Bluewater Engineering and Development, LLC

What this record tells you

Bluewater Engineering and Development, LLC holds Florida licence CGC1520307, 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 51% of the 2,706 active general contracting licences based in the West Palm Beach area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2011. That is 14 years of continuous licensure.

Bluewater Engineering and Development, LLC is one of 72 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Royal Palm 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 Bluewater Engineering and Development, LLC

• Re-check licence CGC1520307 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 Bluewater Engineering and Development, LLC or its qualifying agent, Christopher Alan Umbaugh.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other general contracting contractors in West Palm Beach.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.