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Federal construction contracts in the Miami area
The Army and Corps of Engineers, the VA, and the Bureau of Land Management put the most federal construction money into the Miami 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 Miami area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $474 million on construction contracts performed in the Miami metro area (3 counties), across 403 contracts. The largest share, 76%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. One contractor, Thalle Construction Co Inc, received 58% 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).
$474M
obligated on construction contracts in the Miami area in fiscal 2025
403
construction contracts that received federal money that year
85%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#17
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Miami 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 $360M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $54.1M
- Bureau of Land Management $13.2M
- GSA Public Buildings Service $8.9M
- Department of the Air Force $8.5M
- Thalle Construction Co Inc $276M
- Forgen-Odin JV $31.7M
- Milicon Inc $26.0M
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC $19.2M
- Eastman Aggregate Enterprises LLC $15.0M
- Palm Beach County $357M
- Miami-Dade County $109M
- Broward County $8.9M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Miami area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$2.5B
Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Contract 11B, Everglades Agricultural Area…
Army and Corps of Engineers. Thalle Construction Co Inc. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$218M
Design-Build Construction Services for a New U. S. Federal Building Located at Fort…
GSA Public Buildings Service. Brasfield & Gorrie LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$51.9M
HHD Structure Replacements, S-271 (C10-a), Reconstruction Palm
Army and Corps of Engineers. Harry Pepper & Associates Inc. Performance start 2015.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$770M
Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Contract 11A, Everglades Agricultural Area…
Army and Corps of Engineers. Forgen-Odin JV. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$29.0M
South Florida Design-Build Construction
Department of Veterans Affairs. G&C Fab-Con, LLC. Performance start 2018.
Federal record$22.7M
Construction - Correct SPS Functional Deficiencies
Department of Veterans Affairs. Pointer Construction Group LLC. Performance start 2021.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Miami area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Miami area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $474 million on construction contracts performed in the Miami metro area (3 counties), across 403 contracts. The largest share, 76%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. One contractor, Thalle Construction Co Inc, received 58% of it. That ranks it #17 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 Miami metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Broward County, Miami-Dade County, and Palm Beach County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Miami area?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $360 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $54.1 million; Bureau of Land Management, $13.2 million; GSA Public Buildings Service, $8.9 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Miami area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Thalle Construction Co Inc, $276 million; Forgen-Odin JV, $31.7 million; Milicon Inc, $26.0 million; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC, $19.2 million.
How much federal construction work in the Miami area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 343 of the 403 federal construction contracts that received money in the Miami metro area in fiscal 2025, or 85%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Contract 11A, Everglades Agricultural Area…" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $770 million to date, awarded to Forgen-Odin JV.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Miami area?
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