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  "use_case": "Hydrodemolition",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "sq yd",
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
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    "high": 139,
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    "based_on": 2
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    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches US.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 sq yd.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
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      "kind": "benchmark",
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        "high": 138.59,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per sq yd"
      },
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      "region_match": "country",
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      "as_of": "2026-01-02",
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      "unit_conversion": null,
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        "high": 139,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
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      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet bid tabs of awarded projects (letting 2025-01-23), bridge deck hydrodemolition, 783 sq yd",
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        "low": 150,
        "high": 150,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per sq yd"
      },
      "region": "US-KY",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://transportation.ky.gov/Construction-Procurement/Publications/2025-01-23/Unit%20Bid%20Tabulations.pdf",
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      "older_price": true,
      "unit_conversion": null,
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        "low": 150,
        "high": 150,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": false
    },
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      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "TxDOT bid item 483-6006 hydro-demolition (1 1/2 in), average bid as summarised by Bid Cobra (third-party aggregator of TxDOT bid data; engineer's estimates $70-$175)",
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        "high": 117.92,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per sq yd"
      },
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      "region_match": "country",
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      "as_of": "2026-10-25",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
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        "currency": "USD"
      },
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    }
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