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Federal construction contracts in the Yuma area
Customs and Border Protection, the Navy, and GSA put the most federal construction money into the Yuma metro area. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, who won it, and the biggest jobs.
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Federal construction in the Yuma area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $680 million on construction contracts performed in the Yuma metro area (1 county), across 122 contracts. The largest share, 90%, came from Customs and Border Protection. One contractor, BCCG (joint venture), received 89% of it.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in one of the metro's counties, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Metro area as defined in OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023).
$680M
obligated on construction contracts in the Yuma area in fiscal 2025
122
construction contracts that received federal money that year
91%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#12
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Yuma area
Dollars obligated in fiscal 2025, by the agency that awarded the contract, the company that won it, and the county where the work was done.
- Customs and Border Protection $614M
- Department of the Navy $117M
- GSA Public Buildings Service $29.5M
- Bureau of Reclamation $3.3M
- Treasury Departmental Offices $1.9M
- BCCG (joint venture) $607M
- Harper Construction Company, Inc $92.4M
- Hensel Phelps Construction Co $29.3M
- Pave-Tech Inc $14.5M
- DMT Electric LLC $5.6M
- Yuma County $680M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Yuma area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$658M
Border Wall Construction in the Tucson & Yuma Sectors, AZ
Customs and Border Protection. BCCG (joint venture). Performance start 2025.
Federal record$343M
Design-Build Services for the Expansion & Modernization Project at the San Luis I Land…
GSA Public Buildings Service. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$46.1M
FY21 YPG Aircraft Hangar, Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
Army and Corps of Engineers. Harper Construction Company, Inc. Performance start 2021.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$15.7M
USMC MQ-9A SMCE
Treasury Departmental Offices. Teya Support Services LLC. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$8.2M
YU2301 Spring Hill Communication Site
Department of the Navy. Souza Construction, Inc. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$7.6M
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade MCAS Yuma, Yuma, AZ
Department of the Navy. Transtar Pipeline and Orion Construction JV. Performance start 2023.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Yuma area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Yuma area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $680 million on construction contracts performed in the Yuma metro area (1 county), across 122 contracts. The largest share, 90%, came from Customs and Border Protection. One contractor, BCCG (joint venture), received 89% of it. That ranks it #12 of the 387 metro areas in the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in one of the metro's counties.
Which counties are in the Yuma metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Yuma County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Yuma area?
In fiscal 2025: Customs and Border Protection, $614 million; Department of the Navy, $117 million; GSA Public Buildings Service, $29.5 million; Bureau of Reclamation, $3.3 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Yuma area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: BCCG (joint venture), $607 million; Harper Construction Company, Inc, $92.4 million; Hensel Phelps Construction Co, $29.3 million; Pave-Tech Inc, $14.5 million.
How much federal construction work in the Yuma area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 111 of the 122 federal construction contracts that received money in the Yuma metro area in fiscal 2025, or 91%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "USMC MQ-9A SMCE" for Treasury Departmental Offices, worth $15.7 million to date, awarded to Teya Support Services LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Yuma area?
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