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Federal construction contracts in the Jacksonville area
The Navy, the Army and Corps of Engineers, and Customs and Border Protection put the most federal construction money into the Jacksonville metro area. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, who won it, and the biggest jobs.
Jacksonville market
Federal construction in the Jacksonville area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $471 million on construction contracts performed in the Jacksonville metro area (5 counties), across 271 contracts. The largest share, 79%, 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).
$471M
obligated on construction contracts in the Jacksonville area in fiscal 2025
271
construction contracts that received federal money that year
88%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#19
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Jacksonville 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 $371M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $88.1M
- Customs and Border Protection $5.0M
- Federal Aviation Administration $3.6M
- Federal Highway Administration $1.6M
- Sauer Construction, LLC $83.6M
- Manson Construction Co $61.1M
- RQ Construction, LLC $48.1M
- Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co LLC $37.1M
- EMR, Inc $30.8M
- Duval County $439M
- Nassau County $22.8M
- St. Johns County $4.9M
- Clay County $3.9M
- Baker County $311K
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Jacksonville area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$61.1M
P021 Lighterage and Small Craft Facility at Marine Corp Support Facility (MCSF) Blount…
Department of the Navy. Manson Construction Co. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$50.0M
Relocate US Fourth Fleet to B2480 NS Mayport, FL - DB RPF
Department of the Navy. RQ Construction, LLC. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$45.1M
Shore Protection Project St. Augustine Beach, Renourishment 2023 St. Johns County, Florida
Army and Corps of Engineers. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$24.4M
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Defense Distribution Jacksonville Florida (DDJF) Building…
Army and Corps of Engineers. Reasor Building Group LLC. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$19.9M
Hangar 124 Aircraft Paint Booth NAS Jax, FL
Department of the Navy. Brantley Construction Services, LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$16.8M
B928 ASTC Jax SRM Project, Facility Reconstruction
Department of the Navy. Walga Ross Group 3 JV. Performance start 2022.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Jacksonville area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Jacksonville area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $471 million on construction contracts performed in the Jacksonville metro area (5 counties), across 271 contracts. The largest share, 79%, came from the Navy. That ranks it #19 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 Jacksonville metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Baker County, Clay County, Duval County, Nassau County, and St. Johns County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Jacksonville area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $371 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $88.1 million; Customs and Border Protection, $5.0 million; Federal Aviation Administration, $3.6 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Jacksonville area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Sauer Construction, LLC, $83.6 million; Manson Construction Co, $61.1 million; RQ Construction, LLC, $48.1 million; Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co LLC, $37.1 million.
How much federal construction work in the Jacksonville area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 239 of the 271 federal construction contracts that received money in the Jacksonville metro area in fiscal 2025, or 88%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Defense Distribution Jacksonville Florida (DDJF) Building…" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $24.4 million to date, awarded to Reasor Building Group LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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