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$213,841,579

General Services Administration·Public Buildings Service

to HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.

justiceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2024-07-19·LATEST ACTION2026-04-27·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_47PK0124C0007_4740_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

DESIGN BUILD SERVICES MODERNIZATION AND EXPANSION OF THE CALEXICO LAND PORT OF ENTRY PHASE 2B LOCATED IN CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Design-build modernization and expansion of the Calexico Land Port of Entry in California, Phase 2B of an ongoing project that began in July 2024.

Sub-sectors
border-infrastructurecbp-facilitiesdesign-build
Why this matters

Upgrades to a major U.S.-Mexico border crossing improve processing capacity and security infrastructure at a critical trade and immigration checkpoint.

Supply-chain signal

Hensel Phelps' award signals sustained demand for large-scale federal construction contractors on border infrastructure; upstream suppliers (steel, concrete, electrical systems) benefit from multi-year project continuation.

U.S.–China competition angle

Border port modernization strengthens U.S. capacity to manage cross-border commerce and enforce trade/security protocols amid U.S.-China economic competition.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-21. Cost: $0.003064.

Period of performance
Start
2024-07-19
End
2028-12-19
Status
activein 903 days
Sources

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