Permit expediters
Gulf Coast Permitting
Gulf Coast Permitting is a family owned and operated permit expediting company based in Tampa, Florida that has been in business since 2003. It prepares, files, and tracks building permits for commercial and residential work, and its staff report combined 60-plus years of expediting, recording, and permitting experience.
Daily coverage runs from Miami-Dade north through Brevard County and across the entire Tampa Bay area. The firm accepts work from architects and engineers based anywhere in the United States and works with several on a continuing basis.
Each client is assigned a personal representative with at least a year of multi-county permit expediting experience, and the firm's expediters visit municipalities daily, which is how permit status is updated. Scope covers forms and applications, product approval pages required by state and county, highlighting of materials and installation methods, recording notices of commencement at the county courthouse, fee payment, package tracking, pickup and delivery, inspection appointments, duplicate permit requests, and contractor registration. An expense account option lets the firm pay permit fees on a client's behalf and return a centralized log by email, fax, or delivery.
The site publishes no fee schedule and its copyright notice reads 2019, so confirm current pricing, turnaround, and coverage directly.
Best for
Contractors, architects, and owners pulling commercial or residential building permits anywhere between Miami-Dade and Brevard counties or around Tampa Bay, particularly those filing in several municipalities at once.
What they do
- Building permit expediting
- Permit package assembly
- Permit tracking and status reporting
- Product approval documentation
- Notice of commencement recording
- Permit fee payment and expense accounts
- Permit pickup and delivery
- Inspection appointment scheduling
- Duplicate permit requests
- Contractor registration and consulting
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Ownership | Private |
What stands out
- Family owned and operated, in business since 2003.
- Daily coverage runs from Miami-Dade north through Brevard County and across the Tampa Bay area.
- Assigns each client a personal representative with at least a year of multi-county expediting experience.
- Named to the US Commerce Association Business Hall of Fame in the General Contractors category for a fourth consecutive year.