This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction Dive’s Friday Bioreports List is a series dedicated to sharing major building headlines that contractors may have missed from the week.
The first full week of September brought plenty of construction news with it. Bechtel reached substantial completion on a major Texas LNG project , while the CFO stepped down at casino giant Bally’s , just weeks after it slowed work on its $1.7 billion project in Chicago.
Construction Dive also kept pace with the industry’s biggest story of 2026 with a deep analysis of the data center construction boom .
As all this was happening, other news was breaking as well.
Read on for more stories relevant to construction execs this week.
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Procore closes DroneDeploy acquisition
Contech giant Procore has officially closed its $845 million cash acquisition of prominent visual intelligence and robotics firm DroneDeploy, according to a Wednesday announcement from Ajei Gopal, Procore’s CEO. Procore first announced the deal on July 29.
Procore will tie its offerings, which include document collaboration and planning capabilities, into DroneDeploy’s inspection tech, per the announcement. Cameras and robots can scan a site continuously, with the data uploaded to Procore’s platform for builders to compare to BIM models.
—Matthew Thibault
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Jacobs wins $131M Oklahoma City wastewater contract
Oklahoma City is turning to a familiar contractor to meet growing demands on its wastewater infrastructure. The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust tapped Jacobs to provide operations and maintenance services for the city’s wastewater facilities , according to a Thursday release. The five-and-a-half-year contract supports four treatment facilities with a combined capacity of more than 110 million gallons per day. Scope also includes a regional pump station and associated solids management programs, according to the release. The Dallas-based company plans to implement enhanced maintenance practices and data-informed planning to improve operations and asset reliability, according to the release.
The contract value is $130.5 million, OKCWUT confirmed with Construction Dive. —Sebastian Obando
Skanska wins $114M bridge
Stockholm-based Skanska has added to its civil backlog, winning a $114 million design-build contract from the District Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, the company announced Tuesday.
Work entails rehabilitating the I-395 Northbound bridge, also known as the Arland D.
Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge, over the Potomac River connecting the city to Arlington, Virginia. Skanska will replace the bascule piers’ vessel protection system and bridge barrier to comply with collision requirements, rehab the approach spans’ superstructure and replace secondary bridge components such as overhead sign structures. Built in 1950, the less-than-half-mile, four-lane bridge accommodates about 90,000 vehicles per day, serving as an integral route for car and freight traffic in the region.
The bridge improvements will extend its service life by an additional 75 years, per the release. Construction is slated to begin in early 2027. —Zachary Phillips
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Brasfield & Gorrie, Granite land infrastructure projects
Two contractors on opposite sides of the country won government work following the Labor Day holiday.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard announced it awarded Brasfield & Gorrie a $45 million contract for major waterfront repairs at Sector Jacksonville Annex in Atlantic Beach, Florida.
The Birmingham, Alabama-based contractor will replace aging and storm-damaged infrastructure, reconstructing 60-year-old failing seawall and bulkhead. It will also demolish an existing pier and install a new one, up to 275 feet long, according to the release.
Completion is expected in 2029.
Meanwhile, Granite Construction announced Thursday that it won a $23.7 million contract from the Federal Highway Administration for work in Glacier National Park in Montana. The Watsonville, California-based builder will rehabilitate 7.22 miles of Two Medicine Road, the primary access corridor serving Glacier National Park’s Two Medicine area.
Granite’s scope of work includes roadway reconstruction and construction of new visitor amenities. Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2026 and is expected to be completed in late 2027, according to the release.
—Joe Bousquin
Suffolk promotes Florida execs
Boston-based Suffolk has promoted four executives in its Florida offices.
The contractor tapped Robert “Trey” Black as executive vice president of Gulf Coast operations and Matt Smith as chief operating officer of Central Florida, according to the Tuesday announcement. Both Black and Smith will report to Pete Tuffo, president of Gulf Coast and National Gaming at the firm. As part of his duties, Black will lead Suffolk’s overall business across the Gulf Coast market, per the firm.
He will also oversee its portfolio and client relationships, along with project teams in the Tampa and Estero offices. Meanwhile, Smith will lead daily duties in the Central Florida region. He will be responsible for project delivery, team development, resource planning and operational performance, per the announcement. Suffolk also made two other promotions in its Tampa and Sarasota offices — the firm named Corey Smith as vice president of preconstruction and Brian Stathers as vice president of operations, per the announcement.
— Matthew Thibault
