| Year |
Employer |
Vendor Name |
Amount |
Source |
| 2021 |
Public Instruction |
Lisbon School District #19 |
$5,403,204.98 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Human Services |
North Dakota State University |
$5,398,613.29 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Public Instruction |
Stanley School |
$5,389,853.45 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2018 |
State Of North Dakota |
High Point Networks Llc |
$5,387,228.37 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
Dakota Womens Correction Rehab Center |
$5,379,093.00 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Public Instruction |
Lake Region Special Education Unit |
$5,371,098.80 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Department Of Transportation |
Midwest Contracting Llc |
$5,363,283.43 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
Beulah School |
$5,362,775.91 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2018 |
State Of North Dakota |
Bnsf Railway Co |
$5,362,410.70 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Public Instruction |
Oakes School |
$5,361,099.00 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Human Services |
Lakes Social Service District |
$5,360,776.87 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Industrial Commission |
Cerilon Gtl Nd Inc |
$5,347,976.09 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Public Instruction |
St John School |
$5,333,902.86 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Human Services |
Stutsman County |
$5,333,577.27 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
University Of North Dakota |
University Of North Dakota Foundation |
$5,326,487.07 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
State Treasurer |
University Of North Dakota |
$5,323,078.13 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Department Of Transportation |
Wagner Construction Inc |
$5,314,456.49 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Department Of Transportation |
Bek Consulting Llc |
$5,312,929.23 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Career And Technical Education |
North Valley Area Career & Tech Center |
$5,311,940.24 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Public Instruction |
Towner Granville Upham (Tgu) Schools |
$5,310,225.10 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Public Instruction |
Killdeer School |
$5,297,601.18 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2018 |
State Of North Dakota |
Rugby Schools |
$5,290,854.91 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2019 |
State Of North Dakota |
Valley City,City Of |
$5,290,284.34 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
Centre Inc |
$5,287,948.43 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Public Instruction |
Park River Area School District 8 |
$5,283,252.45 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
North Dakota University System |
University Of North Dakota |
$5,278,285.65 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2019 |
State Of North Dakota |
Kemper Constuction Co |
$5,276,920.91 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2019 |
State Of North Dakota |
Thompson School |
$5,271,318.10 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
Guy Carpenter & Company Llc |
$5,266,343.00 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Dakota College At Bottineau |
Dakota College At Bottineau |
$5,260,704.46 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Department Of Transportation |
Traffic Safety Services Inc |
$5,245,105.41 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Department Of Transportation |
West River Striping Company |
$5,243,157.09 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Department Of Transportation |
Ames Construction Inc |
$5,236,154.32 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Public Instruction |
Solen/Cannon Ball Public School |
$5,235,515.57 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Legal Counsel For Indigents |
Legal |
$5,234,316.09 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Information Technology Dept |
International Business Machines Corp |
$5,225,891.88 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2019 |
State Of North Dakota |
Belcourt School |
$5,222,954.02 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
Rugby Schools |
$5,221,234.15 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Department Of Water Resources |
South Central Regional Water District |
$5,219,559.47 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Human Services |
Billings County |
$5,215,073.19 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Department Of Transportation |
Red River Valley & Western Railroad Co |
$5,212,363.10 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
State Treasurer |
University Of North Dakota |
$5,205,028.25 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2018 |
State Of North Dakota |
Northeast Regional Water District |
$5,202,794.53 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Public Instruction |
Towner Granville Upham (Tgu) Schools |
$5,199,271.44 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Human Services |
Dacotah Foundation |
$5,199,088.12 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Public Instruction |
Solen/Cannon Ball Public School |
$5,195,460.23 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Public Instruction |
South Prairie School |
$5,193,845.68 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Human Services |
Lakes Social Service District |
$5,186,892.40 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Information Technology Dept |
Hp Inc |
$5,186,582.11 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Public Instruction |
Park River Area School District 8 |
$5,184,609.84 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Human Services |
Dacotah Foundation |
$5,169,834.29 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Adjutant General |
Bank Of North Dakota |
$5,169,628.24 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
North Dakota University System |
North Dakota State University |
$5,165,954.72 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Department Of Transportation |
Nelson Auto Center Inc |
$5,165,152.39 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Department Of Trust Lands |
Management And Budget,Nd Office Of |
$5,163,436.01 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Information Technology Dept |
Dakota Carrier Network |
$5,161,343.33 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Attorney General |
Scientific Games Llc |
$5,153,096.11 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Department Of Commerce |
Odney Advertising |
$5,152,192.72 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2018 |
State Of North Dakota |
Williams County School District #8 |
$5,145,128.36 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
United Soybean Board |
$5,139,804.56 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Industrial Commission |
Shanco Llc |
$5,134,259.99 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
Dakota Carrier Network |
$5,123,800.56 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Information Technology Dept |
Dakota Carrier Network |
$5,122,629.19 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Human Services |
Commerce,Nd Dept Of |
$5,119,219.60 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Human Services |
Evangelical Luth Good Samaritan Scty,The |
$5,118,941.00 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Public Instruction |
Hazen School |
$5,118,333.30 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Department Of Water Resources |
Houston Engineering Inc |
$5,101,193.94 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Public Instruction |
Hazen School |
$5,088,096.45 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Department Of Trust Lands |
Human Services,Nd Dept Of |
$5,085,030.00 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Public Instruction |
Park River Area School District 8 |
$5,083,333.25 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Industrial Commission |
Bank Of North Dakota |
$5,082,766.58 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Public Instruction |
Park River Area School District 8 |
$5,081,910.87 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Human Services |
Prairie St Johns Llc |
$5,074,959.58 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2020 |
Human Services |
Lutheran Social Services Of Nd |
$5,066,120.62 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Public Instruction |
Magic City Discovery Center |
$5,061,886.83 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
Grand Forks County |
$5,057,327.35 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Department Of Transportation |
Swingen Construction Co |
$5,054,038.54 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Human Services |
Lakes Social Service District |
$5,052,817.98 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
Lake Region Special Education Unit |
$5,051,065.52 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2017 |
State of North Dakota |
Minnesota Dept Of Transportation |
$5,049,766.12 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Health Department |
Fargo,City Of |
$5,048,551.13 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2018 |
State Of North Dakota |
Nedrose School |
$5,044,089.75 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Public Instruction |
Fort Totten School |
$5,042,170.56 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2018 |
State Of North Dakota |
Beulah School |
$5,035,049.28 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Human Services |
Billings County |
$5,022,243.29 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Human Services |
Richland County - Nd |
$5,020,371.03 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Human Services |
Catholic Charities North Dakota |
$5,013,890.12 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Department Of Transportation |
Kph Inc |
$5,008,984.58 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Public Instruction |
Oakes School |
$5,007,202.30 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Public Instruction |
Surrey Public School #41 |
$5,001,889.88 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2024 |
Public Instruction |
Grand Forks Childrens Museum Inc |
$5,000,000.00 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2021 |
Department Of Trust Lands |
Agriculture,Nd Dept Of |
$5,000,000.00 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Department Of Trust Lands |
Agriculture,Nd Dept Of |
$5,000,000.00 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Department Of Water Resources |
East Central Regional Water District |
$4,999,308.84 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2025 |
Career And Technical Education |
Grand Forks Schools |
$4,992,592.22 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2019 |
State Of North Dakota |
Stark County |
$4,991,591.69 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2018 |
State Of North Dakota |
Lake Region Special Education Unit |
$4,988,691.58 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2018 |
State Of North Dakota |
Dacotah Foundation |
$4,975,920.16 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2022 |
Department Of Transportation |
Bechtold Paving Inc |
$4,975,556.12 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |
| 2023 |
Public Instruction |
Lake Region Special Education Unit |
$4,973,356.51 |
North Dakota State Checkbook |