Metro area

Heavy & Civil Construction contracts in the Virginia Beach, VA area

Also called: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

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)

$4,449,644

The middle of 83 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $956k and $9.5M.

Typical number of bids

4

Median bids per award, reported for 65 of 65 competed awards. 17% drew only one bid.

Won by small businesses

75%

Share of the 83 priced awards.

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 Virginia Beach, VA area was $4.4M (FY2021-FY2025, 83 priced awards).
  • That is 3.7 times the median for heavy & civil in Virginia ($1.2M).
  • Competed awards drew a median of 4 offers (reported for 65 of 65).
  • 17% of competed awards drew only one offer.
  • In FY2025 the middle award was $4.5M, about the same as in FY2024.
  • Tip 64% of awards with a reported set-aside were reserved for small businesses, so small firms were not bidding against large companies.

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Awards per year

Column chart of awards per fiscal year, FY2016 to FY2026. FY2025, the latest full year: 16 awards. Most in one year: 22 awards in FY2021. FY2026 is still being reported. 0 5 10 15 20 25 2016 ’16 2017 ’17 2018 ’18 2019 ’19 2020 ’20 22 2021 ’21 2022 ’22 2023 ’23 2024 ’24 16 2025 ’25 2026 ’26
  • FY2025, the latest full year: 16 awards
  • FY2026 is still being reported
Federal fiscal years run October to September.
Show the numbers
YearAwardsMedian award
FY2016 12 $3,337,361
FY2017 15 $3,018,000
FY2018 18 $2,214,010
FY2019 20 $2,524,915
FY2020 11 $3,288,700
FY2021 22 $2,956,493
FY2022 20 $7,104,948
FY2023 9 $5,807,985
FY2024 16 $4,516,250
FY2025 16 $4,509,819
FY2026 (provisional) 6 $5,064,049

Award sizes

Bar chart of priced awards FY2021–FY2025 by size. The most common size was $1M to $5M (25 awards). The median award, $4,449,644, is in the $1M to $5M band. Under $25k 7 $25k to $250k 6 $250k to $1M 9 $1M to $5M 25 $5M to $25M 24 Over $25M 12
  • Holds the median award, $4,449,644
Priced awards FY2021–FY2025, by value at award.

Recent awards

The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.

Project How it was awarded
Sep 2, 2026 Trestle Pier Repairs PO to Provide Approved Funding for Pier Repairs per the Vendor Quote and SOW. 6933A226P000021 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional Docks of the Bay LLC $21,000 6 Competed Small business
May 21, 2026 LC-Pier 49-INSTALL L-Shaped Floating Dock N4008526F0910 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Marine Solutions Inc $247,900 4 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
May 5, 2026 Data Concentrator Shed Restoration, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia N4008526F0864 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Doyon Management Services, LLC $1,139,545 4 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Apr 23, 2026 This Project Will Construct Multiple Berms and A Tidal Gate to Mitigate Flooding Risk Due to Sea Level Rise. The Walls Are Located Around. All Work Shall Be Completed in Accordance with the Contract Documents. FA480026C0014 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Etolin Strait Development Group LLC $8,988,552 1 Not competed 8(a)
Dec 4, 2025 P1062 Design-Bid-Build, Dry Dock 3 Modernization, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth VA. N6247026C0001 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Unusually large Meb General Contractors Inc $442,127,000 3 Competed Open to all
Dec 2, 2025 Replace No. 2 Drain Pump Systems and Provide Repairs Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Virginia N6247026F0002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Etolin Strait Associates LLC $10,853,594 4 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Sep 30, 2025 Nnsy DD4 Install 3 New Cleats N4008525F1197 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Etolin Strait Associates LLC $185,236 5 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Sep 19, 2025 NSN, FY25/26 Maintenance Dredging N4008525C0050 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Curtin Maritime Corp $5,466,335 5 Competed Open to all
Sep 18, 2025 FY25 Baltimore Harbor and Channels Maintenance Dredging - Cape Henry Channel. Full and Open Competition - Unrestricted. Invitation for Bid IFB. W912DR25CA010 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC $25,485,000 2 Competed Open to all
Sep 15, 2025 Contractor Shall Provide, Sound Velocity Sensors, and Sound Velocity per the Specifications in the Statement of Work. N4008525P0080 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase Seafloor Systems, Inc. $101,907 6 Competed Open to all
Sep 8, 2025 Earthwork on This Task Order Will Include Dike Raising of the North, East, South, and Portions of the West Perimeter Dikes, North and South Division Dikes, and Access Roads 2 and 5. W9123625FA035 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Three Oaks Construction, Inc $14,957,732 3 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Aug 26, 2025 IDIQ Contract Task Order Will Be in the Lower and Middle James River and Includes Point - Bar Point Shoal Channel. W9123625FA025 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Cottrell Contracting Corporation $5,195,000 3 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Aug 7, 2025 Norfolk Harbor Southern Branch Maintenance Dredging W9123625CA006 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Kokosing Industrial Inc $3,015,320 6 Competed Open to all
Aug 7, 2025 Craney Island Pipeline Outfall, Emergency Spillway Undefinitized Contract Action W9123625F0066 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Three Oaks Construction, Inc $400,000 3 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Aug 1, 2025 This Proposed Task Order Involves the Excavation, Transportation, and Placement of Material Required for the Repairs to the Collapsed Section of the North Cell West Dike Near 5. W9123625F0065 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Three Oaks Construction, Inc $528,294 3 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Jul 24, 2025 Upgrade R3 Pier to Level 7 Protection N4008525F0365 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Ocean Construction Services Inc $577,121 4 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
May 22, 2025 This Project Consists of Maintenance Dredging by Hopper Dredge, Mechanical Dredge, or A Combination of the Two in the Thimble Shoal Channel (Part of the Norfolk Harbor Federal Navigation Project). W9123625C5013 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Curtin Maritime Corp $8,628,228 4 Competed Open to all
May 2, 2025 200920 - Mill Dam 140P2025C0011 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Jade Creek Construction LLC $10,283,489 1 Competed Small business
Apr 22, 2025 The Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Great Wicomico Rehabilitation Project Consists of the Rehabilitation and Construction of Reef Habitat in the Great Wicomico River in Northumberland County, VA. W9123625C5008 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Coastal Design & Construction, Inc $2,262,234 2 Competed Small business
Mar 6, 2025 Craney Island Expansion Phase 1C. New Work Dredging by Mechanical or Bucket Plant at the Southeastern Cell of the Craney Island Dredge Material Management Area. Material Removed Will Be Placed at the Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site W9123625CA003 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Norfolk Dredging Company $27,512,650 5 Competed Open to all
Feb 12, 2025 Range Light Replacement 6933A225P000006 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Docks of the Bay LLC $13,000 1 Competed Small business
Dec 23, 2024 Pier 11 Partial Demolition, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia N4008525F2568 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Ocean Construction Services Inc $3,824,637 5 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Dec 23, 2024 James River Task Order 5 Dredge Lower and Middle James River W9123625F0018 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Cottrell Contracting Corporation $5,448,200 3 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Sep 26, 2024 V-47 200' Breakwater Pier Naval Station Norfolk N4008524F6708 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Marine Contracting Corporation $6,336,104 5 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Sep 26, 2024 Minimum Guarantee Ocean Construction Services N4008524F6710 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Ocean Construction Services Inc $5,000 1 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 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.

#CompanyAwardsTotal value at award
1 Cottrell Contracting Corporation 13 $56,787,970
2 Ocean Construction Services Inc 7 $26,802,939
3 Norfolk Dredging Company 5 $135,800,618
4 W. F. Magann Corp 5 $36,249,305
5 Hampton Roads Leasing, Inc 5 $15,998,028
6 Three Oaks Construction, Inc 4 $27,902,217
7 Curtin Maritime Corp 3 $41,086,828
8 Coastal Design & Construction, Inc 3 $27,346,272
9 Crofton Construction Services, Incorporated 3 $16,388,936
10 Dredgit Corporation 3 $11,846,010

How the work was bought

Competition

Was the work open to bids?

  • Competed 39 (47%)

    A standalone contract that was open to bids.

  • Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 26 (31%)

    A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.

  • Order (single-award IDIQ) 17 (20%)

    A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.

  • Not competed 1 (1%)

    Sole-source: only one company was asked.

Set-asides

Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.

  • Small business 53 (64%)

    Only small businesses could bid.

  • Open to all 30 (36%)

    No set-aside: any size of business could bid.

Left out of the numbers above: 3 equipment purchases, 2 cancelled or $0 awards. Why?

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
W9123622D5011 Single-award The IDIQ drew 3 offers 6 Sep 15, 2025
N4008518D1160 Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 8 offers 5 Sep 27, 2024
N4008518D1158 Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 8 offers 4 Sep 27, 2024
W9123619D0001 Single-award The IDIQ drew 3 offers 4 Mar 28, 2022
W9123624D5001 Single-award The IDIQ drew 3 offers 4 Aug 12, 2027
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