Garrard Building Contractors, LLC

What this record tells you

Garrard Building Contractors, LLC holds Florida licence CGC1526951, 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 2018, which makes it an established licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 64% 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 8 years of continuous licensure.

Garrard Building Contractors, LLC is one of 20 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Auburndale, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against. Louis F Garrard additionally holds 2 other active Florida licences in our records, which can indicate a contractor qualified across more than one trade or entity.

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 Garrard Building Contractors, LLC

• Re-check licence CGC1526951 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 Garrard Building Contractors, LLC or its qualifying agent, Louis F Garrard.
• 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.