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Federal construction contracts in the Kennewick area
The Department of Energy, GSA, and the Army and Corps of Engineers put the most federal construction money into the Kennewick 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 Kennewick area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $1.1 billion on construction contracts performed in the Kennewick metro area (2 counties), across 20 contracts. The largest share, 99%, came from the Department of Energy. One contractor, Bechtel National, Inc, received 99% 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).
$1.1B
obligated on construction contracts in the Kennewick area in fiscal 2025
20
construction contracts that received federal money that year
80%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#5
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Kennewick 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 Energy $1.1B
- GSA Public Buildings Service $5.5M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $4.5M
- Agricultural Research Service $114K
- Federal Aviation Administration $67K
- Bechtel National, Inc $1.1B
- Northcon Inc $3.2M
- Pick Electric, Inc $2.6M
- Pacific Source Electric LLC $2.1M
- Civil Built LLC $927K
- Benton County $1.1B
- Franklin County $3.6M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Kennewick area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$22.5M
Navigation Lock Power and Controls
Army and Corps of Engineers. McMillen, Inc. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$14.3M Small business
Lower Monumental Dam DC System and LV (Low Voltage) Switchgear Upgrades
Army and Corps of Engineers. Pick Electric, Inc. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$12.4M
Lower Monumental Navigation Lock Power and Controls Upgrade
Army and Corps of Engineers. EC Company. Performance start 2022.
Federal recordMore jobs won by small businesses
$2.7M
Buildout Standalone Chambers for the Newly Appointed Circuit Court Judge Richland US…
GSA Public Buildings Service. Pacific Source Electric LLC. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$1.2M
Repair Sewer Line Richland Federal Building, US Post Office and US Courthouse 825 Jadwin…
GSA Public Buildings Service. RJS Construction Inc. Performance start 2024.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Kennewick area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Kennewick area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $1.1 billion on construction contracts performed in the Kennewick metro area (2 counties), across 20 contracts. The largest share, 99%, came from the Department of Energy. One contractor, Bechtel National, Inc, received 99% of it. That ranks it #5 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 Kennewick metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Benton County and Franklin County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Kennewick area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of Energy, $1.1 billion; GSA Public Buildings Service, $5.5 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $4.5 million; Agricultural Research Service, $114 thousand. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Kennewick area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Bechtel National, Inc, $1.1 billion; Northcon Inc, $3.2 million; Pick Electric, Inc, $2.6 million; Pacific Source Electric LLC, $2.1 million.
How much federal construction work in the Kennewick area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 16 of the 20 federal construction contracts that received money in the Kennewick metro area in fiscal 2025, or 80%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Lower Monumental Dam DC System and LV (Low Voltage) Switchgear Upgrades" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $14.3 million to date, awarded to Pick Electric, Inc.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Kennewick area?
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