Design Works - General Contractors, L.L.C.

What this record tells you

Design Works - General Contractors, L.L.C. holds Florida licence RB29003171, a RB classification which authorises work as a certified/registered building or residential contractor. An "R" prefix means the licence is registered, which limits work to the local jurisdictions that accepted it rather than the whole state.

This licence was first issued in 2003, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 18% of the 1,513 active home building & remodeling licences based in the St. Petersburg & Clearwater area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2017. That is 23 years of continuous licensure.

Design Works - General Contractors, L.L.C. is one of 389 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in St Petersburg, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2027. 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 Design Works - General Contractors, L.L.C.

• Re-check licence RB29003171 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 Design Works - General Contractors, L.L.C. or its qualifying agent, James Michael Brattain.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in St. Petersburg & Clearwater.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.