Jim Bell Construction

What this record tells you

Jim Bell Construction holds Florida licence CRC035401, a CRC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered building or residential contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 1985, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 3% of the 449 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Tallahassee area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2008. That is 41 years of continuous licensure.

Jim Bell Construction is one of 286 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Tallahassee, 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 Jim Bell Construction

• Re-check licence CRC035401 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 Jim Bell Construction or its qualifying agent, James Douglas Bell.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Tallahassee.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.