Commercial construction
Commercial general contractor in Sarasota and Bradenton
One contract, one schedule, one company answering for the whole job: permits, licensed trades, inspections and a written price before work starts.
- 20+Years of construction
- 350+Projects completed
- $3MLiability insurance
- 3-YearWorkmanship warranty
What a commercial general contractor takes off your plate
A commercial project is really a dozen projects wearing one name: demolition, framing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, finishes, inspections, each with its own trade, its own permit card line and its own way of going wrong. The general contractor is the company that signs for all of it. We price the scope, pull the permits, hire and schedule the licensed trades, keep the building department moving and hand you a finished space with the closeout documents your landlord and lender will ask for. You hold one contract and call one number.
What that covers on a typical job
- Written scope and price from a free on-site walkthrough
- Permit applications, sealed drawings coordination and plan review responses
- Licensed electrical, plumbing, mechanical and fire trades under our coordination
- Schedule management, inspections and punch list through certificate of occupancy
- Allowance and draw paperwork when a landlord is funding part of the work
- A 3-Year workmanship warranty in writing
Contractor, construction company, builder: the name matters less than the license
Businesses search for a commercial contractor, a commercial construction company, a commercial builder. In practice those are the same role: the licensed company responsible for delivering the whole project. What separates one from another in Florida is the license class behind the name. We operate as REO Partner LLC under Florida Certified General Contractor license CGC1536167, the certified class issued by the State of Florida: valid in all 67 counties, no project size limit, and verifiable on the state license search in about a minute. The full credential detail is on our license and insurance page.
What commercial construction costs right now
| Work type | Published benchmark | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Office fit-out, US average (medium quality) | $295 per sq ft; typical range $230 to $375 | JLL Office Fit-Out Cost Guide, 2026 |
| Office fit-out, full market spread by style | $170 to $425 per sq ft | JLL, 2026 |
| Medical office interior improvements | $150 to $300 per sq ft | Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, 2025 |
| Average office TI allowance, 12 major markets | $94.69 per sq ft (H1 2024) | CBRE, August 2024 |
Where these numbers come from. We publish benchmarks from named sources instead of hiding pricing behind a form. JLL notes the South is among the most competitive regions, so Suncoast projects typically price below the coastal-gateway averages that pull these national figures up. Our cost guides break this down by project type: offices, restaurants and medical and dental.
Buildouts, tenant improvements and remodels
Most of our work falls in three buckets. Commercial buildouts take a shell or white box to open for business: offices, medical and dental practices, restaurants, retail, fitness, salons and veterinary clinics. Tenant improvement work is the leased-space version, priced against the work letter in your lease and delivered inside operating buildings. Commercial remodels update the space you already run your business from, phased so you can keep trading. The same team handles ground-up commercial construction when a project calls for it.
Recent work you can walk through
The proof is on the projects page: a 4,900 square foot office and tenant buildout on 8th Street West in Bradenton, a 7,000 square foot medical office on Manatee Avenue East, a restaurant taken from shell to open in Sarasota and a spa interior in downtown Sarasota. Every project page names the scope and shows the finished space, because a contractor's last few jobs tell you more than any sales page.
Commercial general contractor questions
What does a commercial general contractor actually do?
The general contractor holds the construction contract, prices the scope, pulls the permits, hires and schedules the licensed trades, manages inspections and delivers the finished space with closeout documents. You get one contract, one schedule and one point of responsibility instead of coordinating electricians, plumbers, HVAC and framers yourself.
Is a general contractor the same as a commercial construction company?
In everyday use, yes. Commercial construction company, commercial contractor and commercial general contractor describe the same role: the licensed company that contracts for the whole project and is responsible for delivering it. In Florida the legal substance is the license class behind the name. We operate as REO Partner LLC under Florida Certified General Contractor license CGC1536167, the state-issued class with no project size limit.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. We operate under Florida Certified General Contractor license CGC1536167, which you can verify on the State of Florida license search in about a minute, and we carry $3M in general liability insurance. A certificate of insurance naming your landlord or property manager is available on request.
What size commercial projects do you take on?
Our recent Florida work runs from an 1,872 square foot restaurant buildout in Sarasota to a 7,000 square foot medical office on Manatee Avenue East in Bradenton. A certified general contractor license has no size cap, and the same team handles ground-up commercial construction when a project calls for it, so the honest answer is: bring us the space and the goal, and we will tell you in writing what it takes.
How do you price commercial work?
A free on-site walkthrough first, then a written scope and price, line by line. We publish national cost benchmarks from named sources such as JLL and Matthews on this site so you can sanity-check any bid, including ours, before you sign anything.
Do you only do buildouts, or remodels too?
Both, plus tenant improvement work inside occupied buildings. Buildouts take a shell or white box to open for business; remodels update space you already operate in, usually phased so you can keep trading through construction.
Free on-site estimates
Ready to hire a commercial GC?
Tell us about the project. The licensed contractor walks the space with you, measures, and gives you a written scope and price. No obligation.
- Written pricing
- Permits handled
- 3-Year warranty