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Federal construction contracts in the Philadelphia area
The Navy, the VA, and the Army and Corps of Engineers put the most federal construction money into the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $473 million on construction contracts performed in the Philadelphia metro area (11 counties), across 948 contracts. The largest share, 35%, came from the Navy.
The metro crosses state lines, covering parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
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).
$473M
obligated on construction contracts in the Philadelphia area in fiscal 2025
948
construction contracts that received federal money that year
93%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#18
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Philadelphia 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 $166M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $94.8M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $87.9M
- Department of the Air Force $82.3M
- National Park Service $13.3M
- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company $114M
- FDCD II Joint Venture, LLC $35.4M
- Norfolk Dredging Company $30.0M
- K2 Contracting Group LLC $20.5M
- Rhoads Industries, Inc $17.4M
- Philadelphia County, PA $252M
- Burlington County, NJ $98.6M
- New Castle County, DE $41.6M
- Cecil County, MD $36.0M
- Chester County, PA $22.4M
- Bucks County, PA $6.9M
- Delaware County, PA $4.6M
- Camden County, NJ $3.9M
- Montgomery County, PA $3.5M
- Salem County, NJ $3.5M
- Gloucester County, NJ $174K
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Philadelphia area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$115M
Design-Bid-Build, Renovate Bldg 77H, FFG-62 Land Based Engineering Site (LBES)…
Department of the Navy. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$53.5M
KC-46A 2-Bay MX Hangar
Army and Corps of Engineers. Walsh Federal LLC. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$46.5M
Concrete Substructure Repair St. Georges Bridge
Army and Corps of Engineers. J D Eckman Inc. Performance start 2022.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$34.1M
Rehabilitation of First Bank, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia County…
National Park Service. The Bedwell Company. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$31.4M
Philly to Sea, Wilmington Harbor Maintenance Dredging
Army and Corps of Engineers. Cottrell Contracting Corporation. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$24.3M
Construction of MSA at JBMDL NJ
Army and Corps of Engineers. Benaka, Inc. Performance start 2022.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Philadelphia area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Philadelphia area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $473 million on construction contracts performed in the Philadelphia metro area (11 counties), across 948 contracts. The largest share, 35%, came from the Navy. That ranks it #18 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 Philadelphia metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Burlington County, NJ; Camden County, NJ; Gloucester County, NJ; Bucks County, PA; Chester County, PA; Montgomery County, PA; Delaware County, PA; Philadelphia County, PA; New Castle County, DE; Cecil County, MD; and Salem County, NJ. The metro crosses state lines, covering parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Philadelphia area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $166 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $94.8 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $87.9 million; Department of the Air Force, $82.3 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Philadelphia area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, $114 million; FDCD II Joint Venture, LLC, $35.4 million; Norfolk Dredging Company, $30.0 million; K2 Contracting Group LLC, $20.5 million.
How much federal construction work in the Philadelphia area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 881 of the 948 federal construction contracts that received money in the Philadelphia metro area in fiscal 2025, or 93%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Rehabilitation of First Bank, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia County…" for National Park Service, worth $34.1 million to date, awarded to The Bedwell Company.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Philadelphia area?
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