Welcome to your daily briefing on construction developments in Florida. Today we're covering 11 key stories including updates on florida construction headlines, florida construction updates, background & context. Let's dive in.
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The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has released candidate bulletins for the Construction Industry Licensing Board, covering topics such as plumbing and division of professions.
These bulletins provide essential licensing guidelines and requirements for construction professionals in Florida seeking or maintaining their state credentials.
Find out how many building permits have been obtained YTD in each state and metro area.
Relevant to construction professionals operating in FL.
The Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) provides a graph and download capability for new private housing units authorized by building permits in Florida from January 1988 to March 2026.
Florida construction professionals can use this historical permit data to analyze long-term housing market trends and inform future project planning.
The Florida Department of Transportation has updated its online resources page, providing a centralized location for tracking active and upcoming infrastructure projects across the state.
Accessing this official directory allows Florida construction professionals to identify bidding opportunities and monitor project timelines directly from the state's primary transportation authority.
Explore notable upcoming Florida construction ranging from professional sports stadiums, to mall redevelopments and everything in between.
Relevant to construction professionals operating in FL.
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The nine-member board was created on December 30, 1975, and last amended on October 18, 2006, to determine the qualifications of applicants for the various categories of the Contractors' Certificates of Competency. They also hold hearings….
Relevant to construction professionals operating in FL.
Construction payment help is here. Find out how Levelset helps thousands of contractors like you resolve problems and streamline payments every day!
Relevant to construction professionals operating in FL.
The City of Orlando's open data website includes Permitting data, tools and resources to help you conduct research, design data visualizations and more.
Relevant to construction professionals operating in FL.
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"Pay-when-paid" sets a timing condition only — the GC must still pay even if the owner never does. "Pay-if-paid" creates a true condition precedent — no owner payment, no GC payment to subs. Many states will not enforce pay-if-paid clauses without unmistakably clear language; ambiguity defaults to pay-when-paid.
The risk allocation between subcontractors and GCs hinges on this one phrase. Subs who sign pay-if-paid contracts effectively underwrite owner credit risk on top of project risk.
Recordable injuries (OSHA 300 log entries) include any that require medical treatment beyond first aid. Reportable injuries — which trigger an immediate notification to OSHA — are limited to fatalities (within 8 hours) and inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or eye losses (within 24 hours). The categories are not the same.
Confusing the two leads to either over-reporting (creating audit triggers) or under-reporting (which is itself a citation-worthy violation). Knowing the distinction protects both the safety record and the regulatory posture.
Most construction contracts require change orders to be in writing, but many states enforce an "oral modification" exception when the parties' conduct shows agreement — especially when the changed work is performed and accepted without protest. Continued performance without written change orders can waive the writing requirement entirely.
Contractors who do extra work hoping to "true it up later" routinely lose those claims because the conduct shows acceptance of the original scope. A signed change order before the work is the cleanest evidence of agreement.
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