Palm Beach County construction: bids, contractors and projects
FDOT lettings, licensed contractors and project news for Palm Beach County, Florida, updated daily from public records.
Palm Beach County is part of our Southeast coverage area and falls under FDOT District Four (Southeast Florida), headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. The state's licensee file lists 5,638 construction contractors with a Palm Beach County address: 3,508 general, building and residential contractors and 2,130 specialty contractors. The largest single group is Certified General Contractor (2,439). Most are based in Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Jupiter.
FDOT's Central Office letting schedule has no Palm Beach County proposals posted right now. Earlier 2026 Central Office lettings we tracked included 7 Palm Beach County proposals, mostly traffic signal work. Smaller district contracts are let separately by the district office, so check both.
Upcoming FDOT lettings in Palm Beach County
No upcoming Central Office proposals are posted for Palm Beach County. Get the daily brief to hear when one is.
Work types in Palm Beach County proposals from earlier 2026 lettings:
- Traffic Signal: 1 proposal (latest letting Mar 25, 2026)
- Resurfacing / Grading / Drainage: 1 proposal (latest letting May 20, 2026)
- Resurfacing / Drainage / Sidewalk: 1 proposal (latest letting Mar 25, 2026)
- Resurfacing: 1 proposal (latest letting Jul 29, 2026)
- Lighting: 1 proposal (latest letting Feb 25, 2026)
- Bus Shelter (GC License): 1 proposal (latest letting Apr 29, 2026)
- BDI Resurfacing: 1 proposal (latest letting Jul 29, 2026)
See all past Palm Beach County proposals, then use FDOT's bid tabulations to see who bid and at what unit prices.
Contractors based in Palm Beach County
Counts come from the DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board licensee file and include certified and registered licenses at a Palm Beach County address. Use them to find primes to team with or subs to price your bid.
- Certified General Contractor: 2,439
- Certified Building Contractor: 811
- Certified Air Conditioning Contractor (Class A): 652
- Certified Plumbing Contractor: 421
- Certified Roofing Contractor: 353
- Certified Commercial Pool/Spa Contractor: 263
- Certified Residential Contractor: 225
- Certified Specialty Contractor: 200
- Certified Mechanical Contractor: 68
- Certified Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor: 65
- Registered Commercial Pool/Spa Contractor: 44
- Registered Roofing Contractor: 17
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Palm Beach County project news
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How to bid public work in Palm Beach County
State highway and bridge work in Palm Beach County is let by FDOT. Larger contracts go through the Central Office letting in Tallahassee; smaller and maintenance contracts are let by District Four (Southeast Florida) (district letting information). Primes on FDOT road and bridge contracts over $250,000 must be prequalified, and subcontractors don't need FDOT prequalification. See how to bid FDOT contracts.
State agency, university and water management district solicitations are advertised in the MyFloridaMarketPlace Vendor Bid System (see the MFMP registration guide). County, city and school district projects are advertised on each government's own procurement portal. Before you bid, check your license class (licensing guide) and your payment protections (lien and bond basics).
Statewide rules that apply here
- Florida's new 45-day pay rule for contractors: what SB 290 requires, what it doesn't, and how subs can use it
- HB 803 permit overhaul: the $7,500 home-repair exemption, faster small-job reviews, and private-provider changes contractors need to know
Nearby counties
Southeast region: Broward 路 Martin 路 Miami-Dade 路 Monroe
Also in FDOT District 4: Indian River 路 St. Lucie