Gulf Construction Services LLC

What this record tells you

Gulf Construction Services LLC holds Florida licence CGC059821, a CGC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered general contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 1998, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 16% of the 383 active general contracting licences based in the Lakeland & Winter Haven area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2011. That is 28 years of continuous licensure.

Gulf Construction Services LLC is one of 17 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Polk City, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

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 Gulf Construction Services LLC

• Re-check licence CGC059821 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 Gulf Construction Services LLC or its qualifying agent, Karl Hugh Plankenhorn.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other general contracting contractors in Lakeland & Winter Haven.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.