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Construction Joint Venture Leads DHS Prime Contractor Awardees in FY ’15

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

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The Department of Homeland Security awarded total contract funds of $13.5 billion in FY ’15, with the construction joint venture of McCarthy Mortenson topping the list of prime contractor recipients with $843 million.McCarthy Mortenson is a combination of McCarthy Building Companies and Mortenson Construction, received the funds to build the new National Bo and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Kansas. The joint venture broke ground on the final and largest phase of the NBAF last May.Taking the second spot was Computer…

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