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Whelcon Contractors LLC
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USAspending records $36M in award obligations to Whelcon Contractors LLC (Tucson, AZ) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $7.2M, of which $7.2M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 58% on FY2025 ($17M).
Whelcon Contractors LLC ranks 232 of 559 listed organisations located in AZ by five-year obligations, and 12,083 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation and Department of Agriculture: 8 awards worth $35M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), where it ranks 55 of 367 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $6,966,834 | $6,966,834 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $4,876,396 | $4,876,396 | $0 | -30% |
| FY2025 | $17,350,905 | $17,350,905 | $0 | +256% |
| FY2026 | $7,214,934 | $7,214,934 | $0 | -58% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in AZ | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $36M | $70B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $7.2M | $19B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $36M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $70B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 12,083 of 30,989 | 1 of 559 in AZ | 1 |
Largest in state: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | 7 | $34M | 96% |
| 2 | Department of Agriculture | 1 | $1.3M | 4% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 237310: 55 of 367 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Clark County, NV $10M · Sierra County, NM $7.8M · Inyo County, CA $5.9M · Gila County, AZ $4.2M · Yuma County, AZ $2.9M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $10M | 29 Apr 2025 | NV | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $7.8M | 15 Apr 2025 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $5.9M | 28 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $4.2M | 16 Jan 2026 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $2.9M | 1 Feb 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $1.4M | 3 Nov 2025 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $1.3M | 23 Jan 2023 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractPurchase Order | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $1.3M | 7 Jul 2026 | AZ | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $10M, Department of Transportation, 29 Apr 2025: NV FLAP 500(1) RED ROCK TRAIL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT INCLUDING SHARED USE PATH, ROAD RECONDITIONING, PARKING AREAS, AND DRAINAGE.
- $7.8M, Department of Transportation, 15 Apr 2025: NM BR AAO ELBU(1). THE PROJECT WILL USE ASPHALT AND AGGREGATE BASE TO RESURFACE, RESTORE, AND REHABILITATE MULTIPLE ROAD SEGMENTS WITHIN THE ELEPHANT BUTTE HIST
- $5.9M, Department of Transportation, 28 Sep 2023: CA ERFO NP DEVA 2023-3(1) STORM REPAIRS CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS ON MULTIPLE ROUTES
- $4.2M, Department of Transportation, 16 Jan 2026: AZ FS 289(1) AZ NFSR 289 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT - CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
- $2.9M, Department of Transportation, 1 Feb 2024: CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR AZ FLAP 202(3) RED CLOUD MINE ROAD. ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
- $1.4M, Department of Transportation, 3 Nov 2025: NM FS 220(1) ROMERO CREEK BRIDGE - THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS CONSTRUCTION AND REPLACEMENT OF A BRIDGE.
- $1.3M, Department of Transportation, 23 Jan 2023: NM FTFS 233(1) TULAROSA AOP IMPROVEMENTS
- $1.3M, Department of Agriculture, 7 Jul 2026: GIBBS WASH BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST.
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Whelcon Contractors LLC receive?
$36M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $7.0M; FY2024: $4.9M; FY2025: $17M; FY2026: $7.2M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Whelcon Contractors LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($34M) and Department of Agriculture ($1.3M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction and NAICS 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: NM ($10M), NV ($10M), AZ ($8.4M) and CA ($5.9M).
Is Whelcon Contractors LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 12,083 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 232 of 559 located in AZ. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.