East Coast General Contractors, Inc.

What this record tells you

East Coast General Contractors, Inc. holds Florida licence CGC1523153, 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 2015, which makes it an established licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 59% of the 403 active general contracting licences based in the Destin & Fort Walton Beach area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2009. That is 11 years of continuous licensure.

East Coast General Contractors, Inc. is one of 112 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Santa Rosa Beach, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2026. 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 East Coast General Contractors, Inc.

• Re-check licence CGC1523153 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 East Coast General Contractors, Inc. or its qualifying agent, Howard Ledford Williams.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other general contracting contractors in Destin & Fort Walton Beach.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.