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Federal construction contracts in the Portland area
The Navy, GSA, and the Federal Aviation Administration put the most federal construction money into the Portland metro area. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, who won it, and the biggest jobs.
Portland market
Federal construction in the Portland area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $571 million on construction contracts performed in the Portland metro area (3 counties), across 137 contracts. The largest share, 98%, came from the Navy. One contractor, 381 Constructors, received 66% 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).
$571M
obligated on construction contracts in the Portland area in fiscal 2025
137
construction contracts that received federal money that year
88%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#15
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Portland 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 $561M
- GSA Public Buildings Service $4.6M
- Federal Aviation Administration $4.3M
- U.S. Secret Service $591K
- Federal Bureau of Investigation $472K
- 381 Constructors $377M
- Cianbro Corporation $81.8M
- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company $25.4M
- L.S. Black Constructors, LLC $13.4M
- Nadiad Inc $12.7M
- York County $562M
- Cumberland County $9.3M
- Sagadahoc County -$164K
Net of deobligations, so a county where more money was taken back than added shows a negative figure.
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Portland area
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
$28.7M
B79 2nd and 3rd Floor Renovations, PNSY, Kittery, ME
Department of the Navy. The Nutmeg Companies, Inc. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$10.9M
DD2 Barrier Protection - SIOP
Department of the Navy. Nadiad Inc. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$8.1M
B43 Renovation/Life Safety Improvements
Department of the Navy. CCI Facility Support Services, LLC. Performance start 2023.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Portland area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Portland area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $571 million on construction contracts performed in the Portland metro area (3 counties), across 137 contracts. The largest share, 98%, came from the Navy. One contractor, 381 Constructors, received 66% of it. That ranks it #15 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 Portland metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Cumberland County, Sagadahoc County, and York County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Portland area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $561 million; GSA Public Buildings Service, $4.6 million; Federal Aviation Administration, $4.3 million; U.S. Secret Service, $591 thousand. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Portland area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: 381 Constructors, $377 million; Cianbro Corporation, $81.8 million; The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, $25.4 million; L.S. Black Constructors, LLC, $13.4 million.
How much federal construction work in the Portland area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 121 of the 137 federal construction contracts that received money in the Portland metro area in fiscal 2025, or 88%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "B79 2nd and 3rd Floor Renovations, PNSY, Kittery, ME" for Department of the Navy, worth $28.7 million to date, awarded to The Nutmeg Companies, Inc.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Portland 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 Portland matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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