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Federal construction contracts in the Honolulu area
The Navy, the Army and Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Coast Guard put the most federal construction money into the Honolulu 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 Honolulu area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $2.9 billion on construction contracts performed in the Honolulu metro area (1 county), across 856 contracts. The largest share, 78%, came from the Navy. One contractor, Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV, received 50% 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).
$2.9B
obligated on construction contracts in the Honolulu area in fiscal 2025
856
construction contracts that received federal money that year
81%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#1
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Honolulu 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 $2.3B
- Army and Corps of Engineers $489M
- U.S. Coast Guard $78.6M
- GSA Public Buildings Service $22.7M
- Department of the Air Force $18.3M
- Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV $1.5B
- Nan Inc $431M
- Hensel Phelps Construction Co $165M
- Hawaii Harbors Constructors JV $136M
- Insight Pacific, LLC $75.8M
- Honolulu County $2.9B
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Honolulu area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$3.1B
FY23 MCON Project P-209, Dry Dock 3 Replacement, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii
Department of the Navy. Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$198M
RM17-1007 Repair Wharves B20 B21, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Department of the Navy. Hawaii Harbors Constructors JV. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$174M
MCON Project FY22 P956 Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) & FY23 P973 BEQ, Marine Corps…
Department of the Navy. Nan Inc. Performance start 2023.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$132M
Design Build Construction Services + Initial Outfitting of Medical Furniture and…
Army and Corps of Engineers. KGJJ Engineering Solutions, LLC. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$79.5M
Repair Building 500, Fort Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii
Army and Corps of Engineers. Bering-Weston JV, LLC. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$47.8M
Repair Hangar 5 ISR Facility B2045, ACC190001, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Department of the Air Force. Portico Services LLC. Performance start 2020.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Honolulu area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Honolulu area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $2.9 billion on construction contracts performed in the Honolulu metro area (1 county), across 856 contracts. The largest share, 78%, came from the Navy. One contractor, Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV, received 50% of it. That ranks it #1 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 Honolulu metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Honolulu County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Honolulu area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $2.3 billion; Army and Corps of Engineers, $489 million; U.S. Coast Guard, $78.6 million; GSA Public Buildings Service, $22.7 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Honolulu area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV, $1.5 billion; Nan Inc, $431 million; Hensel Phelps Construction Co, $165 million; Hawaii Harbors Constructors JV, $136 million.
How much federal construction work in the Honolulu area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 696 of the 856 federal construction contracts that received money in the Honolulu metro area in fiscal 2025, or 81%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Design Build Construction Services + Initial Outfitting of Medical Furniture and…" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $132 million to date, awarded to KGJJ Engineering Solutions, LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Honolulu area?
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