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Construction & Renovation contracting in Florida

Renovation, repair, and small construction for government-occupied space. AXA South carries the prime relationship; the trades on site are licensed in the state where the project sits.

How AXA South operates in Florida

No special license required to bid or hold the prime. No professional or trade license is required for AXA South to bid or hold the prime contract in this category. Any work that requires a state-issued trade, professional, or specialty license is performed by a properly licensed subcontractor in the project jurisdiction. AXA South does not self-perform licensed trade work and does not represent itself as a licensee of any trade or profession.

This categoryAny state-licensed general-contractor work, including Mississippi projects above the statutory $50,000 threshold, is performed by a properly licensed GC subcontractor. AXA South holds the prime relationship and runs the program.

FloridaFlorida requires a DBPR contractor license for construction. Qualifying work is performed by a DBPR-licensed contractor of record.

AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.

Florida

The market, honestly.

Florida pairs one of the country's largest concentrations of Navy and Air Force demand with the deepest state agency footprint in the Southeast. Hurricane-season response spend drives recurring logistics and facilities work.

Space launch on the Space Coast, naval aviation at Jacksonville and Pensacola, tourism infrastructure, agriculture in the interior, and hurricane-driven emergency response and rebuild work.

For construction & renovation specifically in Florida, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Florida perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.

Patrick, Cape Canaveral, NAS Jacksonville, NAS Pensacola, and MacDill create four distinct regional markets rather than one. Florida DMS runs state term contracts, and county school boards, which are among the largest in the country, buy independently. Emergency and disaster response contracts are pre-positioned before storm season, not after.

Timing

State fiscal year ends June 30. The practical seasonal driver is hurricane season, June through November, which reshapes demand for generators, water, tarps, debris removal, and temporary facilities. The federal fiscal year closes September 30, so August and September carry the heaviest volume of simplified-acquisition and micro-purchase activity at every installation in the state.

Set-asides

Florida certifies minority, women, and veteran business enterprises through the Office of Supplier Diversity but does not operate hard set-asides on most state contracts. FDOT administers the federal DBE program.

Where bids die

Waiting for a storm to pursue emergency work. Agencies award standby and pre-positioned contracts months ahead, and vendors who show up after landfall are quoting against contracts that already exist.

State portal

Florida MyFloridaMarketPlace

https://www.myfloridamarketplace.com/

Operated by the Florida Department of Management Services, Division of State Purchasing.

Federal sites in Florida
  • · Naval Air Station Jacksonville
  • · MacDill Air Force Base
  • · Patrick Space Force Base
  • · Eglin Air Force Base
  • · Naval Station Mayport
Key state buyers
  • · Florida DOT
  • · Florida Department of Children and Families
  • · State University System of Florida
Prevailing wage

Florida does not have a state prevailing-wage law. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.

Construction licensing

Florida requires a DBPR contractor license for construction. Qualifying work is performed by a DBPR-licensed contractor of record.

Scope

What this contract covers in Florida.

  1. 01

    Interior fit-out and tenant improvement

    Partitions, finishes, doors and hardware, ceilings, and casework coordinated around occupied schedules.

  2. 02

    Roofing, envelope, and waterproofing

    Tear-off and re-roof, coatings, and envelope repair performed by manufacturer-certified installers to preserve warranty.

  3. 03

    Paving, fencing, and site work

    Asphalt, concrete, security fencing, gates, and bollards on JOC task orders or stand-alone RFPs.

  4. 04

    ADA and accessibility upgrades

    Restroom remodels, ramps, door operators, and signage to current ADA standards.

  5. 05

    Compliance and closeout

    Davis-Bacon and state prevailing-wage reporting, WH-347 certified payroll, OSHA records, and closeout binders with warranties and as-builts.

Where we deliver in Florida

We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for construction & renovation in Florida include Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Tallahassee, Pensacola.

Other contracts we hold in Florida
FAQ

Are you a licensed general contractor?

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We hold the contracting relationship with the agency. Work that legally requires a licensed general contractor in the project state is performed by a GC subcontractor licensed in that state. License numbers are documented at award.

Do you self-perform trades?

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No. We are structured as a prime that bids, scopes, manages, and stands behind the result. All trade labor is performed by licensed and insured subcontractors so license and liability sit where they belong.

What project sizes do you take on?

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Renovation and repair packages from roughly $25,000 through multi-million-dollar JOC and MATOC task orders.

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