Which Florida license classes can build commercial?
Under Florida Statutes 489.105, a general contractor's certification class sets the hard ceiling on what they may contract. A residential class cannot be stretched to cover an office build-out no matter how capable the builder is, and a permit application in the wrong class gets rejected at intake.
| Class | What it permits | Commercial? |
|---|---|---|
| CGCCertified General Contractor | No limit on height, area, or occupancy type. Can build a high-rise, a hospital, a parking structure, and can subcontract any trade. | Yes |
| CBCCertified Building Contractor | Commercial and residential structures up to three stories. Covers most retail, restaurant, office, and warehouse fit-outs and shells. | Yes |
| CRCCertified Residential Contractor | One-, two-, and three-family residences up to two stories only. Cannot legally contract a commercial building — a common and expensive mismatch. | No |
Confirm any class yourself on the state portal: Florida DBPR license search. Our license-check walkthrough covers the eight checks and the red flags.
Commercial-class general contractors in the Orlando metro
Every firm below holds a CGC or CBC license number recorded in our directory. License class is a legal threshold, not an endorsement — verify the current status and the qualifying agent before contracting.
Steele Construction of Central Florida
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (27 reviews)
Orlando
CBC3 Lotus Construction Group
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (15 reviews)
201 West Canton Avenue D, Winter Park, Florida 32789-3154
CBCAdvance Design & Contractors Inc
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (63 reviews)
2100 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826
CGCAP Construction Contractor LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (1 review)
212 Live Oaks Blvd, Casselberry, FL 32707
CGCBrannon Construction Co
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (3 reviews)
1007 Lewis Dr Ste 200, Winter Park, FL 32789
CGCCedar Park Construction
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (11 reviews)
444 Palm St, Winter Garden, FL 34787
CBCCollins Kitchen and Bath
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (93 reviews)
Apopka
CGCDeep Roots Construction
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (37 reviews)
Orlando
CGCForum Construction Group, Inc
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (5 reviews)
2920 Stonewall Pl, Sanford, FL 32773
CGCFrazier Contracting LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (249 reviews)
720 Maitland Ave, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
CBCGomez Construction Co
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (3 reviews)
750 Jackson Ave # 100, Winter Park, FL 32789
CGCH&M CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (28 reviews)
2642 Pleasant Cypress Cir, Kissimmee, FL 34741
CGCHardwick General Contracting
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (13 reviews)
253 N Orlando Ave #301, Maitland, FL 32751
CGCHighland Exteriors Group
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (56 reviews)
930 Britt Ct #130, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
CBCInterior Specialties
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (4 reviews)
3618, 947 Josiane Ct STE 1010, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
CBCJones Building Contractors
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (2 reviews)
14025 Country Estate Dr, Winter Garden, FL 34787
CGCKeator Construction, LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (5 reviews)
599 Maguire Rd, Ocoee, FL 34761
CGCKonkol Custom Homes & Remodeling
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (30 reviews)
815 Orienta Ave #1050, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
CGCLegacy Contractors
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (28 reviews)
CBCMatthew T. Brown Construction (MTB)
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (2 reviews)
225 S Swoope Ave Suite 215, Maitland, FL 32751
CBCNewcastle Construction Services, LLC
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (7 reviews)
611 E Bay St, Winter Garden, FL 34787
CBCParthy Construction LLC
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (5 reviews)
401 W Fairbanks Ave #100, Winter Park, FL 32789
CGCPhilco Construction & Development, LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (13 reviews)
114 N Park Ave, Sanford, FL 32771
CBCPoli Construction Inc.
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (8 reviews)
7061 Grand National Dr #112, Orlando, FL 32819
CGCPrestige Contracting Company LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (3 reviews)
39 1st St, Winter Garden, FL 34787
CGCPrestige Contractor Services
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (6 reviews)
1221 Mabbette St A, Kissimmee, FL 34741
CGCR. C. Stevens Construction Company
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (4 reviews)
28 S Main St, Winter Garden, FL 34787
CGCR&S General Construction Services LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (42 reviews)
6000 Turkey Lake Rd suite 207, Orlando, FL 32819
CGCRiken Construction & Design, LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (11 reviews)
781 Douglas Ave, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
CGCRollis Construction & Renovation, Inc.
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (7 reviews)
227 S Main St, Winter Garden, FL 34787
CBCRoyal Lyon Construction
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (36 reviews)
350 Markham Woods Rd, Longwood, FL 32779
CGCRVD General Contractors
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (10 reviews)
Apopka
CGCRyman Construction Inc
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (1 review)
2591 Clark St #208, Apopka, FL 32703
CGCS. A. Casey Construction Inc
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (14 reviews)
2822 Commerce Park Dr Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32819
CBCTruly Accountable Contractors
Certified Building Contractor
★ 5.0 (5 reviews)
540 N State Rd 434 Unit 75C, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
CGCWPC (Winter Park Construction)
Certified General Contractor
★ 5.0 (19 reviews)
529 E Crown Point Rd Suite 140, Ocoee, FL 34761
CGCGeoWell Construction
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.9 (76 reviews)
581 N Park Ave #4006, Apopka, FL 32712
CGCJCP Construction Company
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.9 (51 reviews)
CGCOrange Build And Design LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.9 (56 reviews)
141 Lincoln Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
CBCThe Home Builder's Network, Inc.
Certified Building Contractor
★ 4.9 (144 reviews)
924 W State Rd 436 #1150, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
CGCWolfpack Construction
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.9 (72 reviews)
2302 Mercator Dr, Orlando, FL 32807
CGCR & G Builders, Inc.
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.8 (31 reviews)
Apopka
CGCSovanic, Inc.
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.8 (24 reviews)
4700 Millenia Blvd Ste 175, Orlando, FL 32839
CBCVenue Construction Group
Certified Building Contractor
★ 4.8 (16 reviews)
4767 New Broad St Suite 317, Orlando, FL 32814
CGCWelbro Building Corporation Inc
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.7 (12 reviews)
2301 Maitland Center Pkwy #250, Maitland, FL 32751
CGCGeneral Construction of Orlando
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.7 (12 reviews)
2870 Partin Settlement Rd, Kissimmee, FL 34744
CGCJK2 Construction
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.7 (14 reviews)
530 Holts Lake Ct #304, Apopka, FL 32703
CBCJonathan Mc Grath Construction
Certified Building Contractor
★ 4.7 (12 reviews)
509 Arvern Ct, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
CGCMcCree General Contractors & Architects
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.7 (28 reviews)
500 Princeton St, Orlando, FL 32803
CGCAll-In Construction Services LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.6 (90 reviews)
1319 Lake Dr, Casselberry, FL 32707
CGCAmerican Platinum Builders
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.6 (12 reviews)
1145 W Airport Blvd, Sanford, FL 32773
CGCHarbco General Contractors
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.6 (16 reviews)
3700 34th St Suite 300, Orlando, FL 32805
CGCHunter Contractors, LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.6 (30 reviews)
100 E Pine St #110, Orlando, FL 32801
CGCJ S & Son's Construction Inc
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.6 (11 reviews)
1050 E Carroll St, Kissimmee, FL 34744
CBCMcKee Construction Co.
Certified Building Contractor
★ 4.6 (12 reviews)
717 Monroe Rd, Sanford, FL 32771
CGCGSeay Inc
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.5 (11 reviews)
519 Cooper Industrial Pkwy, Apopka, FL 32703
CGCJVD Construction Inc.
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.5 (12 reviews)
350 Anchor Rd, Casselberry, FL 32707
CGCXRC LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.5 (13 reviews)
478 E Altamonte Dr Unit #143, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
CBCCEA Builders Corp
Certified Building Contractor
★ 4.4 (20 reviews)
203 S Clyde Ave Suites E & G, Kissimmee, FL 34741
CGCDACG, INC
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.3 (9 reviews)
983 Explorer Cove, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
CGCGibbs & Register Inc
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.3 (3 reviews)
340 Story Rd B, Ocoee, FL 34761
CGCAndrew General Contractors, Inc.
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.2 (10 reviews)
2301 Mercator Dr, Orlando, FL 32807
CGCBirchmier Construction Inc
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.2 (13 reviews)
549 Wymore Rd # 206, Maitland, FL 32751
CBCDream Builders Outdoor Living
Certified Building Contractor
★ 4.2 (26 reviews)
761 Garden Commerce Pkwy D, Winter Garden, FL 34787
CGCAxios Construction Services LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.1 (14 reviews)
2915 Lakeview Dr, Casselberry, FL 32730
CGCWharton-Smith, Inc.
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.1 (30 reviews)
750 Monroe Rd, Sanford, FL 32771
CGCCohen Construction Inc
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.0 (8 reviews)
4100 St Johns Pkwy, Sanford, FL 32771
CGCHGR Construction Inc.
Certified General Contractor
★ 4.0 (27 reviews)
499 Montgomery Pl, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
CGCCharles Clayton Construction
Certified General Contractor
★ 3.9 (10 reviews)
2250 Lee Rd #120, Winter Park, FL 32789
CGCJohnson Laux Construction LLC
Certified General Contractor
★ 3.8 (11 reviews)
650 Garden Commerce Pkwy #100, Winter Garden, FL 34787
CGCLMG Construction Services
Certified General Contractor
★ 3.7 (3 reviews)
529 Ocoee Apopka Rd, Ocoee, FL 34761
CGCHanson Construction, Inc.
Certified General Contractor
★ 3.4 (5 reviews)
1201 Fairview Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
CGCMy Handy Craftsman Inc.
Certified General Contractor
★ 3.4 (29 reviews)
100 Mariner Way, Maitland, FL 32751
CGCThe Lane Construction Corporation
Certified General Contractor
★ 3.4 (9 reviews)
2300 Maitland Center Pkwy Suite 140, Maitland, FL 32751
CBCCentral Florida Building Corporation, Inc
Certified Building Contractor
★ 2.5 (2 reviews)
815 Mabbette St, Kissimmee, FL 34741
CBCTri-Star Construction Group
Certified Building Contractor
307 Cranes Roost Blvd Suite 1010, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Five things to settle before the RFP goes out
What is your license class, and is the qualifier still with the company?
A Florida commercial job is legal only if the license class covers it and the qualifying agent named on the license actually works for the firm. Qualifiers move. Check the current record, not the certificate on the wall.
What is your single-project bonding capacity, and who is your surety?
Ask for the number and the surety's name, not a claim that they "can be bonded." Public work in Florida requires a payment and performance bond on most contracts over $200,000 (Fla. Stat. 255.05).
What general liability and builder's risk limits do you carry?
Get the certificate of insurance directly from the agent, with your entity named as additional insured. A PDF forwarded by the contractor is not verification.
Which of your last five projects match mine in type and dollar value?
Scale and occupancy type matter more than years in business. A firm with twenty years of tenant improvements is not a shell contractor.
Who pulls the permit, and in which jurisdiction?
Commercial permitting in this metro splits across the City of Orlando and Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake counties, each with its own plan-review queue. The contractor should name the office and the expected review time without hesitating.
Matching firm size to project scale
Tenant improvement
Interior fit-outs, restaurant conversions, office refreshes. Usually a CBC firm; the binding constraint is plan review and inspection scheduling, not capacity.
Ground-up under three stories
Retail pads, medical offices, small warehouses. CBC covers it; ask for two completed projects of the same occupancy type.
Unlimited height and occupancy
Hospitality, structured parking, institutional, anything above three stories. CGC only, and bonding capacity becomes the real filter.