Plain-language guides to licensing, public bidding and getting paid in Florida, written from the statutes, rules and agency pages and linked to them.
Licensing
A step-by-step guide to Construction Industry Licensing Board licensure under Chapter 489: which license you need, the experience rules, the exam, insurance and credit requirements, and continuing education.
Reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Public bidding
What a contractor needs to bid Florida Department of Transportation work as a prime or a sub: the $250,000 prequalification rule, financial statements, the letting pages, electronic bidding and bid tabulations.
Reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Payment rights
The deadlines that protect your right to get paid on Florida private jobs under Chapter 713, and on public jobs under the section 255.05 payment bond, in plain language.
Reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Public bidding
Registration in the state's eProcurement system is free and required to do business with state agencies, and FDOT wants your vendor number before it prequalifies you. Here is what to enter, what to do after, and how the 1% transaction fee works.
Reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Guides are general information, not legal advice.