Metro area
Heavy & Civil Construction contracts in the Des Moines, IA area
Also called: Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Numbers cover FY2021–FY2025 (Oct 2020 – Sep 2025). Data as of Oct 21, 2026; complete through Jul 13, 2026. Data status
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Typical award (median)
$502,894
The middle of 9 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025.
Typical number of bids
–
Too few awards report bids (2 of 2) to show a typical number.
Won by small businesses
–
Not enough priced awards to show a share.
Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.
What this means
- The middle heavy & civil award in the Des Moines, IA area was $503k (FY2021-FY2025, 9 priced awards).
- There were 10 heavy & civil awards in the Des Moines, IA area in FY2021-FY2025; 9 had a usable price.
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Awards per year
- FY2025, the latest full year: no awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 1 | – |
| FY2017 | 1 | – |
| FY2018 | 2 | – |
| FY2019 | 3 | – |
| FY2020 | 2 | – |
| FY2021 | 2 | – |
| FY2022 | 4 | – |
| FY2023 | 2 | – |
| FY2024 | 1 | – |
| FY2025 | 0 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 0 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $502,894
Recent awards
The latest 19 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2023 | Saylorville Lake Task Order Five W912EK24F0008 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Gale Construction Company of Illinois | $502,894 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Saylorville Lake Task Order Four W912EK23F0062 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Gale Construction Company of Illinois | $517,183 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Horizontal Directional Drilling Acorn VA W912EK23F0024 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | MB Enterprises of Ames, LC | $35,000 | 2 | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Lake Dam Spillway Bridge Deck Re W912EK23F0002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | DCR Services & Construction Inc | $1,356,048 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Say Lake TO3, PF North Loops Demo and Paving W912EK22F0095 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Gale Construction Company of Illinois | $1,955,000 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Saylorville Lake TO1 - Trail W912EK22F0084 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Gale Construction Company of Illinois | $209,652 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Saylorville Lake TO2 - PF South Dump W912EK22F0086 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Gale Construction Company of Illinois | $115,593 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Saylorville Shoreline Erosion Protection - Base Plus Two Options Awarded W912EK22C0017 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Better by Design LLC | $8,393,948 | 7 | Competed Small business |
| May 27, 2021 | Horizontal Drilling ADM Complex Water W912EK21F0026 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | MB Enterprises of Ames, LC | $10,875 | 2 | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Horizontal Directional Drilling at Saylorville Lake, Cottonwood Recreation Area W912EK21F0016 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | MB Enterprises of Ames, LC | $22,188 | 3 | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, Phase 5 36C10F20C0025 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Covenant Construction Services LLC | $30,624,879 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Mar 10, 2020 | Walnut Ridge Utility Boring W912EK20F0018 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | MB Enterprises of Ames, LC | $39,420 | 2 | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Sep 18, 2019 | Stilling Basin Scour Repair W912EK19C0039 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Yoy Inc | $621,706 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Sep 11, 2019 | Saylorville Horizontal Directional Boring - Office W912EK19F0100 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | MB Enterprises of Ames, LC | $18,900 | 1 | Order (single-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Jul 31, 2019 | Horizontal Directional Drilling W912EK19F0083 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | MB Enterprises of Ames, LC | $18,270 | 1 | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Jul 26, 2018 | Des Moines River Basin Lake Red Rock Pleasant Hill, IA SW Pleasant Hill Remedial Works 2018 Scour Repair Project W912EK18C0028 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Better by Design LLC | $1,281,271 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| May 11, 2018 | Des Moines River Basin; Saylorville Big Creek Barrier Dam; Polk County, IA; Barrier Dam Supplement Pump Station. W912EK18C0022 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | C. J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC | $11,216,000 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Apr 24, 2017 | Directional Boring Boat Ramp, Saylorville Lake, Saylorville, IA W912EK17P0077 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | MB Enterprises of Ames, LC | $7,323 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Directional Bore at Saylorville Lake Project, Johnston, Iowa. W912EK16P0112 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | $11,380 | 3 | Competed Small business |
Value at award = the contract value when it was signed. Bids = offers received; "–" means not reported. Set-aside = reserved for a group, such as small or veteran-owned businesses. IDIQ = an umbrella contract; work under it is placed as task orders.
Who won
Companies with the most priced awards here, FY2021–FY2025.
| # | Company | Awards | Total value at award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gale Construction Company of Illinois | 5 | $3,300,322 |
| 2 | MB Enterprises of Ames, LC | 2 | $33,063 |
| 3 | Better by Design LLC | 1 | $8,393,948 |
| 4 | DCR Services & Construction Inc | 1 | $1,356,048 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 7 (78%)
A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.
- Competed 1 (11%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 1 (11%)
A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 5 (56%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Small business 3 (33%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- 8(a) 1 (11%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
Left out of the numbers above: 1 equipment purchase. Why?
Contracting offices buying here
Umbrella contracts used here
Many jobs are placed as task orders under an IDIQ: an umbrella contract with no fixed amount. Only the companies holding it can get those orders. A "multiple-award" IDIQ is shared by several companies, who compete for each order. "–" = not reported.
| Contract | Type | Orders | Ordering ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| W912EK22D0011 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 1 offers | 5 | Dec 31, 2023 |
| W912EK19A0013 | Single-award | 2 | May 19, 2024 |
| W912EK20D0031 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 1 | Aug 30, 2025 |
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