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Federal construction contracts in the Riverside area
The Army and Corps of Engineers, the Navy, and the Federal Aviation Administration put the most federal construction money into the Riverside 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 Riverside area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $484 million on construction contracts performed in the Riverside metro area (2 counties), across 348 contracts. The largest share, 74%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers.
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).
$484M
obligated on construction contracts in the Riverside area in fiscal 2025
348
construction contracts that received federal money that year
91%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#16
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Riverside 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.
- Army and Corps of Engineers $358M
- Department of the Navy $77.3M
- Federal Aviation Administration $24.9M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $9.0M
- Forest Service $7.3M
- Harper Construction Company, Inc $133M
- City Light & Power, Inc $44.5M
- Empire Equipment Service, Inc $43.6M
- R.A. Burch Construction Co, Inc $40.3M
- Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated $31.2M
- Riverside County $300M
- San Bernardino County $184M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Riverside area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
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$623M
Prado Dam Spillway Modification Project in Riverside County, California / California Mega…
Army and Corps of Engineers. Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$155M Small business
Construction of MCON Project P-1231 Wastewater Treatment Plant at MCAGCC, 29 Palms…
Department of the Navy. A&R Pacific-Garney Federal JV. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$134M
Construction of a New KC-46A Two Bay Maintenance Hangar and Fuselage Trainer at March…
Army and Corps of Engineers. Harper Construction Company, Inc. Performance start 2025.
Federal recordMore jobs won by small businesses
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Riverside area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Riverside area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $484 million on construction contracts performed in the Riverside metro area (2 counties), across 348 contracts. The largest share, 74%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. That ranks it #16 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 Riverside metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Riverside County and San Bernardino County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Riverside area?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $358 million; Department of the Navy, $77.3 million; Federal Aviation Administration, $24.9 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $9.0 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Riverside area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Harper Construction Company, Inc, $133 million; City Light & Power, Inc, $44.5 million; Empire Equipment Service, Inc, $43.6 million; R.A. Burch Construction Co, Inc, $40.3 million.
How much federal construction work in the Riverside area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 318 of the 348 federal construction contracts that received money in the Riverside metro area in fiscal 2025, or 91%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Construction of MCON Project P-1231 Wastewater Treatment Plant at MCAGCC, 29 Palms…" for Department of the Navy, worth $155 million to date, awarded to A&R Pacific-Garney Federal JV.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Riverside area?
Every federal construction solicitation is posted on SAM.gov. RenovationRoute pulls the construction ones every 12 hours, reads each solicitation and its attachments, and texts or emails you when a job near Riverside matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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