Hiring Commercial Property Services Providers in Florida

Commercial real estate services in Florida hinge on the Department of Business & Professional Regulation matrix: a Certified General Contractor for shell or multi-trade work, Certified Roofing Contractor for reroofs, Certified Plumbing and Air-Conditioning Contractors for MEP scopes, and an Electrical Contractor for power upgrades. Soft vendors must hold a county business tax receipt; Class “B” security agencies and their guards need state licenses, and landscape crews that apply herbicides require pesticide certification. Maintain at least $2 million general liability for construction or high-risk scopes and $1 million for nightly cleaning, plus statutory workers’ comp and E&O where design or ESG advice is included. Insist the vendor can pull permits with the city or county Building Department, navigate wind-load, flood-zone, and Miami-Dade NOA requirements, and comply with storm-water or asbestos rules. Choose firms with verifiable success on beachfront hotels, grocery-anchored retail, cold-storage industrial, or Class A offices, and obtain local references before award.