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Federal construction contracts in the Brownsville area
GSA, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection put the most federal construction money into the Brownsville 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 Brownsville area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $290 million on construction contracts performed in the Brownsville metro area (1 county), across 68 contracts. The largest share, 93%, came from GSA. One contractor, Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, received 91% 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).
$290M
obligated on construction contracts in the Brownsville area in fiscal 2025
68
construction contracts that received federal money that year
91%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#24
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Brownsville 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.
- GSA Public Buildings Service $269M
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement $10.1M
- Customs and Border Protection $6.9M
- Federal Highway Administration $2.0M
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $1.4M
- Brasfield & Gorrie LLC $264M
- Koman Construction, LLC $6.9M
- Bristol Building Constructors LLC $5.7M
- Yerkes South Inc $4.1M
- Elevated Technologies Services, LLC $4.0M
- Cameron County $290M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Brownsville area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$265M
Design Build Construction for Gateway Land Port of Entry Modernization Project…
GSA Public Buildings Service. Brasfield & Gorrie LLC. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$109M
Dredging - Brazos Island Harbor Channel Deepening Phase II. Cameron County, Texas
Army and Corps of Engineers. Callan Marine Limited. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$23.7M Small business
Comprehensive Tactical Maintenance Infrastructure Repair RGV Sector Unscheduled…
Customs and Border Protection. Koman Construction, LLC. Performance start 2021.
Federal recordMore jobs won by small businesses
$10.3M
Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC) Kitchen Facility and Waste Water Treatment Plant…
Army and Corps of Engineers. Harco National Insurance Company. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$3.8M
Removal and Replacement of Roof System at the Reynaldo Garza and Filemon Vela Courthouse…
GSA Public Buildings Service. Wright Bros LLC. Performance start 2025.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Brownsville area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Brownsville area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $290 million on construction contracts performed in the Brownsville metro area (1 county), across 68 contracts. The largest share, 93%, came from GSA. One contractor, Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, received 91% of it. That ranks it #24 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 Brownsville metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Cameron County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Brownsville area?
In fiscal 2025: GSA Public Buildings Service, $269 million; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $10.1 million; Customs and Border Protection, $6.9 million; Federal Highway Administration, $2.0 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Brownsville area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, $264 million; Koman Construction, LLC, $6.9 million; Bristol Building Constructors LLC, $5.7 million; Yerkes South Inc, $4.1 million.
How much federal construction work in the Brownsville area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 62 of the 68 federal construction contracts that received money in the Brownsville metro area in fiscal 2025, or 91%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Comprehensive Tactical Maintenance Infrastructure Repair RGV Sector Unscheduled…" for Customs and Border Protection, worth $23.7 million to date, awarded to Koman Construction, LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Brownsville area?
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