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Federal construction contracts in the Seattle area
The Army and Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Navy put the most federal construction money into the Seattle 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 Seattle area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $729 million on construction contracts performed in the Seattle metro area (3 counties), across 528 contracts. The largest share, 53%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers.
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).
$729M
obligated on construction contracts in the Seattle area in fiscal 2025
528
construction contracts that received federal money that year
89%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#10
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Seattle 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 $389M
- U.S. Coast Guard $137M
- Department of the Navy $121M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $35.1M
- Federal Acquisition Service $25.1M
- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company $137M
- Shape Construction Inc $83.6M
- Walsh-Western Wood JV $79.4M
- City Light & Power JBLM LLC $61.6M
- Contrack Watts Inc $28.4M
- Pierce County $371M
- King County $232M
- Snohomish County $126M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Seattle area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$337M
Howard A. Hanson Dam Additional Water Storage Project (AWSP) Fish Passage Facility (FPF)…
Army and Corps of Engineers. Flatiron-Aecon Joint Venture. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$153M
Construction of Mud Mountain Dam Fish Passage Facility in Buckley, WA
Army and Corps of Engineers. Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. Performance start 2018.
Federal record$138M
CERCLA Clean-Up Effort and Waterfront Recapitalization at Base Seattle to Support the…
U.S. Coast Guard. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. Performance start 2025.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$83.6M
RM21-0324 Electrical Distribution Feeder System Repair
Department of the Navy. Shape Construction Inc. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$79.3M
Construction of Tahoma National Cemetery Phase 3 Development
Department of Veterans Affairs. Seabee Construction, Inc. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$45.8M
UEPH Three Story Barracks
Army and Corps of Engineers. Jabez-Absher Small Business Joint Venture. Performance start 2023.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Seattle area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Seattle area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $729 million on construction contracts performed in the Seattle metro area (3 counties), across 528 contracts. The largest share, 53%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. That ranks it #10 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 Seattle metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Snohomish County, King County, and Pierce County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Seattle area?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $389 million; U.S. Coast Guard, $137 million; Department of the Navy, $121 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $35.1 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Seattle area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, $137 million; Shape Construction Inc, $83.6 million; Walsh-Western Wood JV, $79.4 million; City Light & Power JBLM LLC, $61.6 million.
How much federal construction work in the Seattle area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 472 of the 528 federal construction contracts that received money in the Seattle metro area in fiscal 2025, or 89%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "RM21-0324 Electrical Distribution Feeder System Repair" for Department of the Navy, worth $83.6 million to date, awarded to Shape Construction Inc.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Seattle area?
Every federal construction solicitation is posted on SAM.gov. RenovationRoute pulls the construction ones every 12 hours, reads each solicitation and its attachments, and texts or emails you when a job near Seattle matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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