2026 Utilities Construction Market Benchmark Report
We pulled bid-to-execution timelines, capital concentration, and cost baselines from 3,500+ public-sector projects across gas, water, sewer, electric, and power generation construction. The full picture is inside.
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Most teams plan around a “typical” project. The data says that’s the wrong project to plan around.
Utility construction bids don’t move at one speed, and capital doesn’t sit where most planning assumes it does. We pulled 3,500+ public-sector bids with 2026 dates across 10 sectors to find out what the real baselines look like.
In the 2026 Utilities Construction Market Benchmark Report, you’ll find:
- Where capital really concentrates — and why sizing your portfolio around the median project understates your true exposure.
- The real runway from bid to ground-breaking — and how it shifts across gas, electric, water, and power generation work.
- Cost baselines by sector and by awarding agency — so you can benchmark a bid apples-to-apples before you commit resources to it.
Seven benchmarks, one full picture of the market
A Few Numbers to Know
A preview of what’s in the data. The full sector and agency breakdowns are in the report.
median runway from bid date to anticipated start
of the portfolio, by project count, is classified as a megaproject
spread in median project value between the highest- and lowest-cost sectors
Every one of these projects shares the same operational reality: work is spread across dispersed sites, crews move fast, and the people who need visibility are rarely standing on site to get it.
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2026 Utilities Construction Market Benchmark Report
Free. Instant access. Seven benchmarks across gas, water, sewer, electric, and power generation.