Pay Per Lead Services in Miami-Dade County, FL for General Contractors

Miami-Dade's construction year has two halves, and the line between them is weather. NWS Miami's record puts the median start of the summer rainy season at May 21 and the end at October 17, with about 69% of the year's rain falling inside it (Source: weather.gov). Owners who plan a remodel try to have the roof, windows and exterior openings closed before late May; owners who did not plan are calling in August with water in the house.

Before the season the enquiries are planned and budgeted: a kitchen and bath remodel in a Coral Gables or Miami Gardens house built around the county's 1980 median year, an addition in Homestead, a full interior renovation of a Miami Beach condo unit, a garage conversion in Hialeah where a family needs another bedroom (Source: censusreporter.org). These callers have time to compare bids, and they will.

During and after a storm the enquiries are repairs with an insurer involved, and where in the county they come from depends on the evacuation map. Miami-Dade ranks its storm-surge zones from A, threatened by a Category 1, to E, threatened only by a Category 5, and calls surge the greatest threat to life and property in a hurricane (Source: miamidade.gov). A modest storm can flood Zone A neighbourhoods while inland neighbourhoods see wind damage only, and the work differs accordingly: gutted ground floors on one side, roof, window and soffit repair on the other.

Two licences, sometimes three

Florida's Construction Industry Licensing Board licenses general contractors, and the licence number has to appear on every offer, bid, contract and advertisement under s. 489.119 (Source: flsenate.gov). Miami-Dade then adds its own layer: the county's Contractor Licensing Section and Construction Trades Qualifying Board license contractors and tradesmen working in the county, and state-certified contractors can take a voluntary county registration that eases permitting in unincorporated Miami-Dade (Source: miamidade.gov). The county stopped issuing 53 specialty licence categories after July 1, 2023 under state preemption, painting among them, so for those trades the county card is no longer the question. Roofing components on any job also need a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, a product approval for the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, filed with the permit. A remodel that touches the roof brings that paperwork with it.

Who gets screened out

Renters, 465,971 households, calling about a landlord's repair. Owners of some of the 119,572 units not occupied who want a number by phone and have no plan to sign. Casual work under the $2,500 state exemption threshold, which a handyman can take. And storm callers who have not yet filed a claim and want you to tell them what it is worth.

The Florida rule for a general contractor taking leads in Miami-Dade County: A general contractor is licensed by the DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board as a contractor whose services are unlimited as to the type of work he or she may do (building and residential categories are limited by building type); casual or minor work under $2,500 in aggregate contract price is exempt from licensing unless the person advertises as a contractor, and the licence number must appear in advertising (s. 489.119) (Source: flsenate.gov).

Miami-Dade County, for a general contractor working these leads: Contractors and tradesmen working in Miami-Dade County are licensed by Miami-Dade County's Contractor Licensing Section, with the Construction Trades Qualifying Board holding authority over the licences and their scopes; the county also offers a voluntary registration so state-certified contractors working in unincorporated Miami-Dade can get permits more easily (Source: miamidade.gov).

Worth knowing as a general contractor buying leads in Miami-Dade County: Under Florida Statutes s. 489.119(5) the certification or registration number of each contractor must appear in each offer of services, bid, contract and advertisement, and the board issues a notice of noncompliance and then fines for contractors who advertise without it (Source: flsenate.gov).

Leads go only to general contractors who can lawfully take the job in Miami-Dade County.

Places in Miami-Dade County the general contractor lead campaign covers, as the source lists them: Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, Miami Beach, Homestead, Doral, North Miami, Coral Gables (the eight most populous municipalities by 2020 population).

County seat on the general contractor lead map for Miami-Dade County: Miami.

The same pay per lead service for general contractors in the counties next to Miami-Dade County: General contractors in Broward County, General contractors in Palm Beach County.

Other trades we run leads for in Miami-Dade County: Locksmiths, Roofers, HVAC & Air Conditioning Companies, Plumbers, Mobile Mechanics, Painters, Exterminators & Pest Control, Property Management Companies.

Miami-Dade County is one of the 64 counties we cover for general contractors, and every one is listed on the General Contractors pay per lead index.