State checkbook

Transportation

What this part of state government paid out, by kind of spending and by the organizations paid.1 What the agency does

$2.03B
paid out, FY26
$214.0M
of it to individuals and others, unnamed (11%)2
$508K
more in transfers between state accounts3

Year by year

Payments by fiscal year, not counting transfers.

$2.03B
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YearPaidIndividuals and othersTransfers
FY26$2.03B$214.0M$508K
FY25$1.98B$202.6M$432K
FY24$1.91B$183.6M$419K
FY23$1.81B$178.6M$355K
FY22$1.62B$247.4M$170K
FY21$1.71B$247.0M$20K
FY20$1.70B$270.2M$246K
FY19$1.54B$332.8M$21.5M
FY18$1.59B$431.7M$44.3M
FY17$1.49B$305.2M$44.3M
FY16$1.40B$243.1M$40.4M
FY15$1.45B$256.4M$45.0M
FY14$1.25B$265.0M$44.8M

Kinds of spending over time

The biggest kinds of spending by fiscal year.

KindFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Capitals$1.18B$1.35B$1.42B$1.46B$1.52B
Prof & Scientific Services$82.9M$83.7M$98.9M$102.5M$97.4M
State Aid$71.1M$72.9M$95.3M$118.8M$94.2M
Refunds-Other$55.0M$58.5M$48.1M$54.4M$54.7M
Highway Maintenance Supplies$31.1M$37.3M$39.9M$41.8M$40.8M
Outside Repairs/service$17.9M$16.9M$20.4M$15.0M$15.4M
Equipment$26.8M$25.4M$26.1M$32.5M$55.9M
Withheld Income Taxes$43.7M$45.5M$43.3M$43.2M$45.4M
Outside Services$23.1M$19.2M$24.9M$26.2M$26.3M
IT Outside Services$23.3M$28.1M$30.8M$25.9M$25.7M
Equipment Maintenance Supplies$18.5M$27.4M$24.9M$22.9M$23.9M
IT Equipment & Software$12.1M$11.4M$9.1M$6.6M$6.4M
State Vehicle Operation$218K$0$0$0$0
Utilities$6.2M$6.4M$5.5M$5.8M$6.2M
Other Supplies$2.1M$5.1M$3.2M$3.4M$2.9M

The 15 biggest of 40 kinds.

Organizations paid the most, FY26

  1. Peterson Contractors Inc$129.6M 6%
  2. C J Moyna & Sons LLC$109.0M 5%
  3. Manatts Inc$92.5M 5%
  4. Croell Inc$60.8M 3%
  5. Norris Asphalt Paving Co LC$54.3M 3%
  6. United Contractors Inc$51.5M 3%
  7. Kraemer North America LLC$50.1M 2%
  8. Internal Revenue Service-Dot Payroll Clearing Account$45.2M 2%
  9. Reilly Construction Co$43.6M 2%
  10. Mathy Construction Company$42.7M 2%
  11. Inroads LLC$38.0M 2%
  12. Western Engineering Company Inc$37.4M 2%
  13. Mathy Construction Co$33.7M 2%
  14. Cramer & Assoc Inc$30.3M 1%
  15. Heartland Asphalt Inc$27.6M 1%
  16. Ascendance Trucks LLC$26.3M 1%
  17. Streb Construction Co$24.6M 1%
  18. Des Moines Airport Authority$24.3M 1%
  19. L L Pelling Co Inc$20.7M 1%
  20. International Registration Plan Inc$20.1M 1%

Organizations paid the most, all years

  1. Peterson Contractors Inc$1.01B
  2. Manatts Inc$828.4M
  3. Cramer & Assoc Inc$719.4M
  4. Hawkins Construction Co$627.4M
  5. C J Moyna & Sons LLC$616.8M
  6. Norris Asphalt Paving Co LC$556.9M
  7. Ames Construction Inc$408.1M
  8. Mathy Construction Company$398.6M
  9. Cedar Valley Corp$352.7M
  10. Mathy Construction Co$317.4M
  11. Internal Revenue Service-Dot Payroll Clearing Account$315.9M
  12. Western Engineering Company Inc$307.0M
  13. United Contractors Inc$301.4M
  14. Knife River Corporation$297.9M
  15. Henningsen Const Inc$274.2M

Payments to individuals and others

One total each year for payees not named here. The last column also counts transfers and other entries the state lists under RESTRICTED payees.4

YearIndividuals and othersShareListed as RESTRICTED
FY26$214.0M11%–
FY25$202.6M10%–
FY24$183.6M10%–
FY23$178.6M10%–
FY22$247.4M15%–
FY21$247.0M14%–
FY20$270.2M16%–
FY19$332.8M22%–
FY18$431.7M27%–
FY17$305.2M20%–
FY16$243.1M17%–
FY15$256.4M18%–
FY14$265.0M21%–