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Federal construction contracts in the Virginia Beach area
The Navy, the Army and Corps of Engineers, and the Air Force put the most federal construction money into the Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $880 million on construction contracts performed in the Virginia Beach metro area (18 counties), across 1,174 contracts. The largest share, 65%, came from the Navy.
The metro crosses state lines, covering parts of Virginia and North Carolina.
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).
$880M
obligated on construction contracts in the Virginia Beach area in fiscal 2025
1,174
construction contracts that received federal money that year
91%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#6
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Virginia Beach 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 $570M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $186M
- Department of the Air Force $51.7M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $22.7M
- Federal Highway Administration $12.1M
- RQ Construction, LLC $142M
- Sauer Construction, LLC $94.9M
- Mig Gov, LLC $34.3M
- J & J Maintenance Inc $30.8M
- S. B. Ballard Construction Company $28.9M
- Portsmouth city, VA $324M
- Norfolk city, VA $211M
- Virginia Beach city, VA $156M
- Hampton city, VA $86.3M
- Newport News city, VA $54.9M
- York County, VA $27.1M
- James City County, VA $11.8M
- Chesapeake city, VA $3.7M
- Currituck County, NC $2.6M
- Mathews County, VA $739K
- Camden County, NC $605K
- Isle of Wight County, VA $477K
- Suffolk city, VA $254K
- Gates County, NC $0
- Gloucester County, VA $0
- Surry County, VA $0
- Poquoson city, VA $0
- Williamsburg city, VA $0
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Virginia Beach area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$324M
P-095 Construction of Pier 3
Department of the Navy. RQ-Magann JV. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$230M
DB Repair Berths 40 and 41, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA
Department of the Navy. AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$208M
Repair Taxiway Pavements, NAS Oceana
Department of the Navy. The Lane Construction Corporation. Performance start 2024.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$37.3M
CUS ISR Operations Expansion NAS Oceana
Department of the Navy. Syncon LLC. Performance start 2020.
Federal record$33.1M
P824 Demolition Training Compound (DTC) Expansion, NAS Ocean
Department of the Navy. Asturian-Consigli JV, LLC. Performance start 2020.
Federal record$25.5M
Repair Dorm, Facility 131 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE)-Langley, Virginia
Department of the Air Force. Southeast Cherokee Construction, Inc. Performance start 2023.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Virginia Beach area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Virginia Beach area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $880 million on construction contracts performed in the Virginia Beach metro area (18 counties), across 1,174 contracts. The largest share, 65%, came from the Navy. That ranks it #6 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 Virginia Beach metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Camden County, NC; Currituck County, NC; Gates County, NC; Gloucester County, VA; Isle of Wight County, VA; James City County, VA; Mathews County, VA; Surry County, VA; York County, VA; Chesapeake city, VA; Hampton city, VA; Newport News city, VA; Norfolk city, VA; Poquoson city, VA; Portsmouth city, VA; Suffolk city, VA; Virginia Beach city, VA; and Williamsburg city, VA. The metro crosses state lines, covering parts of Virginia and North Carolina.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Virginia Beach area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $570 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $186 million; Department of the Air Force, $51.7 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $22.7 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Virginia Beach area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: RQ Construction, LLC, $142 million; Sauer Construction, LLC, $94.9 million; Mig Gov, LLC, $34.3 million; J & J Maintenance Inc, $30.8 million.
How much federal construction work in the Virginia Beach area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 1,064 of the 1,174 federal construction contracts that received money in the Virginia Beach metro area in fiscal 2025, or 91%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "CUS ISR Operations Expansion NAS Oceana" for Department of the Navy, worth $37.3 million to date, awarded to Syncon LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Virginia Beach area?
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