Florida licenses contractors at the state level and some Florida municipalities have their own licensing requirements. Some contractors will have to provide a contractor license bond in order to obtain a state license.
Florida’s Little Miller Act, the state’s version of the federal Miller Act, requires both performance bonds and payment bonds from contractors working on state-funded projects valued in excess of $100,000, though there may be some exemptions. Private project owners may also require their contractors to provide these bonds. Bid bonds may be required by both public and private project owners during a competitive bidding process. Both government and private project owners may require contractors to purchase any of the following types of construction bonds:
- Maintenance bonds
- Subdivision/site improvement bonds
- Supply bonds
- Solar decommissioning bonds
- Right of Way bonds
- Contractor license bonds
