Shear Construction LLC

What this record tells you

Shear Construction LLC holds Florida licence CGC1520304, 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 2012, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 48% of the 430 active general contracting licences based in the Pensacola area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2013. That is 14 years of continuous licensure.

Shear Construction LLC is one of 35 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Pace, 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 Shear Construction LLC

• Re-check licence CGC1520304 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 Shear Construction LLC or its qualifying agent, Donald Eugene III Shear.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other general contracting contractors in Pensacola.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.