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Federal construction contracts in the New Orleans area
The Army and Corps of Engineers, the Navy, and NASA put the most federal construction money into the New Orleans 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 New Orleans area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $382 million on construction contracts performed in the New Orleans metro area (7 counties), across 265 contracts. The largest share, 79%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers.
These figures leave out $32.2 million obligated in fiscal 2025 on the Southwest Coastal project at Rockefeller Refuge in southwest Louisiana, which the federal record places in New Orleans.
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).
$382M
obligated on construction contracts in the New Orleans area in fiscal 2025
265
construction contracts that received federal money that year
82%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#21
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the New Orleans 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 $300M
- Department of the Navy $27.9M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration $21.5M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $18.6M
- National Park Service $7.2M
- Manson Construction Co $71.7M
- Weeks Marine, Inc $67.0M
- M.R. Pittman Group, LLC $51.5M
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC $49.5M
- Birmingham Industrial Construction, LLC $25.9M
- Orleans Parish $276M
- Plaquemines Parish $90.1M
- Jefferson Parish $10.2M
- St. John the Baptist Parish $2.7M
- St. James Parish $1.4M
- St. Charles Parish $1.3M
- St. Bernard Parish $86K
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the New Orleans area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$757M
Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps
Army and Corps of Engineers. PCCP Constructors (joint venture). Performance start 2012.
Federal record$123M
SELA 20 Widening of Florida Ave Canal Phase II & III
Army and Corps of Engineers. Boh Bros. Construction Co, LLC. Performance start 2014.
Federal record$85.9M
Mississippi River Dustpan Dredge
Army and Corps of Engineers. Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company. Performance start 2020.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$57.1M
West Shore Lake Pontchartrain, WSLP-104 Levee and Pipeline Crossing Floodwall
Army and Corps of Engineers. Dynamic Group, LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$29.0M
Embankment, Compacted Fill
Army and Corps of Engineers. B & K Construction Co LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$23.9M
Channel Riprap R-90
Army and Corps of Engineers. Rigid Constructors LLC. Performance start 2021.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the New Orleans area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the New Orleans area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $382 million on construction contracts performed in the New Orleans metro area (7 counties), across 265 contracts. The largest share, 79%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. That ranks it #21 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. These figures leave out $32.2 million obligated in fiscal 2025 on the Southwest Coastal project at Rockefeller Refuge in southwest Louisiana, which the federal record places in New Orleans.
Which counties are in the New Orleans metro area?
We use the federal definition of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. James Parish, and St. John the Baptist Parish.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the New Orleans area?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $300 million; Department of the Navy, $27.9 million; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $21.5 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $18.6 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the New Orleans area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Manson Construction Co, $71.7 million; Weeks Marine, Inc, $67.0 million; M.R. Pittman Group, LLC, $51.5 million; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC, $49.5 million.
How much federal construction work in the New Orleans area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 218 of the 265 federal construction contracts that received money in the New Orleans metro area in fiscal 2025, or 82%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "West Shore Lake Pontchartrain, WSLP-104 Levee and Pipeline Crossing Floodwall" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $57.1 million to date, awarded to Dynamic Group, LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the New Orleans area?
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