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Federal construction contracts in the Baltimore area
The Army and Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the VA put the most federal construction money into the Baltimore metro area. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, who won it, and the biggest jobs.
Baltimore market
Federal construction in the Baltimore area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $699 million on construction contracts performed in the Baltimore metro area (7 counties and independent cities), across 599 contracts. The largest share, 76%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers.
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).
$699M
obligated on construction contracts in the Baltimore area in fiscal 2025
599
construction contracts that received federal money that year
87%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#11
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Baltimore 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 $530M
- U.S. Coast Guard $38.9M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $34.5M
- Department of the Navy $34.2M
- GSA Public Buildings Service $33.6M
- Clark Construction Group LLC $262M
- Walsh Gilbane JV $51.5M
- Curtin Maritime Corp $29.9M
- City Light & Power Aberdeen, LLC $28.6M
- Hitt Contracting, Inc $26.0M
- Anne Arundel County $395M
- Harford County $154M
- Baltimore city $108M
- Baltimore County $35.0M
- Carroll County $6.7M
- Howard County $1.2M
- Queen Anne's County $0
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Baltimore area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$703M
ECB4 Design & Construction
Army and Corps of Engineers. Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$505M
East Campus Building 5, Fort Meade, MD
Army and Corps of Engineers. Clark Construction Group LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$312M
Design and Construction: Records Center Replacement and Mercury Flora Facilities
Army and Corps of Engineers. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Performance start 2022.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$43.9M
Cantonment Area Road (Cooper Ave Road Widening) Fort Meade, MD
Army and Corps of Engineers. Milani Construction LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$18.8M
Replace MV Feeder Cables USNA
Department of the Navy. Jade Creek Construction LLC. Performance start 2021.
Federal record$16.5M
Minor Project 512-532 Expand Loch Raven Hospice
Department of Veterans Affairs. 5366 Logistics Leopardo MPA SDVOSB JV, LLC. Performance start 2020.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Baltimore area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Baltimore area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $699 million on construction contracts performed in the Baltimore metro area (7 counties and independent cities), across 599 contracts. The largest share, 76%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. That ranks it #11 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 Baltimore metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County, Howard County, Queen Anne's County, and Baltimore city.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Baltimore area?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $530 million; U.S. Coast Guard, $38.9 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $34.5 million; Department of the Navy, $34.2 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Baltimore area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Clark Construction Group LLC, $262 million; Walsh Gilbane JV, $51.5 million; Curtin Maritime Corp, $29.9 million; City Light & Power Aberdeen, LLC, $28.6 million.
How much federal construction work in the Baltimore area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 524 of the 599 federal construction contracts that received money in the Baltimore metro area in fiscal 2025, or 87%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Cantonment Area Road (Cooper Ave Road Widening) Fort Meade, MD" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $43.9 million to date, awarded to Milani Construction LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Baltimore area?
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