Cardinal Development Corp

What this record tells you

Cardinal Development Corp holds Florida licence RG0018624, a RG classification which authorises work as a certified/registered general 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 2025, which makes it one of the newer licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 93% of the 430 active general contracting licences based in the Pensacola area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2013. That is 1 year of continuous licensure.

Cardinal Development Corp is one of 35 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Pace, 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 Cardinal Development Corp

• Re-check licence RG0018624 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 Cardinal Development Corp or its qualifying agent, Jerry P Bennett.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other general contracting contractors in Pensacola.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.