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Hightower Construction Co Inc
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Federal agencies obligated $30M to Hightower Construction Co Inc, North Charleston, SC, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $3.0M, of which $3.0M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 58% on FY2025 ($7.0M).
Hightower Construction Co Inc ranks 180 of 364 listed organisations located in SC by five-year obligations, and 13,852 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security: 9 awards worth $25M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), where it ranks 814 of 1,602 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $8,002,613 | $8,002,613 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $12,279,758 | $12,279,758 | $0 | +53% |
| FY2025 | $6,955,967 | $6,955,967 | $0 | -43% |
| FY2026 | $2,950,498 | $2,950,498 | $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 SC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $30M | $30B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $3.0M | $8.4B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $30M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $30B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 13,852 of 30,000 | 1 of 364 in SC | 1 |
Largest in state: Department of Health Human Services. 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 Defense | 7 | $23M | 89% |
| 2 | Department of Homeland Security | 2 | $2.9M | 11% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 236220: 814 of 1,602 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Charleston County, SC $18M · Berkeley County, SC $6.3M · Cobb County, GA $1.5M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $6.5M | 24 Aug 2023 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $4.4M | 24 Jun 2024 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $4.3M | 13 Mar 2024 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $2.4M | 25 Jun 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $1.9M | 11 Dec 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Law Enforcement Training Center | ContractDelivery Order | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $1.7M | 28 Sep 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $1.6M | 24 Sep 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $1.5M | 24 Sep 2024 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Law Enforcement Training Center | ContractDelivery Order | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $1.2M | 26 Sep 2024 | SC | 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.
- $6.5M, Department of Defense, 24 Aug 2023: MACC TO B2190/B2194/B2196 CONSTRUCT MUNITIONS FACILITIES
- $4.4M, Department of Defense, 24 Jun 2024: REPAIR DKGV 1083396 REPAIR OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL FOSTER CREEK FEEDERSEE FINAL SPECIFICATIONS IN SECTION J ATTACHMENTS.
- $4.3M, Department of Defense, 13 Mar 2024: REPAIR AIRFIELD PARKING RAMP PHASE II
- $2.4M, Department of Defense, 25 Jun 2025: MILLING AND OVERLAY OF ASPHALT PAVEMENTS AT 9 AIRCRAFT PARKING SPACES ON THE JOINT BASE CHARLESTON AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMP. THE WORK INCLUDES NEW PAVEMENT MARKING
- $1.9M, Department of Defense, 11 Dec 2025: THE WORK INCLUDES REPAIR OF THE LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM AND GROUND RODS, REPAIR OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BELOW DECK, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TOWER LIGHTING O
- $1.7M, Department of Homeland Security, 28 Sep 2025: REPLACE SINGLE CHILLER WATER PLANT SYSTEM WITH A DUAL CHILL WATER PLANT SYSTEM IN DORM 39
- $1.6M, Department of Defense, 24 Sep 2025: SEE SPECIFICATIONS FOR REQUIRED WORK.
- $1.5M, Department of Defense, 24 Sep 2024: WINDY HILL PARALOFT REPAIRS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Hightower Construction Co Inc receive?
$30M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $8.0M; FY2024: $12M; FY2025: $7.0M; FY2026: $3.0M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Hightower Construction Co Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($23M) and Department of Homeland Security ($2.9M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and NAICS 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: SC ($24M) and GA ($1.5M).
Is Hightower Construction Co Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 13,852 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 180 of 364 located in SC. 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.