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Bechtel government contracts

Engineering-and-construction firm handling large federal infrastructure, energy, and nuclear-cleanup projects.

Since October 1, 2023, federal agencies have obligated $11,257,063,567 to Bechtel in prime contract awards, across 3 agencies.

Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards (types A–D), October 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026. Figures are obligated dollars, not proof of waste.

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Which agencies pay Bechtel

Prime contract obligations to Bechtel by awarding agency. These amounts sum to the company's contract total above.

Agencies paying Bechtel in prime contracts.
Awarding agencyContract obligations
Department of Defense $7976828539
Department of Energy $2483742210
National Aeronautics and Space Administration $796492818

Largest individual awards

The biggest single prime contract awards to Bechtel in this window. Each links to its full record on USAspending.gov.

Largest prime contract awards to Bechtel.
Award Awarding agency Start Amount
DEAC2701RV14136 Department of Energy December 15, 2000 $17244586106
THE PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION P00003 - CLIN 0002 CONSTRUCTION IS TO DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. FY 09 RDTE FUNDS ARE HEREBY OBLIGATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,518,599.00 TO SUPPORT CONTINUED EFFORTS FOR PHASE IV LONG LEAD EQUIPMENT UNDER ESTABLISHED CLIN Department of Defense March 19, 2009 $5030576179
RESTRUCTURED CONTRACT TO FACILITATE A CONTRACTUAL VEHICLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE DAAA09-02-D-0025 CONTRACT FROM SYSTEMIZATION THROUGH CLOSURE. THIS IS SEEN AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE TO DAAA09-02-D-0025 Department of Defense March 18, 2009 $4543287718
NAVAL REACTORS Department of Defense November 30, 2018 $3376284837
S1B Department of Defense November 30, 2018 $3004573964
S1B Department of Defense December 21, 2023 $2975601797
NAVAL REACTORS Department of Defense December 30, 2015 $2708595970
S9G Department of Defense December 22, 2023 $2542667076

Bechtel, Congress, and the money trail

Federal contracts are one side of the ledger. The other is political money. See which members of Congress are funded by Energy & Utilities employers, how the federal budget breaks down by agency, and follow the broader money map.

About this data

Campaign finance figures are aggregated from public Federal Election Commission filings (public domain). Stock trades, lobbying, and contract figures are derived from disclosures compiled by QuiverQuant. Contributions are grouped by the donor's reported employer — they are not OpenSecrets industry clusters, and the totals combine individual contributions with affiliated PAC activity where reported.

Contributions and disclosures are not proof of influence. They show who gave and what was reported, not why a member voted a particular way. Amounts reflect the cycle or as-of dates noted beside each figure and may be revised as later filings are processed.

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