Haskell Awarded $45.2 Million Army Deal to Renovate Space Force Hangars

The Haskell Co. topped 10 other bidders for a firm-fixed-price contract at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, with a total cumulative face value of $65.2 million and completion set for April 2029.

First Published: July 30, 2026, 1:25 PM ET

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — The Haskell Co., a Jacksonville, Florida, design-build firm with more than $2 billion in revenue, was awarded a $45.2 million Army contract to renovate hangars at Patrick Space Force Base.

The firm-fixed-price award carries a total cumulative face value of $65.2 million, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers obligated $45.2 million at the time of the award, as announced on war.gov. The Corps solicited bids over the internet and received 11 offers.

“We deliver certainty through solutions that integrate architecture, engineering and construction across diverse industries,” the company said on its corporate site, according to haskell.com.

Military construction spending sustains local employment and speeds the modernization of aging aircraft shelters, a benefit that flows to contractors, base workers and nearby suppliers. Patrick Space Force Base sits on Florida’s Space Coast near Cape Canaveral, where launch operations depend on ground infrastructure. The renovation lands the firm a defense customer alongside a portfolio that already includes commercial, healthcare and industrial clients.

Founded in 1965 by Preston Haskell, the company employs about 2,400 people and operates regional offices across the United States, with a presence in Mexico and Southeast Asia, according to wikipedia.org. It has built defense and aerospace facilities before, including an MV-22 hangar at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina and a Gulfstream Aerospace paint hangar in Savannah, Georgia, according to wikipedia.org. The firm describes itself as a global leader in the architecture, engineering and construction industry, according to medc.ms.

The deal marks the first contract to The Haskell Co.in 2026, lifting its total contract value for the year to $45.2 million. It ranks as the 55th Department of Defense contract awarded in Florida during 2026. The sum trails the company’s record award of $69.9 million, and it falls between the 2026 Army portfolio’s year-to-date minimum of $9 million and maximum of $53.9 billion.

For the average reader, the deal signals steady federal investment in defense infrastructure, work that supports skilled construction jobs and regional contractors without directly touching household budgets.

This has happened before. Haskell has repeatedly secured federal defense work, and its listed projects span military hangars, launch complexes and government instruction buildings across several states, according to wikipedia.org. Bidders competing for Army Corps of Engineers construction contracts routinely submit sealed proposals through public solicitation portals, according to civcastusa.com.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville district, serves as the contracting activity and will oversee performance under contract number W912EP-26-C-A022. Work carries an estimated completion date of April 11, 2029, and officials announced no further milestone dates.

Aviation infrastructure at Florida’s Space Coast has drawn national attention as happened before. Patrick Air Force Base, renamed Patrick Space Force Base in 2020, traces its aviation roots to 1940, when the Navy established a base at what was then called the Banana River Naval Air Station, according to wikipedia.org. The site later became the launch support hub for the Cape Canaveral missile range and anchored decades of American rocketry. Contractors who built and rebuilt its hangars kept that mission flying through every generation of aircraft.

This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to The Haskell Co., in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $45,223,000. It is also the 55th Department of Defense contract awarded in Florida during 2026. While this is not the largest contract ever awarded to The Haskell Co., whose record stands at $69,915,945, it is notable within the Army portfolio. Specifically, it falls between the 2026 Army portfolio’s year-to-date minimum of $9,051,490 and maximum of $53,859,843,289. Overall, this award was announced among 16 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on July 30, 2026.