{
  "use_case_id": "pipe-relining-robot",
  "use_case": "Pipe relining & lateral reinstatement robots",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "lateral",
  "country": "DE",
  "currency": "USD",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 25,
    "high": 4362,
    "currency": "USD",
    "based_on": 3
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "No benchmark specific to DE; the range uses benchmarks from other regions. Local prices can differ a lot.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 lateral.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "City of St. Peters MO bid 25-152 (FY25 CIPP lining), sanitary lateral reinstatement after lining (done with a robotic cutter), 665 each; the 2 bids were $75 (Insituform) and $700 (SAK) per lateral",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 75,
        "high": 700,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per lateral"
      },
      "region": "US-MO",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://www.stpetersmo.net/DocumentCenter/View/4971/Bid-Tab-25-152---FY25-CIPP-Lining-PDF?bidId=",
      "as_of": "2025-06-13",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 75,
        "high": 700,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "City of St. Peters MO bid 25-152, lateral top-hat installation (lateral connection seal installed from inside the main), 70 each; 2 bids",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 2200,
        "high": 4362,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per lateral"
      },
      "region": "US-MO",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://www.stpetersmo.net/DocumentCenter/View/4971/Bid-Tab-25-152---FY25-CIPP-Lining-PDF?bidId=",
      "as_of": "2025-06-13",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 2200,
        "high": 4362,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Village of Hoffman Estates IL 2025 sanitary sewer revitalization bid tab, lateral reinstatements after CIPP lining, 360 each; range across the 5 priced columns (bidders and engineer's estimate)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 25,
        "high": 250,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per lateral"
      },
      "region": "US-IL",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://www.hoffmanestates.org/25712%20-%20Bid%20Tab.pdf?t=202511191538120",
      "as_of": "2025-11-19",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 25,
        "high": 250,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "lateral"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-23"
}