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Federal construction contracts in the Los Angeles area
The VA, the Army and Corps of Engineers, and the Air Force put the most federal construction money into the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $392 million on construction contracts performed in the Los Angeles metro area (2 counties), across 580 contracts. The largest share, 50%, came from the VA.
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).
$392M
obligated on construction contracts in the Los Angeles area in fiscal 2025
580
construction contracts that received federal money that year
90%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#20
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Los Angeles 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.
- Department of Veterans Affairs $197M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $102M
- Department of the Air Force $39.3M
- Federal Aviation Administration $15.4M
- Department of the Navy $14.7M
- S. J. Amoroso Construction Co, LLC $77.2M
- Fedvet Construction $24.3M
- Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated $22.3M
- Mik Construction Inc $16.1M
- Interior Plus-Legacy Builders JV LLC $14.9M
- Los Angeles County $353M
- Orange County $39.1M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Los Angeles area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$180M
VALB CLC Bldg 170
Army and Corps of Engineers. S. J. Amoroso Construction Co, LLC. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$164M
Design-Bid-Build Construction Project for P-224 Causeway, Boat Channel, and Turning Basin…
Department of the Navy. Manson/Connolly Seal Beach JV. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$69.6M
New Boiler Plant at the VA Medical Center, West Los Angeles, CA
Department of Veterans Affairs. S. J. Amoroso Construction Co, LLC. Performance start 2025.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$46.7M
EHRM VAGLA Construction
Department of Veterans Affairs. ESA South, Inc. Performance start 2021.
Federal record$36.6M
Repair B271 3rd Floor for Space Acquisition Mission, Los Angeles SFB, CA
Department of the Air Force. Insight Environmental Engineering & Construction, Inc. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$31.5M
VALB PH-D 39CA Parking Garage (31)
Army and Corps of Engineers. W.M. Klorman Construction Corp. Performance start 2024.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Los Angeles area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Los Angeles area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $392 million on construction contracts performed in the Los Angeles metro area (2 counties), across 580 contracts. The largest share, 50%, came from the VA. That ranks it #20 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 Los Angeles metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Orange County and Los Angeles County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Los Angeles area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of Veterans Affairs, $197 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $102 million; Department of the Air Force, $39.3 million; Federal Aviation Administration, $15.4 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Los Angeles area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: S. J. Amoroso Construction Co, LLC, $77.2 million; Fedvet Construction, $24.3 million; Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated, $22.3 million; Mik Construction Inc, $16.1 million.
How much federal construction work in the Los Angeles area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 523 of the 580 federal construction contracts that received money in the Los Angeles metro area in fiscal 2025, or 90%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "EHRM VAGLA Construction" for Department of Veterans Affairs, worth $46.7 million to date, awarded to ESA South, Inc.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Los Angeles area?
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