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Commercial general contractors in Palo Alto, CA

135 active B licenses are based in Palo Alto, per CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026. We have no permit data for Palo Alto yet.

Checked Oct 18, 2026 Verify live on CSLB

25 Palo Alto GCs

1

Vance Brown Inc

Based in Palo Alto

workers’ comp insured · licensed 75 yrs

Active · B · #122847 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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ADU Palo Alto

Legal name: Witt Homes Inc · Based in Palo Alto

workers’ comp insured · licensed 48 yrs

Active · B · #358324 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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Pete Moffat Construction Inc

Based in Palo Alto

workers’ comp insured · licensed 35 yrs

Active · B · #619306 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

Workers' comp policy ends Nov 1, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.

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DJS Construction

Based in Palo Alto

workers’ comp insured · licensed 26 yrs

Active · B · #779563 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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Vonpete Inc

Based in Palo Alto

workers’ comp insured · licensed 21 yrs

Active · B · #857955 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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Other classes on these cards: C-9 = Drywall.

Sorted by workers' comp policy on file, then years licensed (we don't have permit data for Palo Alto). Payment doesn't change the order. How we rank.

157 active B licenses are based in Palo Alto in the CSLB file dated Oct 16, 2026, and 72 of them carry a workers' comp policy. A Palo Alto TI goes through Accela Citizen Access as exactly three PDF files, and the plan set must include a building and fire code analysis, accessibility details and a parking plan covering EV and accessible spaces (City of Palo Alto TI Checklist, checked Oct 18, 2026).

Commercial permit notes for Palo Alto

Permit office: City of Palo Alto Development Services (Building)

A Palo Alto tenant improvement is reviewed under the 2025 California Building Standards Code, and the whole submittal goes through Accela Citizen Access as exactly three PDF files: APPLY, PLAN and DOCS.

Source: City of Palo Alto, Tenant Improvement (TI) Checklist, checked Oct 18, 2026

If the TI changes a food service facility, the submittal must include Santa Clara County Health approval.

Source: City of Palo Alto, Tenant Improvement (TI) Checklist, checked Oct 18, 2026

TI plan sets must include a building and fire code analysis, accessibility plans and details, and a parking plan covering EV and accessible spaces.

Source: City of Palo Alto, Tenant Improvement (TI) Checklist, checked Oct 18, 2026

Fire alarms and sprinklers need a separate Fire Permit, checked by the city's Fire Inspectors; the Fire Plan Check Desk is (650) 329-2194.

Source: City of Palo Alto, Planning & Development Services, checked Oct 18, 2026

Every business with a fixed location in Palo Alto files an annual business registration, and a new business moving into commercial space will likely also need a one-time Certificate of Use and Occupancy.

Source: City of Palo Alto, Licenses and Permits, checked Oct 18, 2026

Questions about hiring a commercial GC in Palo Alto

How many commercial general contractors are in Palo Alto?

135 active B licenses list Palo Alto as the business location in CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026. We don't have permit data for Palo Alto yet.

Which contractor license does a commercial build-out need?

A B (General Building) license. The B definition covers any structure for people or property and does not split homes from businesses. A B-2 license is limited to existing residential wood-frame buildings, so a B-2 contractor cannot take a store or office build-out. Fire sprinkler work needs a C-16 license or a licensed C-16 subcontractor (CSLB, B&P Code 7057).

Does a commercial contractor need workers' comp?

Any contractor with employees must carry workers' comp. A contractor with no employees can file an exemption, and a card marked exempt means the contractor told CSLB it has no employees. Ask who will work on your site. From January 1, 2028 California requires a workers' comp certificate for every license, with a narrow joint-venture exception (CSLB, checked Oct 18, 2026).

Commercial general contractors in other places

Counts are active B licenses with commercial permits where we have permit data (San Francisco, San Jose), otherwise active B licenses based there. CSLB Oct 16, 2026.

Who pays for a build-out, and what a TI allowance covers, is explained on tenant improvement contractors. Residential work is listed separately: general contractors in Palo Alto.

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