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Top 200 TxDOT bid items a lead estimator can't miss before the next bid

Two hundred TxDOT bid items, each appearing in 100 to 2,000 projects over the last 24 months, with a description and a link to real historical pricing for every one.

How this list was built

These are the 200 TxDOT bid items that appeared in 100 to 2,000 projects over the last 24 months. They're not just the most frequent bid items. They're the ones that carry the majority of a typical project's cost, which is what makes a pricing benchmark on them worth having.
That combination cuts two ways: less manual work building a new bid package, and less margin leakage, since the items most likely to move your total are exactly the ones you now have real pricing history on.
Each bid item is analyzed across every project, competitor, and district it appeared in, not reduced to one average. That's what lets you pick the right price by quantity, geography, and the specific competitors you're bidding against next.

The 200 bid items

Grouped by category. Every bid item links to its own free pricing page.

Miscellaneous Construction

50 items
Bid item Code Item name Pricing
TMA (STATIONARY) 505-7001 Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) and Trailer Attenuator (TA) View pricing →
MOBILIZATION 500-7001 Mobilization View pricing →
BARRICADES, SIGNS AND TRAFFIC HANDLING 502-7001 Barricades, Signs, and Traffic Handling View pricing →
TMA (MOBILE OPERATION) 505-7003 Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) and Trailer Attenuator (TA) View pricing →
PORTABLE CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN 503-7001 Portable Changeable Message Sign View pricing →
BIODEG EROSN CONT LOGS (REMOVE) 506-7046 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
TEMP SEDMT CONT FENCE (REMOVE) 506-7041 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
TEMP SEDMT CONT FENCE (INSTALL) 506-7039 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
MOBILIZATION 500-6001 Mobilization View pricing →
BARRICADES, SIGNS AND TRAFFIC HANDLING 502-6001 Barricades, Signs, and Traffic Handling View pricing →
PORTABLE CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN 503-7002 Portable Changeable Message Sign View pricing →
MOBILIZATION (CALLOUT) 500-7002 Mobilization View pricing →
GUARDRAIL END TREATMENT (INSTALL) 544-7001 Guardrail End Treatments View pricing →
REMOVE METAL BEAM GUARD FENCE 542-7001 Removing Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
MTL W-BEAM GD FEN (TIM POST) 540-7001 Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
ROCK FILTER DAMS (REMOVE) 506-7011 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
BIODEG EROSN CONT LOGS (INSTL) (12") 506-7044 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
MTL BEAM GD FEN TRANS (THRIE-BEAM) 540-7005 Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
GUARDRAIL END TREATMENT (REMOVE) 544-7003 Guardrail End Treatments View pricing →
TMA (MOBILE OPERATION) 505-7002 Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) and Trailer Attenuator (TA) View pricing →
MILL RUMBLE STRIPS (ASPHALT) (SHLDR) 533-7001 Rumble Strips View pricing →
DOWNSTREAM ANCHOR TERMINAL SECTION 540-7015 Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
CONSTRUCTION EXITS (REMOVE) 506-7024 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
BIODEG EROSN CONT LOGS (REMOVE) 506-6043 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
TEMP SEDMT CONT FENCE (REMOVE) 506-6039 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
TEMP SEDMT CONT FENCE (INSTALL) 506-6038 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
CONSTRUCTION EXITS (INSTALL) (TY 1) 506-7020 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
ROCK FILTER DAMS (INSTALL) (TY 2) 506-7002 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
CRASH CUSH ATTEN (REMOVE) 545-7004 Crash Cushion Attenuators View pricing →
DRIVEWAYS (ACP) 530-7010 Intersections, Driveways, and Turnouts View pricing →
DRIVEWAYS (CONC) 530-7006 Intersections, Driveways, and Turnouts View pricing →
MILL RUMBLE STRIPS (ASPH) (CENTERLINE) 533-7002 Rumble Strips View pricing →
REMOVE TERMINAL ANCHOR SECTION 542-7002 Removing Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
MTL W-BEAM GD FEN (STEEL POST) 540-7002 Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
GUARDRAIL END TREATMENT (INSTALL) 544-6001 Guardrail End Treatments View pricing →
MOBILIZATION (EMERGENCY) 500-7033 Mobilization View pricing →
CONC CURB & GUTTER (TY II) 529-7009 Concrete Curb, Gutter, and Combined Curb and Gutter View pricing →
CRASH CUSH ATTEN (MOVE & RESET) 545-7002 Crash Cushion Attenuators View pricing →
REMOVE METAL BEAM GUARD FENCE 542-6001 Removing Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
CONC SIDEWALKS (4") 531-7001 Sidewalks View pricing →
BIODEG EROSN CONT LOGS (INSTL) (8") 506-7043 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
CRASH CUSH ATTEN (INSTL)(S)(N)(TL3) 545-7014 Crash Cushion Attenuators View pricing →
ROCK FILTER DAMS (REMOVE) 506-6011 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
BIODEG EROSN CONT LOGS (INSTL) (12") 506-6041 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →
CONC CURB (TY II) 529-7002 Concrete Curb, Gutter, and Combined Curb and Gutter View pricing →
MTL W-BEAM GD FEN (TIM POST) 540-6001 Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
MOBILIZATION (CALLOUT) 500-6033 Mobilization View pricing →
RM MTL BM GD FENCE TRANS (THRIE-BEAM) 542-7004 Removing Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
MTL BEAM GD FEN TRANS (THRIE-BEAM) 540-6006 Metal Beam Guard Fence View pricing →
BIODEG EROSN CONT LOGS (INSTL) (18") 506-7045 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls View pricing →

Lighting, Signing, Markings, and Signals

93 items
Bid item Code Item name Pricing
REFL PAV MRKR TY II-A-A 672-7004 Raised Pavement Markers View pricing →
REFL PAV MRKR TY I-C 672-7002 Raised Pavement Markers View pricing →
REMOVE SM RD SN SUP&AM 644-7073 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)8"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-7024 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (Y)6"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-7423 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
IN SM RD SN SUP&AM TY10BWG(1)SA(P) 644-7001 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)24"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-7036 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)6"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-7411 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
REFL PAV MRKR TY II-C-R 672-7006 Raised Pavement Markers View pricing →
WK ZN PAV MRK SHT TERM (TAB)TY W 662-7112 Work Zone Pavement Markings View pricing →
WK ZN PAV MRK SHT TERM (TAB)TY Y-2 662-7114 Work Zone Pavement Markings View pricing →
ELIM EXT PM & MRKS (4") 677-7001 Eliminating Existing Pavement Markings and Markers View pricing →
IN SM RD SN SUP&AM TY10BWG(1)SA(T) 644-7004 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)6"(BRK)(100MIL) 666-7408 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
PREFAB PM TY C (W)(ARROW) 668-7091 Prefabricated Pavement Markings and Rumble Strips View pricing →
PAV SURF PREP FOR MRK (6") 678-7002 Pavement Surface Preparation for Markings View pricing →
PREFAB PM TY C (W)(WORD) 668-7103 Prefabricated Pavement Markings and Rumble Strips View pricing →
ELIM EXT PM & MRKS (24") 677-7008 Eliminating Existing Pavement Markings and Markers View pricing →
PAVEMENT SLER 6" 666-7347 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (Y)6"(BRK)(100MIL) 666-7420 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
ELIM EXT PM & MRKS (6") 677-7002 Eliminating Existing Pavement Markings and Markers View pricing →
ELIM EXT PM & MRKS (8") 677-7004 Eliminating Existing Pavement Markings and Markers View pricing →
INSTL DEL ASSM (D-SW)SZ 1(BRF)GF2(BI) 658-7019 Delineator and Object Marker Assemblies View pricing →
WK ZN PAV MRK NON-REMOV (Y)6"(SLD) 662-7038 Work Zone Pavement Markings View pricing →
REFL PAV MRKR TY II-A-A 672-6009 Raised Pavement Markers View pricing →
ELIM EXT PM & MRKS (ARROW) 677-7009 Eliminating Existing Pavement Markings and Markers View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)(ARROW)(100MIL) 666-7042 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)(WORD)(100MIL) 666-7066 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
PAV SURF PREP FOR MRK (24") 678-7008 Pavement Surface Preparation for Markings View pricing →
PREFAB PM TY C (W)(24")(SLD) 668-7089 Prefabricated Pavement Markings and Rumble Strips View pricing →
ELIM EXT PM & MRKS (WORD) 677-7015 Eliminating Existing Pavement Markings and Markers View pricing →
WK ZN PAV MRK NON-REMOV (W)6"(SLD) 662-7008 Work Zone Pavement Markings View pricing →
REMOVE SM RD SN SUP&AM 644-6076 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
PAVEMENT SLER 24" 666-7352 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
RE PM TY II (W) 6" (SLD) 666-7175 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
ALUMINUM SIGNS (TY A) 636-7001 Signs View pricing →
RE PM TY II (Y) 6" (SLD) 666-7213 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
PAV SURF PREP FOR MRK (8") 678-7004 Pavement Surface Preparation for Markings View pricing →
CONDT (PVC) (SCH 40) (2") 618-7030 Conduit View pricing →
ELEC CONDR (NO.6) BARE 620-7009 Electrical Conductors View pricing →
ELEC CONDR (NO.6) INSULATED 620-7010 Electrical Conductors View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)8"(DOT)(100MIL) 666-7018 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
PAV SURF PREP FOR MRK (ARROW) 678-7009 Pavement Surface Preparation for Markings View pricing →
ELEC CONDR (NO.8) INSULATED 620-7008 Electrical Conductors View pricing →
RE PROFILE PM TY I(W)6"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-7266 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
IN SM RD SN SUP&AM TYS80(1)SA(U) 644-7031 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)12"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-7030 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
VEH SIG SEC (12")LED(YEL) 682-7003 Vehicle and Pedestrian Signal Heads View pricing →
VEH SIG SEC (12")LED(RED) 682-7005 Vehicle and Pedestrian Signal Heads View pricing →
ELEC CONDR (NO.8) BARE 620-7007 Electrical Conductors View pricing →
ELIM EXT PM & MRKS (12") 677-7006 Eliminating Existing Pavement Markings and Markers View pricing →
PAVEMENT SLER 8" 666-7348 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)6"(DOT)(100MIL) 666-7009 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
GROUND BOX TY D (162922)W/APRON 624-7008 Ground Boxes View pricing →
PAV SURF PREP FOR MRK (WORD) 678-7016 Pavement Surface Preparation for Markings View pricing →
WK ZN PAV MRK REMOV (Y)6"(SLD) 662-7100 Work Zone Pavement Markings View pricing →
IN SM RD SN SUP&AM TYS80(1)SA(T) 644-7028 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
RE PM W/RET REQ TY I (Y)6"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-6321 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
WK ZN PAV MRK REMOV (W)6"(SLD) 662-7068 Work Zone Pavement Markings View pricing →
IN SM RD SN SUP&AM TY10BWG(1)SA(P) 644-6001 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
VEH SIG SEC (12")LED(GRN ARW) 682-7002 Vehicle and Pedestrian Signal Heads View pricing →
RE PROFILE PM TY I(Y)6"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-7270 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
VEH SIG SEC (12")LED(GRN) 682-7001 Vehicle and Pedestrian Signal Heads View pricing →
VEH SIG SEC (12")LED(YEL ARW) 682-7004 Vehicle and Pedestrian Signal Heads View pricing →
REFL PAV MRKR TY II-C-R 672-6010 Raised Pavement Markers View pricing →
PAVEMENT SLER (ARROW) 666-7353 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
RE PM W/RET REQ TY I (W)6"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-6309 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
REFL PAV MRKR TY I-C 672-6007 Raised Pavement Markers View pricing →
VEH SIG SEC (12")LED(RED ARW) 682-7006 Vehicle and Pedestrian Signal Heads View pricing →
GROUND BOX TY A (122311)W/APRON 624-7002 Ground Boxes View pricing →
PAVEMENT SLER (WORD) 666-7354 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
CONDT (PVC) (SCH 80) (2") (BORE) 618-7055 Conduit View pricing →
INSTL DEL ASSM (D-SW)SZ 1(BRF)GF2 658-7018 Delineator and Object Marker Assemblies View pricing →
IN SM RD SN SUP&AM TY10BWG(1)SA(U) 644-7007 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
PED POLE ASSEMBLY 687-7001 Pedestal Pole Assemblies View pricing →
PED DETECT PUSH BUTTON (APS) 688-7001 Pedestrian and Vehicle Detectors View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)8"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-6036 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
PED SIG SEC (LED)(COUNTDOWN) 682-7018 Vehicle and Pedestrian Signal Heads View pricing →
INSTL DEL ASSM (D-SW)SZ 1(BRF)CTB (BI) 658-7013 Delineator and Object Marker Assemblies View pricing →
REFL PAV MRK TY I (W)24"(SLD)(100MIL) 666-6048 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
PREFAB PM TY C (W)(36")(YLD TRI) 668-7111 Prefabricated Pavement Markings and Rumble Strips View pricing →
CONDT (PVC) (SCH 80) (2") 618-7054 Conduit View pricing →
ELIM EXT PAV MRK & MRKS (4") 677-6001 Eliminating Existing Pavement Markings and Markers View pricing →
RELOCATE SM RD SN SUP&AM TY 10BWG 644-7065 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
RE PM TY II (W) 6" (BRK) 666-7172 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
RE PM W/RET REQ TY I (W)6"(BRK)(100MIL) 666-6306 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
PAV SURF PREP FOR MRK (6") 678-6002 Pavement Surface Preparation for Markings View pricing →
RE PM TY II (W) 8" (SLD) 666-7179 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
RE PM TY II (Y) 6" (BRK) 666-7211 Retroreflectorized Pavement Markings View pricing →
WK ZN PAV MRK NON-REMOV (W)24"(SLD) 662-7017 Work Zone Pavement Markings View pricing →
PREFAB PM TY C (W)(RR XING) 668-7108 Prefabricated Pavement Markings and Rumble Strips View pricing →
IN SM RD SN SUP&AM TY10BWG(1)SA(T) 644-6004 Small Roadside Sign Assemblies View pricing →
PED DETECTOR CONTROLLER UNIT 688-7003 Pedestrian and Vehicle Detectors View pricing →

Earthwork and Landscape

18 items
Bid item Code Item name Pricing
VEGETATIVE WATERING 168-7001 Vegetative Watering View pricing →
PREPARING ROW 100-7002 Preparing Right of Way View pricing →
EXCAV (ROADWAY) 110-7001 Excavation View pricing →
REMOV CONC (RIPRAP) 104-7006 Removing Concrete View pricing →
VEGETATIVE WATERING 168-6001 Vegetative Watering View pricing →
REMOV CONC (DRIVEWAYS) 104-7011 Removing Concrete View pricing →
BLOCK SODDING 162-7002 Sodding for Erosion Control View pricing →
PREPARING ROW 100-6002 Preparing Right of Way View pricing →
EXCAVATION (ROADWAY) 110-6001 Excavation View pricing →
EXCAV (CHANNEL) 110-7002 Excavation View pricing →
FURN & PLACE TOPSOIL (4") 160-7002 Topsoil View pricing →
BROADCAST SEED (TEMP_WARM) 164-7005 Seeding for Erosion Control View pricing →
REMOV CONC (SIDEWALK, RAMP OR SUP) 104-7013 Removing Concrete View pricing →
BROADCAST SEED (TEMP_COOL) 164-7006 Seeding for Erosion Control View pricing →
REMOV CONC (CURB) 104-7016 Removing Concrete View pricing →
EMBANK (FNL)(OC)(TY B) 132-7003 Embankment View pricing →
EMBANK (FNL)(DC)(TY C) 132-7006 Embankment View pricing →
EMBANK (FNL)(OC)(TY C) 132-7005 Embankment View pricing →

Structures

26 items
Bid item Code Item name Pricing
RIPRAP (MOW STRIP)(4 IN) 432-7013 Riprap View pricing →
CEM STABIL BKFL 400-7010 Excavation and Backfill for Structures View pricing →
REMOV STR (PIPE) 496-7007 Removing Structures View pricing →
RC PIPE (CL III)(24 IN) 464-7005 Reinforced Concrete Pipe View pricing →
FLOWABLE BACKFILL 401-7001 Flowable Backfill View pricing →
RIPRAP (CONC)(4 IN) 432-7001 Riprap View pricing →
RC PIPE (CL III)(18 IN) 464-7003 Reinforced Concrete Pipe View pricing →
TEMPORARY SPL SHORING 403-7001 Temporary Special Shoring View pricing →
CONC STR REPAIR (VERTICAL & OVERHEAD) 429-7007 Concrete Structure Repair View pricing →
CLEAN EXIST CULVERTS 480-7001 Cleaning Existing Culverts View pricing →
RIPRAP (CONC)(5 IN) 432-7002 Riprap View pricing →
TRENCH EXCAVATION PROTECTION 402-7001 Trench Excavation Protection View pricing →
REMOV STR (SET) 496-7004 Removing Structures View pricing →
SET (TY II) (24 IN) (RCP) (6: 1) (P) 467-7328 Safety End Treatment View pricing →
SET (TY II) (18 IN) (RCP) (6: 1) (P) 467-7308 Safety End Treatment View pricing →
RIPRAP (STONE PROTECTION)(18 IN) 432-7043 Riprap View pricing →
RIPRAP (MOW STRIP)(4 IN) 432-6045 Riprap View pricing →
CEM STABIL BKFL 400-6005 Excavation and Backfill for Structures View pricing →
DRILL SHAFT (TRF SIG POLE) (36 IN) 416-7044 Drilled Shaft Foundations View pricing →
RC PIPE (CL III)(30 IN) 464-7007 Reinforced Concrete Pipe View pricing →
RIPRAP (STONE PROTECTION)(12 IN) 432-7041 Riprap View pricing →
DRILL SHAFT (RDWY ILL POLE) (30 IN) 416-7040 Drilled Shaft Foundations View pricing →
CLEANING AND SEALING EXIST JOINTS (CL7) 438-7007 Cleaning and Sealing Joints View pricing →
REMOV STR (WINGWALL) 496-7005 Removing Structures View pricing →
DRILL SHAFT (36 IN) 416-7006 Drilled Shaft Foundations View pricing →
CL C CONC (ABUT) 420-7012 Concrete Substructures View pricing →

Surface Courses and Pavements

4 items
Bid item Code Item name Pricing
TACK COAT 344-7077 Superpave Mixtures View pricing →
TACK COAT 341-7082 Dense-Graded Hot-Mix Asphalt View pricing →
PLANE ASPH CONC PAV(2") 354-7051 Planing and Texturing Pavement View pricing →
PRIME COAT (MC-30) 310-7004 Prime Coat View pricing →

Subgrade Treatments and Base

1 items
Bid item Code Item name Pricing
CEMENT 275-7001 Cement Treatment (Road-Mixed) View pricing →

Maintenance

3 items
Bid item Code Item name Pricing
FULL - WIDTH MOWING 730-7022 Roadside Mowing View pricing →
SPOT MOWING 730-7021 Roadside Mowing View pricing →
TREE REMOVAL (4" - 12" DIA) 752-7005 Tree and Brush Removal View pricing →

Special Specification

5 items
Bid item Code Item name Pricing
TMA (STATIONARY) 6185-6002 Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) and Trailer Attenuator (TA) View pricing →
PORTABLE CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN 6001-6001 Portable Changeable Message Sign View pricing →
TMA (MOBILE OPERATION) 6185-6005 Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) and Trailer Attenuator (TA) View pricing →
PORTABLE CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN 6001-6002 Portable Changeable Message Sign View pricing →
BONDING COURSE 3007-7001 Bonding Course View pricing →

What "100 to 2,000 projects" actually tells you

Too few projects, and one unusual bid can skew the number. TxDOT's own guidance flags this directly: since low bid prices are real contract prices, an unbalanced bid, priced high on items that pay out early, can look like market rate if there isn't enough history to average it out. Too many projects, mobilization, barricades, basic traffic handling, and every estimator already knows the price without a benchmark. The 200 items here sit in between: common enough to trust, specific enough that the price still moves.

How estimators actually use historical bid data

TxDOT's own Construction Cost Estimating Guide names two ways to set a unit price: historical bid-based, using prices from comparable awarded contracts, and cost-based, building the price up from labor, equipment, material, and overhead. Historical bid-based is the standard whenever comparable bid history exists, which is exactly what this list and the pricing behind it are built for.
The Engineer's Estimate is TxDOT's own pre-bid number. It's a reference point, not the final word, since the contract goes to the lowest responsive, prequalified bidder, not whoever matches the estimate. Real bid prices reflect what the market actually paid, which is why they're the stronger benchmark.

Built for the people pricing TxDOT bids

Lead estimators

You already know which bid item you're staring at right now. Find it in the list, check the range, and move on to the next one, instead of rebuilding the comparison from a bid tabulation download every time.
Bid item 432-6008
READY
Competitor range $84.20–$91.10, cross-referenced against historical cost.
Hours back
Per bid, returned to pricing strategy

VP operations

The same 200 items show up across every location you operate in. A shared, consistent reference means a bid item priced in Amarillo and the same item priced in Corpus Christi start from the same real number, not two estimators' two different guesses.
Territory-wide pattern
District 3, Mobilization
−32%
District 7, Mobilization
−41%
One shared view
Consistent quality across every location

Owners

Two hundred items, updated as new lettings come in, are a standing check on whether your pricing is actually competitive or just familiar. The gap between the two shows up here before it shows up in a lost bid.
Won projects · trailing 3 yrs
10% GAP
Aggregate margin left on the table: $4.8M
A real number
Margin capture becomes a go/no-go input

FAQs for Top 200 TxDOT Bid Items Pricing Benchmark

How was this list of 200 bid items built?

Pulled from TxDOT bid tabulation records: bid items that appeared in 100 to 2,000 projects over the last 24 months and that carry the majority of a typical project's cost.

How is this different from TxDOT's own bid tabulation dashboard?

TxDOT's dashboard gives you the full raw record, one letting at a time. This list is a curated 200, ranked by frequency and cost contribution, with the analysis, by quantity, geography, and competitor, already done, so you're not rebuilding the comparison yourself for the items that matter most.

How is this different from HCSS's bid data?

HCSS gives you access to raw, aggregated bid tab data. It doesn't rank items by cost contribution, and it doesn't do the analysis, by quantity, district, or competitor, that turns that data into a number you can actually price against. This list, and the pricing behind each item, does that work for you.

What's the difference between historical bid-based estimating and cost-based estimating?

Historical bid-based estimating prices a bid item from what similar projects actually paid in real, comparable lettings. Cost-based estimating builds the same price up from labor, equipment, material, and overhead. TxDOT and most state DOTs favor historical bid-based pricing whenever enough comparable bid history exists, which is exactly the case for the 200 items here.

Why do the same bid item's prices vary so much project to project?

Quantity, district, and timing all move unit price. A small order and a large order on the same item rarely price the same per unit, and material and labor costs differ by district. That's why each bid item's pricing page groups results by quantity instead of showing one blended average.

How often is it updated?

As new TxDOT lettings publish. The underlying bid item pricing pages refresh on the same schedule as the rest of the bid tabulation tools.

Which TxDOT districts are covered?

All of them. Each bid item's pricing page lets you filter by state, county, and district, since the same item can price differently depending on where you're bidding.

What if the bid item I need isn't on this list?

It's either too new or too rare to have 100 project's worth of history yet, or common enough that it didn't need a separate benchmark. Either way, the full bid item pricing tool can look up any TxDOT bid code directly.

Does this replace an estimator's pricing judgment?

No. It gives you the range other contractors have actually bid, by quantity and district. Where you land in that range, and what you know about this specific project, is still your call.

Is this free to use?

Yes. The list and every linked bid item pricing page are free, no account required.

Look up your next bid item before you price it

Every one of these 200 bid items already has real pricing history behind it. Find the one you're pricing right now, or explore the full free tool for anything not on this list.