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Commercial general contractors in Santa Clara, CA

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

Checked Oct 18, 2026 Verify live on CSLB

25 Santa Clara GCs

2

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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3

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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4

Robert A Bothman Construction

Legal name: Robert A Bothman Inc · Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 43 yrs

Active · B · #440332 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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7

J & J Acoustics Inc

Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 41 yrs

Active · B · #469448 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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9

B P - Pak Inc

Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 40 yrs

Active · B · #498463 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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11

Citation Homes Central

Legal name: SCS Development Co · Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 37 yrs

Active · B · #563840 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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12

Admond Construction Inc

Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 36 yrs

Active · B · #600722 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

Workers' comp policy ends Oct 27, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.

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16

Y V Construction

Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 34 yrs

Active · B · #648432 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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19

Increte West Inc

Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 31 yrs

Active · B · #697859 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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23

H K Avery Construction

Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 28 yrs

Active · B · #748699 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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24

F T G Builders Inc

Based in Santa Clara

workers’ comp insured · licensed 28 yrs

Active · B · #754647 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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Other classes on these cards: A = General Engineering, C-2 = Insulation and Acoustical, C-8 = Concrete, C-9 = Drywall, C-12 = Earthwork and Paving, C-15 = Flooring and Floor Covering, C-17 = Glazing, C-21 = Building Moving, Demolition, C-27 = Landscaping, C-29 = Masonry, C-33 = Painting and Decorating, C-35 = Lathing and Plastering, C-47 = General Manufactured Housing, C-50 = Reinforcing Steel, D-04, D-06, D-21 = Machinery and Pumps, HAZ = Hazardous Substance Removal.

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

302 active B licenses list Santa Clara as their business city in the CSLB file dated Oct 16, 2026, and 154 of them carry a workers' comp policy. Santa Clara tenant improvements can use expedited review, a 90-minute hybrid meeting on Wednesday or Thursday, for 50% more in plan review fees; apply on the portal at least a week ahead (City of Santa Clara Building Division, checked Oct 18, 2026).

Commercial permit notes for Santa Clara

Permit office: City of Santa Clara Permit Center (Building Division)

Fire plan check for a Santa Clara build-out goes to the Fire Department's Community Risk Reduction Division (408-615-4970), which takes applications online only.

Source: City of Santa Clara, Fire Department, checked Oct 18, 2026

Tenant improvements can use expedited review, a 90-minute hybrid meeting on Wednesday or Thursday, for 50% more in plan review fees. Apply on the portal at least a week ahead.

Source: City of Santa Clara, Building Division, checked Oct 18, 2026

Overtime plan review is offered for limited-scope tenant improvements, but it covers building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing only. The Fire Department's overtime review needs its own request form.

Source: City of Santa Clara, Building Division, checked Oct 18, 2026

Every business in Santa Clara files a New Business Tax Affidavit and pays a Business License Tax based on headcount. A business at a Santa Clara address must include a Planning zoning clearance (Business Tax Unit: 408-615-2310).

Source: City of Santa Clara, Finance Department, checked Oct 18, 2026

You can't occupy the space until the final inspections pass, and they must all be scheduled for the same day. An open Fire Department or Public Works condition holds up the building final.

Source: City of Santa Clara, Building Division, checked Oct 18, 2026

Questions about hiring a commercial GC in Santa Clara

How many commercial general contractors are in Santa Clara?

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

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