Check the business and its qualifier
DBPR advises verifying both the contracting business and the qualifying individual. Match the legal entity, license status and the work being offered. A familiar trade name or a truck logo is not the same record as the legal business signing the contract.
Use the official DBPR lookup from the source below. If the permitted scope is unclear, ask the local building authority which licensing category is appropriate for it.
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How do you check that the license matches the quote?
Get the exact identity
Request the legal business name, qualifying individual and license number shown on the proposed agreement. Keep that information with the quote, not just a trade name from an advertisement.
Check the business and individual
Use DBPR’s official lookup to open the matching records. Confirm that the individual is associated with the contracting business and review the displayed license status and category.
Resolve the scope question
Ask the building authority whether that credential covers the proposed seawall work and any separately contracted trades. DBPR lists marine among its specialty categories; a familiar license prefix alone is not a complete scope check.
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A license is the beginning of the engineering check
The Florida Board of Professional Engineers directs license verification to DBPR and explains that engineers are not licensed by discipline. Ask about relevant marine structural experience, the proposed investigation and who signs and seals the design.
Request a sample description of deliverables and confirm whether the professional is retained by you, the contractor or another party. Ask who may rely on the report and who responds if field conditions differ.
Verify promises that matter during construction
- Insurance evidence for the actual company and scope, verified through the issuing party.
- Recent comparable work references that the contractor is permitted to share.
- Named responsibility for permit applications, inspections and environmental review.
- Written scope, payment milestones, allowances and authorization for changes.
- Barge and staging assumptions, restoration obligations and subcontracted work.
- Warranty issuer, covered components, exclusions and claim procedure.
What should you ask before choosing a proposal?
- Who is accountable on site?
- Identify the supervisor, designer and person who can approve a field change. Ask which portions will be subcontracted and who coordinates them.
- What might change the price?
- Discuss concealed anchors, underwater findings, access assumptions and quantity allowances. Ask how a proposed change will be explained and approved before extra work proceeds.
- What happens before work is covered?
- Name the inspection and photo records for components that will be buried or concealed. Ask who requests the professional’s visit and what happens if a finding differs from the plans.
- How is completion demonstrated?
- Connect payment milestones to clear deliverables in the agreement. Include restoration, inspections, engineer certification, final survey and any related permit follow-up applicable to the job.
Make closeout part of the agreement
Marco Island Form 31 calls for engineer certification and a completion survey. Ask for those deliverables and the related permit status before treating the project as administratively complete.
Use the scope checklist and the records guide when comparing proposals.
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- DBPR construction-business verificationSource reviewed 2026-10-25
- Marco Island Building ServicesSource reviewed 2026-10-25
- Construction Industry FAQsSource reviewed 2026-10-26
- FBPE engineering directorySource reviewed 2026-10-25
- City seawall permit application — Form 31Source reviewed 2026-10-25