What Has EHRA Engineering Been Up to Lately?

CPS Quarterly Report (December 2021)

Construction Pricing Update

 

EHRA Construction Phase Services has completed an 11 month review of construction prices for common civil infrastructure items.  The results continue to show steady price increases for items where construction materials are in limited supply.  Domestic PVC resin and cast iron material limitations continue to drive water and wastewater prices up at a steady rate.  Concrete products, and those items that feature concrete materials, appear to be stabilizing and following the inflation trend.  

Stay tuned to EHRA for the latest trends in construction pricing and contact your EHRA project manager for an analysis of your projects.

 

Water Trends

We have observed a steady trend of price increases for various water distribution items.


8” PVC Water main – 8” PVC water main is bidding at an increase of 60% since the start of 2021.

Sanitary Trends

We have observed a steady trend of price increases for wastewater collection items.


Of the common infrastructure items EHRA has been tracking for our clients projects, PVC 8” sanitary sewer main has seen the most drastic surge in costs.  8” PVC sanitary sewer main is bidding at over 60% increase since the start of 2021.

Drainage Trends

We have observed some stabilization in prices for drainage items.




24” RCP storm drain – Reinforced concrete storm drain pipe is seeing a 34% surge in bid prices since the beginning of the year. 




Paving Trends

Prices for concrete paving continue to climb at rates closer to inflationary trends.



6” concrete paving – Concrete street paving is showing a moderate 9% price increase since the beginning of the year.