The same scope does not cost the same across Texas. A pay item that bids one way in the El Paso district bids differently statewide — driven by local material hauls, the mix of contractors who chase El Paso work, and how busy the district is. This page shows the real low-bid unit prices contractors submitted on TxDOT El Paso lettings, each measured against the statewide median, so you can localize your number instead of trusting a national average that blends all 50 states.
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Why district-level pricing beats a statewide average
A statewide median is a useful baseline, but the spread between districts is real money on a bid. Localizing to the El Paso district — and to the specific items in your scope — is the difference between a number that wins and one that leaves margin on the table or prices you out. For the structural reasons agency type and region move prices, see why agency type drives Houston pricing and the full statewide TxDOT unit-price guide. Want to know why these numbers hold up? See what's behind the data.
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Frequently asked questions
What are TxDOT unit prices in the El Paso district?
They're the average low-bid unit prices contractors actually submitted on TxDOT lettings in the El Paso district over the last three years — for items like RC pipe, excavation, concrete, asphalt, and traffic control. The table above shows the most-frequently-bid items with the El Paso median price and the number of lettings behind each.
How do El Paso prices compare to the rest of Texas?
It varies item by item — which is exactly why a single statewide average or a national cost book misleads. The "vs. statewide" column shows the real per-item difference for El Paso.
Where does this data come from?
These are real low-bid unit prices from public TxDOT El Paso district lettings — the prices contractors actually submitted, part of the public bid record, not a national cost book or a modeled estimate. Every figure shows the number of lettings behind it so you can weigh it yourself.
How current are these prices?
The index rebuilds nightly as new lettings land, so the figures track recent bidding — not an annual cost-book release.