 254 public bid tabulations.

Median bid	$75,000 / LS
Middle 50 % of bids	$36,000 – $150,000
Bidder prices	794
Bid tabulations	254

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By state

State	Median bid	Bids	Bid tabs
Texas	$147,479	197	32
Washington	$51,000	91	20
Illinois	$73,850	57	10
Ohio	$15,190	36	12
North Carolina	$75,000	32	9
Missouri	$46,499	32	1
Louisiana	$135,000	25	7
South Carolina	$210,160	21	1
Kentucky	$208,308	18	3
Minnesota	$120,000	15	3
Virginia	$55,438	12	1
Arizona	$168,011	12	3
Iowa	$105,000	11	3
Massachusetts	$100,000	10	1
Colorado	$138,892	8	4
Alabama	$17,140	6	2

By project

Owner	State	Bid opening	Low bid	Median of bids	Bids
MDOT	MI	Oct 2026	$57,000	$54,927	2
VILLAGE OF CARPENTERSVILLE, IL	IL	Sep 2026	$6,000	$42,563	8
KAUFMAN COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 7A	TX	Aug 2026	$250	$5,675	11
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 202A	TX	Aug 2026		$20,400	5
CITY OF MESA	AZ	Jul 2026	$683,700	$683,700	3
City of Hastings	MN	Jul 2026	$100,000	$97,000	7
2026 Newport Cove Subdivision Dredging Project	IL	Jul 2026	$15,537	$20,000	3
TIPP-COWELSVILLE ROAD BRIDGE NO. 01.58 REPLACEMENT PROJECT	OH	Jun 2026	$14,500	$14,100	6
City of Austin	TX	Jun 2026	$167,080	$577,500	15
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	May 2026	$37,000	$30,000	3
GALVESTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 53	TX	Apr 2026	$174,325	$174,325	5
Montgomery County	VA	Apr 2026	$5,000	$55,438	12
Constructing and Repairing Catch Basins and Manholes at Various Locations for the Department of Public Utilities		Apr 2026	$1,740,731	$1,337,420	4
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Apr 2026		$167,620	8
City of Austin	TX	Apr 2026	$202,000	$237,500	6
City of Hastings	MN	Apr 2026	$120,000	$169,207	6
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Apr 2026		$150,000	5
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Apr 2026		$85,000	5
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Apr 2026		$131,000	7
City of Wayland	MI	Feb 2026	$112,000	$130,000	4
CITY OF DES MOINES	IA	Feb 2026	$116,549	$211,268	5
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Feb 2026		$64,000	3
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Feb 2026		$241,500	2
SODOM BALLOU ROAD BRIDGE NO. 01.82 REPLACEMENT PROJECT	OH	Feb 2026	$35,400	$22,500	6
City of Austin	TX	Feb 2026		$293,272	6
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Feb 2026		$295,000	2
Village of Roselle	IL	Feb 2026	$29,000	$42,409	8
City of Austin	TX	Feb 2026		$337,163	6
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Feb 2026		$200,000	7
City of Austin	TX	Feb 2026		$160,000	2
Fayetteville Public Works Commission	NC	Jan 2026	$40,000	$50,000	6
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Jan 2026	$500,000	$250,000	21
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Jan 2026		$200,000	3
City of Austin	TX	Jan 2026		$323,775	3
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Jan 2026		$166,500	8
Wyoming Department of Transportation	WY	Jan 2026	$39,318	$75,000	3
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Dec 2025		$100,000	5
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Nov 2025		$330,000	4
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Nov 2025		$80,000	4
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Nov 2025		$150,000	7
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Nov 2025		$1,100,000	3
Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 7A	TX	Oct 2025	$10,000	$42,500	6
County Commission of Mobile County, Alabama	AL	Oct 2025	$6,000	$11,009	3
Fire Station Expansion	MO	Oct 2025	$31,000	$46,499	32
City of Shreveport	LA	Sep 2025	$271,000	$274,293	5
L & M for Maintenance of Backup Generators, Components, Appurtenances, Fuel Testing, Fuel Conditioning and Recycling for the Department of Pt		Sep 2025	$295,375	$361,583	7
2025 RWU Asphalt Rehabilitation		Sep 2025	$2,000	$2,750	4
The City of Concord	NC	Sep 2025	$221,125	$2,548,000	6
Fayetteville Public Works Commission	NC	Aug 2025	$300,000	$322,480	4
LOUISVILLE WATER COMPANY	KY	Jul 2025	$200,000	$200,000	3
CITY OF MESA	AZ	Jul 2025	$45,000	$168,011	6
CITY OF MESA	AZ	Jul 2025	$81,000	$31,538	3
Fayetteville PWC	NC	Jul 2025	$25,000	$47,500	2
ROLLING CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT	TX	Jul 2025	$98,952	$98,952	1
Village of Chagrin Falls	OH	Jun 2025		$13,750	4
CITY OF AUSTIN	TX	Jun 2025	$34,500	$46,751	16
Kings Road Watermain	IL	Jun 2025		$145,350	2
Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 7A	TX	Jun 2025	$43,500	$49,250	6
City of Falls City	NE	Jun 2025		$32,396	2
Florida Department of Transportation	FL	May 2025	$300,000	$750,000	6
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	May 2025	$12,700	$23,200	4
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	May 2025	$63,400	$63,200	2
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	May 2025	$1,200	$68,600	6
2025 Morgan Hill Water Main Replacement Project	CA	Apr 2025		$18,250	8
City of Owosso	MI	Apr 2025	$15,000	$11,518	4
City of East Moline Engineering	IL	Apr 2025	$43,500	$132,000	5
University of Kentucky	KY	Apr 2025	$33,000	$4,394,000	13
Site Development and Security		Mar 2025	$240,065	$1,634,168	8
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES	AL	Mar 2025	$14,279	$20,000	3
Clark County Public Works	WA	Mar 2025	$2,000	$13,500	10
Clark County Public Works - Engineering and Construction Division	WA	Mar 2025	$125,000	$128,025	2
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	Feb 2025	$16,500	$20,221	2
Clark County Public Works	WA	Feb 2025	$8,000	$19,500	14
Clark County Public Works	WA	Feb 2025	$40,000	$40,000	9
CITY OF SHREVEPORT	LA	Feb 2025	$48,000	$52,831	2
UW Madison		Jan 2025	$20,808,850	$21,407,450	4
Town of Ridgeland	SC	Jan 2025	$148,000	$210,160	21
Clark County Public Works	WA	Jan 2025	$10,000	$46,500	4
Wyoming Department of Transportation	WY	Jan 2025		$66,378	2
City of Shreveport	LA	Dec 2024	$140,920	$132,460	4
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Dec 2024		$243,127	3
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Dec 2024	$1,395,000	$1,577,500	4
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Nov 2024	$4,500	$4,592	5
Clark County Public Works	WA	Oct 2024	$45,000	$40,325	3
City of Owosso	MI	Oct 2024	$17,196	$17,200	4
TIPP-ELIZABETH ROAD BRIDGE NO. 06.63 REPLACEMENT	OH	Oct 2024	$11,000	$18,786	6
CITY OF SHREVEPORT	LA	Aug 2024	$49,900	$49,900	1
PWC	NC	Jul 2024	$30,000	$40,000	2
2024 High Capacity Inlet Replacement Project		Jul 2024	$14,000	$14,000	11
CITY OF SHREVEPORT	LA	Jun 2024	$60,000	$60,000	9
Old Town 1-A Recon.	IL	Jun 2024		$330,000	9
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	May 2024	$500	$3,000	10
Concord	NC	May 2024	$94,783	$47,000	3
CITY OF ALBANY	OR	May 2024	$4,400	$4,400	5
Fayetteville Public Works Commission	NC	Apr 2024	$972,694	$272,545	4
City of Albany	OR	Apr 2024	$2,500	$7,594	10
LOSTCREEK-SHELBY ROAD BRIDGE NO. 00.11	OH	Mar 2024	$11,000	$11,750	2
WYDOT Aeronautics Division	WY	Mar 2024	$3,500	$7,500	39
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Mar 2024	$45,400	$45,200	4
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Mar 2024	$5,000	$16,938	6
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Mar 2024	$14,500	$14,500	4
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Feb 2024	$10,900	$10,900	4
Fayetteville's Home Town Utility		Feb 2024	$20,000	$20,000	3
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Feb 2024	$12,044	$37,229	12
Wyoming Department of Transportation	WY	Feb 2024	$42,787	$60,000	3
CENTER & N MAIN ST WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS	MA	Feb 2024	$58,000	$100,000	10
CITY OF SHREVEPORT	LA	Feb 2024	$1,868,140	$2,469,350	3
University of Kentucky	KY	Jan 2024	$3,500	$822,250	2
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	Jan 2024	$5,500	$4,750	2
City of Huntsville	TX	Jan 2024	$200,000	$265,000	3
CITY OF SHREVEPORT	LA	Dec 2023	$77,563	$77,563	1
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Nov 2023	$2,500	$2,500	8
2024 Kings Road and Alameda Drive Drainage Improvements	IL	Nov 2023		$288,000	9
Fayetteville PWC	NC	Jul 2023	$4,000	$10,000	3
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	Jun 2023	$3,500	$3,500	1
Lake Marian Woods Watermain Replacement	IL	Jun 2023		$53,300	7
MIAMI COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE	OH	Jun 2023	$20,000	$17,500	2
City of Worthington	MN	May 2023	$127,500	$144,250	2
WYDOT Aeronautics	WY	Apr 2023	$5,000	$5,000	31
2023 Carpentersvile Golfview and Williams Road Culverts	IL	Apr 2023		$19,000	3
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	Apr 2023	$25,710	$25,710	1
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Apr 2023	$3,400	$3,400	7
2023 HIGH CAPACITY INLET PROJECT	IL	Apr 2023		$40,000	3
City of Des Moines	IA	Mar 2023	$22,200	$54,250	3
Clark County Public Works	WA	Mar 2023	$2,500	$86,735	9
CITY OF SANTA FE	NM	Mar 2023		$20,000	4
City of Albany	OR	Mar 2023	$12,977	$8,500	5
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Feb 2023	$2,500	$3,500	4
Wyoming Department of Transportation	WY	Feb 2023	$55,000	$55,000	1
Miami County Engineer's Office	OH	Feb 2023	$3,000	$3,000	1
City of Huntsville	TX	Feb 2023	$10,000	$16,600	11
Clark County Public Works	WA	Feb 2023	$17,000	$18,500	7
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Feb 2023	$2,500	$3,250	12
CITY OF SANTA FE	NM	Jan 2023		$98,000	1
CITY OF SANTA FE	NM	Jan 2023	$2,500	$3,500	5
CITY OF SANTA FE	NM	Jan 2023		$950,000	1
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Dec 2022	$80,000	$95,000	3
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Dec 2022		$292,500	2
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Dec 2022	$2,004	$6,000	7
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Dec 2022		$148,494	3
City of Owosso	MI	Dec 2022	$26,000	$41,814	7
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Dec 2022		$1,750,000	2
CITY OF SANTA FE	NM	Dec 2022		$155,000	2
City of Huntsville	TX	Nov 2022	$262,000	$262,000	1
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Nov 2022	$300,000	$378,479	2
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Oct 2022	$126,000	$164,500	5
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Oct 2022	$50,000	$55,000	3
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Oct 2022		$85,000	1
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Oct 2022		$200,000	3
City of Oxnard	CA	Sep 2022	$5,000	$8,337	2
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	WA	Sep 2022	$110,000	$120,000	2
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Aug 2022	$50,000	$50,000	1
Denver CO, City and County of	CO	Apr 2022		$86,000	1
City of Des Moines	IA	Apr 2022	$31,450	$66,000	3
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Mar 2022	$34,000	$34,000	4
2022 Seal Coat and Mark - AGMP34X	WY	Mar 2022	$3,500	$6,000	3
CITY OF OWOSSO	MI	Feb 2022	$500	$2,800	3
Wyoming Department of Transportation	WY	Jan 2022	$45,000	$64,453	2
South Broadway Multimodal Improvements (#8134257)		Jan 2022	$1,500,000	$1,500,846	2
Skeel Reservoir Renovation			$225,000	$510,000	7
Federal Medians Boulevard				$222,500	4
2026 WMD Pipe Rehabilitation Phase 1			$1,000	$1,900	16
Tennessee & Oneida Storm System Phase 3			$460,000	$665,000	8
CCD FY18 HSIP PKG 2 Traffic Signal Replacement			$320,000	$320,000	3
2025 WMD Pipe and Manhole Rehabilitation Phase 3			$12,750	$14,375	6
Mississippi Ave Vision Zero Safety Project			$103,000	$327,500	8
2025 WMD Pipe and Manhole Rehabilitation Phase 2			$84,900	$62,178	2
Washington Street 47th to 52nd			$2,200,000	$2,354,404	5
Westwood-Athmar Park NTMP Traffic Calming, Bike, and Pedestrain Improvements			$50,000	$55,490	5
Evans Avenue Vision Zero Project (Clay Street to Osage Street)			$115,000	$116,500	4
Marston Lake North Upstream of Glenbrook Pond Phase 2			$150,000	$290,801	6
S. Platte River Drive Improvements, W. Virginia to W. Bayaud Ave.			$605,000	$840,675	4
Torreys Peak General Storm			$400,000	$312,850	4
2024 WMD Pipe & Manhole Rehabilitation Phase 2			$6,769	$56,420	4
General Storm - S Hazel Ct and W Iowa Ave			$430,000	$430,000	3
2024 WMD Pipe & Manhole Rehabilitation, Phase 1			$11,236	$24,000	7
South Federal Green Boulevard			$400,000	$675,000	2
2023 WMD Pipe Rehabilitation, Phase 2			$3,187	$3,187	3
2023 WMD Pipe Rehabilitation, Phase 1			$71,000	$71,000	3
Speed Limit Sign Replacement			$100,000	$170,491	4
Mobility Choice Network 38th St and Blake St Mobility Hub			$24,500	$24,500	1
Speer Boulevard Viaduct Bridge Preventative Maintenance (#8275830)			$9,700	$9,700	3
SRTS McAuliffe Int'l School (Contract No. 202264125)			$5,415	$5,415	1
Mill Levy 16A, 17A, and 38 - Traffic Signals Construction				$28,000	3
W 29th Ave & Speer Blvd Sanitary Improvements			$250,000	$166,350	4
Marston Lake North Upstream of Glenbrook Pond, Phase 1	CO		$340,000	$220,270	2
Tennessee & Oneida Storm System, Phase 1				$684,570	3
2022 Preventive and Critical Lining, Phase 2				$45,000	1
Heron Pond-Carpio Sanguinette Park Phase 1B, Schedule A & B				$929,841	3
20th Street Bridge Rehabilitation				$307,500	1
Marion Street System, Phase 2			$91,400	$94,350	2
New Traffic Signals (NTS)-1 and Mill Levy 12 - Traffic Signals Construction			$47,000	$83,000	4
South Platte Greenway Access Sidewalk Improvements				$192,500	2
Mill Levy 11				$79,000	2
I-25 & Broadway Interchange Reconstruction Segment				$445,677	2
Harvey Park-Irrigation Renovations Phase II & Gap Sidewalk			$39,175	$32,588	2
Highline Canal Crossing at Holly St. and Iliff Ave.			$18,190	$27,900	5
River North Promenade Phase 1				$462,505	6
202054492 Citywide Bike GVR (PBL)			$15,000	$18,250	2
14th Ave Bridge Replacement over Cherry Creek and Cherry Creek Trail				$70,000	7
General Storm Crestone Peak			$162,000	$143,500	5
Fred Thomas Park Sidewalks and Irrigation Modification			$55,500	$55,500	1
Mill Levy 23/Mill Levy 14 - Traffic Signal Upgrades			$41,000	$52,000	3
E. 16th Avenue System Phase 1	CO			$64,554	3
48th Avenue Viaduct Rehabilitation				$194,701	3
CCD FY19 HSIP Pkg 1:Yosemite St @ I225 - Traffic Signals Upgrade				$57,500	2
FY 18 HSIP Package 1 - 5th Ave. & Broadway and 5th Ave. & Lincoln St (#7375781)				$35,500	1
27th Street Storm Interceptor Phase 3				$421,134	4
General Sanitary - Lincoln Park North			$20,000	$20,000	2
48th Avenue TOD Improvements Brighton to York				$162,500	2
Evergreen Lakehouse Bridge Replacement			$100,000	$100,000	1
				$296,266	4
27th St. Storm Interceptor, Phase 2				$186,600	4
Jackson St. Storm Phase 1				$920,478	2
TSSIP 16, 17, 18 Cabinet Upgrade			$170,145	$212,573	2
35th St & Lincoln Park Sanitary Improvements			$20,000	$12,050	6
City and County of Denver	CO		$806,100	$657,550	2
High Line Canal Parker & Mississippi				$422,165	3
Yale Station Pedestrian Safety			$39,775	$39,775	3
Bible Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacement - Bridge 210A & Bridge 230A			$39,000	$51,500	8
Federal Blvd Reconstruction, 5th Ave to Howard Place				$78,000	5
General Storm - Mt. Blanca				$277,840	4
				$160,000	8
				$61,684	6
			$107,955	$96,605	4
Rude Park Ballfield and Access Improvements			$10,000	$55,000	6
			$6,681	$9,600	4
			$111,500	$116,750	4
La Plata Peak General Storm			$90,200	$94,100	8
				$51,000	3
MT MASSIVE GENERAL STORM				$156,000	5
19th & 20th 2-Way Conversion				$205,000	1
Wellshire Golf Course Irrigation Renovation				$340,000	3
PARKHILL STORM PHASE V			$750,000	$218,171	10
Mill Levy 7B			$40,870	$59,225	3
Mill Levy 7A Traffic Signal Upgrade			$70,000	$62,030	2
Platte River and Goldsmith Gulch Rehabilitations				$94,000	4
Cranmer Park Sun Dial Terrace Renovation			$97,755	$77,411	4
201736063 E Yale Ave Storm Phase 1 project				$203,000	6
Washington Park Playground Replacement				$18,366	6
Westwood Park Renovation			$74,000	$75,257	5
				$400,000	10
40th Avenue Sidewalk Improvement			$8,107	$20,303	2
			$31,000	$95,500	8
Weir Gulch Culvert Rehabilitation at 3rd & Hooker			$25,000	$49,993	6
Denver Parks and Recreation			$48,000	$25,000	3
Mt Harvard General Storm			$59,000	$87,000	5
			$150,000	$157,000	5
2026 Large Diameter Sewer Rehab			$24,750	$150,000	5
Blossomway Large Sewer Main Lining			$95,000	$95,000	5
S 4th Street Water and Sewer Replacement			$112,800	$131,400	6
ROGERS WATER UTILITIES	AR		$5,400	$2,500	40
Fayetteville PWC	NC		$17,670	$32,835	2
City of Owosso			$8,560	$11,280	6

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 mobilization cost?

Public bids put the mobilization at a median of $75,000 per lump sum, with the middle half of bids between $36,000 and $150,000. Based on 794 bidder prices from 254 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.