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They run the project from start to finish. That means pricing, permits, hiring and scheduling the trades, ordering materials, booking inspections and checking the finished work against the plans, so you deal with one company instead of six.

For most projects, yes. Utah requires a license for general contracting work over $3,000, and building work falls under DOPL’s B100. Any contractor’s license can be looked up on the DOPL website in a couple of minutes.

At least $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, which became the DOPL minimum on April 20, 2026. Contractors with employees also need workers’ compensation.

Check the license, the insurance certificate and a few recent local jobs you can go see. The best general contracting pick is usually the one that hands you a written scope and timeline before it asks for a deposit. A low bid with vague line items has a habit of growing once the walls are open.

Small tenant finishes can wrap in a few weeks, while larger shop or warehouse buildouts often take two to four months. Permit review and inspection dates cause most of the swing, so we submit early.

Yes. Polishing, coatings, overlays and sealing were our first trade, and as your general contracting partner we schedule every other trade around that work.

A general contractor is the person or company hired to manage a construction project from start to finish. They price the job, pull permits, hire and schedule the subcontractors (electricians, plumbers, framers, roofers), order materials and book inspections. They also answer to you if something goes wrong, so you deal with one company instead of chasing six different trades.

Most GCs get paid in stages. You’ll usually put down a deposit, then pay as the job hits set milestones such as foundation, framing, rough-ins and final walkthrough. The price comes in one of three ways: a fixed bid for the whole job, cost-plus (the actual cost of labor and materials plus a markup or fee), or time and materials. That markup covers the contractor’s overhead and profit, and it’s often somewhere around 10% to 20% of the job cost depending on project size and risk.

You apply through the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC). The business has to name a qualifying party, someone with at least four years of hands-on or managerial building experience who passes the Statutes and Rules exam plus a trade exam. For commercial B-1 and B-2 licenses, the NASCLA Commercial General Building exam can replace the Arizona trade exam. If you’re an LLC or corporation, you’ll need to be registered and in good standing with the Arizona Corporation Commission first. Then you file a surety bond, pass a background check and pay the fees, which come to $780 for the general commercial classes. The license is good for two years before renewal.

The closest government figure is for construction managers, whose median pay in the U.S. is $114,990 a year according to May 2025 BLS data. Location changes that number a lot. In the Worcester, Massachusetts area, for example, the median runs about 22% higher at $140,570. GCs who own their company don’t earn a salary in the same way. Their income depends on how many jobs they finish each year and the margin they keep on each one, so a small residential outfit and a commercial firm can be far apart.