Richard & Rice Construction Company Inc

What this record tells you

Richard & Rice Construction Company Inc holds Florida licence CGC1508142, 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 2004, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 21% of the 3,585 active general contracting licences based in the Fort Lauderdale area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2014. That is 22 years of continuous licensure.

Richard & Rice Construction Company Inc is one of 173 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Deerfield Beach, 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 Richard & Rice Construction Company Inc

• Re-check licence CGC1508142 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 Richard & Rice Construction Company Inc or its qualifying agent, Murray Carl Rice.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other general contracting contractors in Fort Lauderdale.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.