Lai Design Associates LLC

What this record tells you

Lai Design Associates LLC holds Florida licence CBC059362, a CBC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered building or residential contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 2000, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 10% of the 1,611 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Fort Myers & Cape Coral area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2019. That is 26 years of continuous licensure.

Lai Design Associates LLC is one of 55 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Estero, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against. Richard Shedd Losee additionally holds 2 other active Florida licences in our records, which can indicate a contractor qualified across more than one trade or entity.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2028. Florida licences renew on a fixed cycle, and a licence that is not renewed moves to delinquent status — which is why the expiry date matters if you are planning work close to that date. Confirm the current status on the state portal before signing a contract.

Before you hire Lai Design Associates LLC

• Re-check licence CBC059362 on the DBPR portal — status can change any day.
• Ask for a current certificate of liability insurance and workers' compensation, issued to you directly by their insurer.
• Confirm the name on your contract matches Lai Design Associates LLC or its qualifying agent, Richard Shedd Losee.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Fort Myers & Cape Coral.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.