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Federal construction contracts in the Las Vegas area
The Army and Corps of Engineers, the Air Force, and the Bureau of Reclamation put the most federal construction money into the Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $340 million on construction contracts performed in the Las Vegas metro area (1 county), across 315 contracts. The largest share, 59%, 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).
$340M
obligated on construction contracts in the Las Vegas area in fiscal 2025
315
construction contracts that received federal money that year
93%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#23
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Las Vegas 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 $199M
- Department of the Air Force $62.7M
- Bureau of Reclamation $20.8M
- Federal Highway Administration $18.7M
- National Park Service $15.1M
- Korte Construction Company $106M
- Wu & Associates Inc $27.9M
- North Wind General Contractors LLC $14.2M
- JBW Group LLC $13.6M
- SNC Tallimat, LLC $13.2M
- Clark County $340M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Las Vegas area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$149M
Disaster Resiliency Program (DRP) Phase 1
Army and Corps of Engineers. Korte Construction Company. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$88.2M
Design Build Initial Outfitting (DBIO), Nellis ADB, NV
Army and Corps of Engineers. Walsh Construction Company II, LLC. Performance start 2020.
Federal record$40.7M
Primary Facility (53WG Ops-Test Facility)
Army and Corps of Engineers. Korte Construction Company. Performance start 2022.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$32.1M
One-Phase Design-Build to Repair a 1950s Hangar at Nellis AFB for an F-35 Squadron
Army and Corps of Engineers. Wu & Associates Inc. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$22.8M
Extend Public Launch Ramp at Hemenway Harbor - 332529, Lake Mead National Recreation…
National Park Service. SNC Tallimat, LLC. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$18.6M
Repair Fuel Tanks 1, 2, 20, 21, 29, & 30 at Nellis AFB, NV
Department of the Air Force. Insight Environmental Engineering & Construction, Inc. Performance start 2022.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Las Vegas area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Las Vegas area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $340 million on construction contracts performed in the Las Vegas metro area (1 county), across 315 contracts. The largest share, 59%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. That ranks it #23 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 Las Vegas metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Clark County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Las Vegas area?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $199 million; Department of the Air Force, $62.7 million; Bureau of Reclamation, $20.8 million; Federal Highway Administration, $18.7 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Las Vegas area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Korte Construction Company, $106 million; Wu & Associates Inc, $27.9 million; North Wind General Contractors LLC, $14.2 million; JBW Group LLC, $13.6 million.
How much federal construction work in the Las Vegas area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 293 of the 315 federal construction contracts that received money in the Las Vegas metro area in fiscal 2025, or 93%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "One-Phase Design-Build to Repair a 1950s Hangar at Nellis AFB for an F-35 Squadron" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $32.1 million to date, awarded to Wu & Associates Inc.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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