B&K Construction wins $11.8 million floodwall contract in LaPlace
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers picked the Mandeville, Louisiana, firm to build reinforced concrete T-type floodwalls and drive steel piles, with completion set for October 2027.
B&K Construction Co. LLCwon an $11.8 million Army contract to build floodwalls in LaPlace, Louisiana, on July 9, 2026.
Here is the full post (see war.gov): “B&K Construction Co. LLC,* Mandeville, Louisiana, was awarded a $11.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for clearing and grubbing, degrading preload areas, placing sand fill, compacted clay embankment, driving steel sheet pile cutoff, driving steel pipe piles, constructing reinforced concrete T-type floodwalls, fabricating and installing a structural steel swing gate, and related work. Bids were solicited via the internet with 13 received. Work will be performed in LaPlace, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 28, 2027. Fiscal 2026 civil construction funds in the amount of $11.8 million were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, is the contracting activity (W912P8-26-C-A031).”
The firm-fixed-price award covers clearing and grubbing, sand fill placement, compacted clay embankment, steel sheet pile cutoff, steel pipe pile driving, reinforced concrete T-type floodwalls, and a structural steel swing gate. Bids were solicited via the internet with 13 received. Fiscal 2026 civil construction funds of $11.8 million were obligated at the time of the award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans is the contracting activity, with work expected to finish by Oct. 28, 2027 (see war.gov).
B&K Construction has operated as a family-owned heavy civil contractor in southeast Louisiana since 1978 (see bkconst.com). The company specializes in flood protection projects, primarily for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and self-performs pile driving, structural concrete, levee construction, and deep excavations (see bkconst.com). B&K employs roughly 100 workers and has lined more canal bottoms in the regional flood-control program than any other contractor (see bkconst.com).
This award marks the first contract recorded for B&K Construction Co. LLCin 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $11.8 million. It is also the first Department of Defense contract awarded in Louisiana during 2026.
The award is not the largest Army contract issued in 2026, with the year-to-date maximum reaching $44.6 million, but it stands as the smallest Army contract so far this year. This contract was announced among 12 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on July 9, 2026.
This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to B&K Construction Co. LLC, in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $11,839,945. It is also the 1st Department of Defense contract awarded in Louisiana during 2026. Because this is the first award to B&K Construction Co. LLC recorded in the database, it establishes the company’s initial benchmark within the Army portfolio. Specifically, it is not the largest Army contract awarded in 2026, with the year-to-date maximum reaching $44,622,497, but it is the smallest Army contract awarded so far this year, with the year-to-date minimum recorded at $11,839,945. Overall, this award was announced among 12 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on July 9, 2026.