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Federal construction contracts in the Houston area
The Army and Corps of Engineers, Customs and Border Protection, and the VA put the most federal construction money into the Houston 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 Houston area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $666 million on construction contracts performed in the Houston metro area (10 counties), across 230 contracts. The largest share, 88%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. One contractor, Kiewit US Contractors Co, received 61% 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).
$666M
obligated on construction contracts in the Houston area in fiscal 2025
230
construction contracts that received federal money that year
83%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#13
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Houston 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 $587M
- Customs and Border Protection $33.9M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $24.7M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration $5.1M
- Federal Aviation Administration $5.1M
- Kiewit US Contractors Co $404M
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC $41.3M
- Sintela Inc $32.0M
- Curtin Maritime Corp $28.4M
- Ahtna-Great Lakes E&I JV $26.4M
- Galveston County $523M
- Harris County $123M
- Montgomery County $12.9M
- Brazoria County $4.8M
- Chambers County $2.2M
- Fort Bend County $77K
- Austin County $0
- Liberty County $0
- San Jacinto County $0
- Waller County $0
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Houston area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$177M
Houston Ship Channel Improvement Project SEG3, Harris County, Texas
Army and Corps of Engineers. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$64.6M
Dredging of HSC Bayport to Morgans and Bayport Ship Channel, Harris County, Texas
Army and Corps of Engineers. Weeks Marine, Inc. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$33.7M Small business
Pipeline Dredging Sections 1-5
Army and Corps of Engineers. Rigid Constructors LLC. Performance start 2021.
Federal recordMore jobs won by small businesses
$32.1M
Houston National Cemetery PH 5 Expansion
Department of Veterans Affairs. Decatur Construction, Inc. Performance start 2021.
Federal record$26.7M
Full Facility Revitalization (FFR) of an Existing Army Reserve Center (ARC) and Site at…
Army and Corps of Engineers. Collins-Russell 8(a), LLC. Performance start 2021.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Houston area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Houston area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $666 million on construction contracts performed in the Houston metro area (10 counties), across 230 contracts. The largest share, 88%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. One contractor, Kiewit US Contractors Co, received 61% of it. That ranks it #13 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 Houston metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Austin County, Brazoria County, Chambers County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County, Liberty County, Montgomery County, San Jacinto County, and Waller County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Houston area?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $587 million; Customs and Border Protection, $33.9 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $24.7 million; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $5.1 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Houston area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Kiewit US Contractors Co, $404 million; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC, $41.3 million; Sintela Inc, $32.0 million; Curtin Maritime Corp, $28.4 million.
How much federal construction work in the Houston area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 190 of the 230 federal construction contracts that received money in the Houston metro area in fiscal 2025, or 83%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Pipeline Dredging Sections 1-5" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $33.7 million to date, awarded to Rigid Constructors LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Houston area?
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