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Commercial general contractors in Santa Clara County, CA

3,785 active B licenses are based in Santa Clara County, per CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026. We have no permit data for Santa Clara County yet.

Checked Oct 18, 2026 Verify live on CSLB

25 Santa Clara County 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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5

C M Peletz Co

Based in San Jose

workers’ comp insured · licensed 68 yrs

Active · B · #176613 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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10

Vieira Enterprises Inc

Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 59 yrs

Active · B · #246323 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

License renewal due Nov 30, 2026.

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11

Able Exterminators Inc

Based in San Jose

workers’ comp insured · licensed 57 yrs

Active · B · #257263 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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13

Kerrock Countertops Inc

Based in Campbell

workers’ comp insured · licensed 53 yrs

Active · B · #280993 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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14

Roger Alan Burch

Based in Morgan Hill

workers’ comp insured · licensed 53 yrs

Active · B · #281461 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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17

Pivot Interiors Inc

Based in San Jose

workers’ comp insured · licensed 52 yrs

Active · B · #288800 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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19

Mai Construction Inc

Based in San Jose

workers’ comp insured · licensed 52 yrs

Active · B · #296965 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

Workers' comp policy ends Oct 31, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.

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20

Peninsula Crane & Rigging

Legal name: Art Alger Inc · Based in San Jose

workers’ comp insured · licensed 52 yrs

Active · B · #299007 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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21

Joseph J Albanese Inc

Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 51 yrs

Active · B · #299880 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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23

W Rocke Garcia

Based in Morgan Hill

workers’ comp insured · licensed 51 yrs

Active · B · #310122 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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25

Construction by Meyer

Legal name: Kitchens by Meyer Inc · Based in Mountain View

workers’ comp insured · licensed 50 yrs

Active · B · #323091 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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Other classes on these cards: A = General Engineering, C-8 = Concrete, C-9 = Drywall, C-12 = Earthwork and Paving, C-13 = Fencing, C-15 = Flooring and Floor Covering, C-17 = Glazing, C-21 = Building Moving, Demolition, C-29 = Masonry, C-47 = General Manufactured Housing, C-50 = Reinforcing Steel, C-51 = Structural Steel, C-54 = Ceramic and Mosaic Tile, D-04, D-06, D-12 = Synthetic Products, D-34 = Prefabricated Equipment, HAZ = Hazardous Substance Removal.

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

4,475 active B licenses are based in Santa Clara County in the CSLB file dated Oct 16, 2026, and 2,085 of them carry a workers' comp policy. In unincorporated areas a new non-residential use needs a planning land-use application before the building permit, and food facility plan check packets have gone to County Environmental Health by email only since April 1, 2026 (County of Santa Clara, checked Oct 18, 2026).

Commercial permit notes for Santa Clara County

Permit office: County of Santa Clara Department of Planning and Development, Permit Center

In unincorporated Santa Clara County, a new non-residential use needs a planning land-use application before the building permit.

Source: County of Santa Clara, Department of Planning and Development, checked Oct 18, 2026

The County Fire Marshal's Office reviews building plans for fire and life safety in most unincorporated areas, and handles sprinkler, alarm and hazmat permits separately: (408) 341-4420.

Source: County of Santa Clara, Department of Planning and Development, checked Oct 18, 2026

A new or remodeled food facility needs a plan check by the County Department of Environmental Health: scaled plans with equipment and finish schedules, hood counts, the menu and spec sheets. Since April 1, 2026, packets go by email only, to dehplancheck@deh.sccgov.org.

Source: County of Santa Clara, Department of Environmental Health, checked Oct 18, 2026

Environmental Health starts review only once the packet is complete and paid, and it can take up to 20 business days. A deli kiosk or coffee bar inside a larger store needs its own plan check.

Source: County of Santa Clara, Department of Environmental Health, checked Oct 18, 2026

After approval, Environmental Health inspects three times (framing and plumbing, finishes, then working equipment), booked at 408-918-3400. The permit to operate is billed after the final.

Source: County of Santa Clara, Department of Environmental Health, checked Oct 18, 2026

Questions about hiring a commercial GC in Santa Clara County

How many commercial general contractors are in Santa Clara County?

3,785 active B licenses list Santa Clara County as the business location in CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026. We don't have permit data for Santa Clara County 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 Santa Clara County.

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