General Services Administration award to HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.: DESIGN BUILD SERVICES MODERNIZATION AND EXPANS…

usaspending · score 42 · 164.2 miLos Angeles branch · 164.2 mi
Project Size
$213.8M
Stage
Contract awarded
Distance
164.2 mi
Posted

Rationale

The Calexico Land Port of Entry Phase 2B is a $214M GSA design-build modernization award to Hensel Phelps. Federal border infrastructure of this scale operates under heightened security protocols during construction, with active perimeter control, equipment lay-down yards, and extended work zones spanning years rather than months. The multi-phase footprint and border-adjacent location align with surveillance camera arrays, vehicle barriers at access points, and mobile surveillance towers for temporary perimeter coverage during earthwork and foundation phases before permanent infrastructure hardens. The award appears in USAspending but lacks a posted date in the source record, likely indicating a recent obligation still propagating through federal transparency systems. Design-build awards on border infrastructure typically move from contract signature to mobilization within 90-120 days. The signal is post-award, which compresses the window, but GSA projects of this magnitude often carve out site-security as a separate line item negotiated during mobilization rather than bundled in the base contract. The timing is second-tier but workable if the approach lands before the GC finalizes subcontractor stack. Los Angeles branch is the nearest at 164 miles, inside the 300-mile coverage radius. No warm-intro path exists in the current customer footprint. The recommended first contact is Hensel Phelps' project security manager or site superintendent, roles that typically own temporary-security procurement on federal jobs. Lead with mobile-tower availability for the lay-down and early earthwork phases, and reference GSA's preference for documented perimeter-monitoring solutions on border-adjacent sites.

Project Facts

Owner
General Services AdministrationFEDERAL AGENCY
Prime Contractor
HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.
Project Size
$213.8M
Estimated Towers
Industry
Stage
awarded
Timing
Location
CA36.1162, -119.6816
Permit
Not disclosed (federal contract)
Lot Size

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Source Record

USAspending

Award details (usaspending)

View on usaspending.gov
Recipient
HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.
Awarding agency
General Services Administration
Award ID
47PK0124C0007
Place of perf.
CA

Activity timeline

  • Ranked · score 42
    Saw the Calexico Phase 2B award hit USAspending at $214M. We cover the corridor from LA, worth a quick call on mobile tower and camera coverage for lay-down before Hensel Phelps locks subcontractor stack?
    2026-05-02 05:50 · projects
  • Verified
    verified on 2 of 4 — null-coordinate project, geographic checks skipped
    2026-05-02 05:50 · projects
  • Project ingested
    Source: usaspending
    2026-04-29 00:04 · projects