Bay Area Restoration and Construction LLC

What this record tells you

Bay Area Restoration and Construction LLC holds Florida licence CGC1539534, 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 2025, which makes it one of the newer licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 86% of the 1,190 active general contracting licences based in the Sarasota & Bradenton area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2014. That is 1 year of continuous licensure.

Bay Area Restoration and Construction LLC is one of 53 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Palmetto, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against. James Allan Leonard 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 08/31/2028. 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 Bay Area Restoration and Construction LLC

• Re-check licence CGC1539534 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 Bay Area Restoration and Construction LLC or its qualifying agent, James Allan Leonard.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other general contracting contractors in Sarasota & Bradenton.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.