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Federal construction contracts in Maine
The Navy, the National Park Service, and the VA put the most federal construction money into Maine. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, the biggest jobs, and how to find the ones posting now.
Maine market
Federal construction in Maine, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $669 million on construction contracts performed in Maine, across 266 contracts. The largest share, 91%, came from the Navy.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in Maine, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
$669M
obligated on construction contracts in Maine in fiscal 2025
266
construction contracts that received federal money that year
90%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#18
of the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars
Who pays for the work
The agencies buying construction in Maine
Dollars obligated in fiscal 2025, by the agency that awarded the contract and the county where the work was done. Each of these agencies posts its jobs on SAM.gov.
- Department of the Navy $608M
- National Park Service $20.3M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $14.2M
- GSA Public Buildings Service $8.8M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $5.7M
- York County $562M
- Washington County $54.0M
- Hancock County $20.3M
- Kennebec County $13.3M
- Cumberland County $9.3M
Metro areas
Federal construction by metro area in Maine
This metro area ranks among the top 30 in the country for federal construction dollars in fiscal 2025. Each page covers the agencies, contractors, counties, and largest jobs.
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in Maine
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$1.8B
P-381 Multi-Mission Dry Dock #1, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
Department of the Navy. 381 Constructors. Performance start 2021.
Federal record$111M
P-293 Paint, Blast and Rubber Consolidation Facility, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery…
Department of the Navy. Methuen Construction Co Inc. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$99.6M
Pre-Construction Services Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Dry Dock 2 Complex
Department of the Navy. Cianbro Corporation. Performance start 2024.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$61.3M
Design-Build Construction of New Land Port of Entry in Madawaska, ME
GSA Public Buildings Service. J & J Contractors, Inc. Performance start 2021.
Federal record$35.4M
ACAD 151309, Demolish and Construct New Maintenance Facility (GAOA Project), Acadia…
National Park Service. Nickerson & O'day, Inc. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$29.0M
Cutler Helix Houses Roof Replacement (North), PWD Maine
Department of the Navy. J & J Contractors, Inc. Performance start 2023.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in Maine: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this state ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in Maine?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $669 million on construction contracts performed in Maine, across 266 contracts. The largest share, 91%, came from the Navy. That ranks Maine #18 among the 50 states and DC. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with Maine as the place of performance.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in Maine?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $608 million; National Park Service, $20.3 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $14.2 million; GSA Public Buildings Service, $8.8 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
How much federal construction work in Maine goes to small businesses?
Most of it. Small businesses won 239 of the 266 federal construction contracts that received money in Maine in fiscal 2025, or 90%. Most are smaller jobs; the largest dollar awards still tend to go to big firms. The largest small business job was "Design-Build Construction of New Land Port of Entry in Madawaska, ME" for GSA Public Buildings Service, worth $61.3 million to date, awarded to J & J Contractors, Inc.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in Maine?
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 in Maine matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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