The Daily Dig
Granite Construction has been awarded an approximately $41 million contract by Orange County, Florida for the All American Boulevard Construction and Kennedy Boulevard Widening project. The award will be added to Granite's Q2 2026 CAP.
The scope includes work on All American Boulevard and Kennedy Boulevard. On All American Boulevard, Granite will build a new road alignment with a new intersection at Clarcona Ocoee Road and Edgewater Drive. On Kennedy Boulevard, the work includes widening and improvements to the intersection at Forest City Road.
Funding comes through Orange County Public Works and the Florida Department of Transportation, with additional support from Orange County Utilities. Construction is set to begin in June 2026 with completion scheduled for January 2029.
For Granite, this contract carries some added significance. Regional VP David Ballard described it as the company's first direct contract with Orange County, noting that the County had previously been a stakeholder on other Granite projects in the Orlando area.
Snapshot:
Project: All American Boulevard Construction and Kennedy Boulevard Widening
Contractor: Granite Construction (NYSE: GVA)
Owner/Client: Orange County, Florida
Location: Orange County, Florida
Sector: Civil / Transportation
Scope: New road alignment for All American Boulevard; new intersection at Clarcona Ocoee Road and Edgewater Drive; Kennedy Boulevard widening; Kennedy Boulevard and Forest City Road intersection improvements
Contract Value: ~$41 million
Funding Sources: Orange County Public Works, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Orange County Utilities
Construction Start: June 2026
Anticipated Completion: January 2029
CAP Entry: Q2 2026
TheJobWalk Thoughts
The project includes work across All American Boulevard and Kennedy Boulevard, which raises a practical question for subcontractors: how does Granite plan to sequence the two locations? The answer affects crew scheduling, equipment allocation, and how much overlap subs can realistically plan for. Get that question answered before building bid assumptions around a single continuous mobilization.
FDOT participation alongside a county owner typically introduces additional approval layers that a straight county contract would not carry. Material submittals, mix designs, and product approvals often move through more review cycles on jointly funded projects. Subs and suppliers who do not account for that upfront tend to feel it mid-project when lead times run short and schedules tighten.
Granite securing its first direct county contract with Orange County after delivering work in the same region is a signal worth paying attention to. For the Orlando subcontractor and supplier market, a GC establishing a new direct owner relationship often means more work follows. The firms that support them well on this one are best positioned when it does.
