Civil Contractors Rack Up Federal Awards as Jacobs Lands $131M OKC Water Deal
Construction Dive’s weekly Punch List roundup highlights a string of federal and municipal contract wins that offer useful pricing benchmarks for subcontractors bidding similar civil and O&M scopes. Jacobs landed a $130.5 million, five-and-a-half-year contract from the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust to run operations and maintenance across four wastewater treatment facilities with combined capacity over 110 million gallons per day, plus a regional pump station and solids management programs. Elsewhere, Skanska won a $114 million design-build contract from D.C.’s Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration to rehab the I-395 Northbound bridge over the Potomac, with construction starting early 2027. The U.S. Coast Guard awarded Brasfield & Gorrie $45 million for waterfront repairs at Sector Jacksonville Annex in Florida, including seawall reconstruction and a new pier, targeted for 2029 completion. Granite Construction picked up $23.7 million from the FHWA to rehab 7.22 miles of road in Glacier National Park, with work starting fall 2026 and wrapping late 2027.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- O&M subs in water/wastewater should benchmark against Jacobs’ $130.5M/5.5-year OKC deal (roughly $23.7M/year) when pricing treatment plant maintenance and pump station scopes.
- Marine and structural trades can use Brasfield & Gorrie’s $45M seawall/pier scope in Atlantic Beach, Florida, as a cost reference for waterfront rehab work with a 2029 completion horizon.
- Heavy civil and roadway subs eyeing park service or FHWA work can point to Granite’s $23.7M/7.22-mile rehab in Glacier National Park, starting fall 2026, as a per-mile cost comparison for rural road reconstruction packages.
