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Federal construction contracts in the San Diego area
The Navy, Customs and Border Protection, and the Army and Corps of Engineers put the most federal construction money into the San Diego 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 San Diego area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $1.7 billion on construction contracts performed in the San Diego metro area (1 county), across 948 contracts. The largest share, 53%, came from the Navy.
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).
$1.7B
obligated on construction contracts in the San Diego area in fiscal 2025
948
construction contracts that received federal money that year
88%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#4
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the San Diego 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 the Navy $879M
- Customs and Border Protection $646M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $82.9M
- International Boundary and Water Commission: U.S.-Mexico $17.6M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $12.9M
- BCCG (joint venture) $639M
- DPR-RQ Construction, LLC $174M
- Clark Construction Group - California, LP $116M
- RQ Construction, LLC $112M
- Structsure Projects Inc $49.0M
- San Diego County $1.7B
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the San Diego area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$507M
Border Wall Barrier Construction
Customs and Border Protection. BCCG (joint venture). Performance start 2025.
Federal record$247M
FY21 VA San Diego 664-401
Army and Corps of Engineers. Archer Western Federal JV. Performance start 2021.
Federal record$182M
P-201 DBB MACC to JSF Hangar MCAS Miramar, CA
Department of the Navy. Harper Construction Company, Inc. Performance start 2024.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$85.0M
Design and Construct San Diego Sector 4 Barrier Project
Army and Corps of Engineers. CJW Joint Venture. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$79.3M
P-1132, Communication Information Systems Operations Complex at Marine Corps Base Camp…
Department of the Navy. Bethel-Webcor JV-1. Performance start 2016.
Federal record$73.6M
P-1111 DB MACC to Basilone Road Realignment MCB CPEN, CA
Department of the Navy. BCSS, LLC. Performance start 2023.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the San Diego area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the San Diego area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $1.7 billion on construction contracts performed in the San Diego metro area (1 county), across 948 contracts. The largest share, 53%, came from the Navy. That ranks it #4 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 San Diego metro area?
We use the federal definition of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): San Diego County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the San Diego area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $879 million; Customs and Border Protection, $646 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $82.9 million; International Boundary and Water Commission: U.S.-Mexico, $17.6 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the San Diego area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: BCCG (joint venture), $639 million; DPR-RQ Construction, LLC, $174 million; Clark Construction Group - California, LP, $116 million; RQ Construction, LLC, $112 million.
How much federal construction work in the San Diego area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 838 of the 948 federal construction contracts that received money in the San Diego metro area in fiscal 2025, or 88%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Design and Construct San Diego Sector 4 Barrier Project" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $85.0 million to date, awarded to CJW Joint Venture.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the San Diego 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 San Diego matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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