Englewood, Sarasota County
Before you call about an Englewood dock, settle which county handles the property. Englewood sits on the Sarasota and Charlotte county line. Use the permit office guidance here alongside contractor activity and declared permit values to build your call list. Bring the same description of the job to every shoreline appointment.
The ranking draws on Cape Coral and Lee County, our nearest tracked records; Englewood permits have not been collected. It measures activity, so check the license and compare quotes.
| 1 | Honc Docks & Lifts | 284 | 130 | 59 | 69 | 26 | 302 | $37,500 | 65% |
| 2 | WB Williamson Bros | 281 | 94 | 75 | 93 | 19 | 294 | $31,600 | 68% |
| 3 | Williamson and Sons Marine Construction | 234 | 0 | 8 | 226 | 0 | 234 | $16,000 | 71% |
| 4 | Stokes Marine | 121 | 47 | 43 | 5 | 26 | 143 | $40,000 | 66% |
| 5 | Rusnell Marine Construction | 91 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 95 | $29,400 | 71% |
| 6 | Crocker Marine Services | 86 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 95 | $42,800 | 34% |
| 7 | Hickcox Brothers Marine | 60 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 75 | $28,000 | 52% |
| 8 | Hawley Construction | 58 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 64 | $24,200 | 70% |
| 9 | Honc Marine Contracting | 58 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 58 | $33,500 | 66% |
| 10 | Aquamarine Construction | 42 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 46 | $31,000 | 80% |
| 11 | Hooker Marine Construction | 39 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 39 | $30,200 | 77% |
| 12 | Mauney Marine Construction | 36 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 38 | $25,000 | 61% |
Source: City of Cape Coral and Lee County permit records, the nearest marine permit records we track. Sarasota County permits are not in this ranking yet. Ranked by dock, boat lift and seawall permits issued or filed Nov 2025 - Oct 2026; all marine permits also counts lift covers and other marine work. Median job = the median value declared on the contractor's dock, lift and seawall permits here. Finaled = share of all its permits that passed final inspection or closed. How we rank.
284 dock, lift and seawall permits in Cape Coral + Lee County
Where it works most: Cape Coral (227), Lee County (57), Cypress Lake (8), North Fort Myers (7)
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281 dock, lift and seawall permits in Cape Coral + Lee County
Where it works most: Cape Coral (213), Lee County (48), Cypress Lake (12), North Fort Myers (9)
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234 dock, lift and seawall permits in Cape Coral + Lee County
Where it works most: Cape Coral (219), Lee County (8), Cypress Lake (3), Iona (2)
Removal can change the scope before new material reaches the water. Tell bidders what is already attached to your Englewood dock or seawall, which pieces you hope to retain and how the work area can be reached from your property.
| Job | Median permit value | Middle half of jobs | Permits | Data from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock + boat lift | $45,000 | $29,600 - $64,800 | 618 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
| Dock | $24,000 | $12,500 - $40,000 | 493 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
| Seawall | $20,000 | $14,000 - $33,000 | 545 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
| Boat lift | $16,600 | $8,360 - $25,200 | 176 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
| Lift cover or canopy | $2,490 | $2,280 - $6,280 | 475 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
Values are what contractors declared on public permits (job value at filing). They are local averages for information, not a quote: only a contractor who sees your shoreline can price your job.
Seawalls in Cape Coral and Lee County: a median of $240 per linear foot on 417 permits that state a length (middle half $184-$375); the typical wall was 80 feet.
A dock that needs new boards is a different project from a dock that needs new pilings. Make bidders state which structure they intend to reuse and what they inspected before reaching that decision. Wood and composite are common decking choices. Ask for the same choice in each written quote, with alternatives shown separately, so a material change does not hide a change in the amount of work.
For a seawall, ask where the proposed work begins and ends. The regional seawall median is $20,000 in value declared on permits, not an Englewood replacement price. Your wall's length, panel choice, cap, demolition and access still need inspection. A complete replacement proposal should describe those items. A repair proposal should identify the specific part being repaired and explain what remains outside its scope.
Bring the boat information when you discuss a lift. Capacity, motors, cables and an optional canopy belong in the equipment description, rather than in assumptions left for later. If the dock and lift will be changed together, request a scope covering both. Only a contractor who has looked at the shoreline can price the actual work. An amount declared on somebody else's permit cannot answer those site questions.
Your Englewood permit office is Sarasota County or Charlotte County, depending on the property. Give the contractor the job address first. Get the office and permit responsibility settled in the written scope before demolition or installation begins at the water.
Permit office: Sarasota County or Charlotte County (Englewood sits on the county line)
Your contractor pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address in the office's public permit search.
Do not carry a permit answer from an Englewood neighbor across the county line without checking your own parcel. Start with the address and ask the relevant county office how to find its permit history. Request the project number from the contractor before work starts. An old dock permit can help frame a question about the existing structure, but it does not stand in for the permit covering new work.
The finish matters as much as the filing. Have the contractor explain how you will check the final inspection on the permit record, and make that check before your last payment. Keep a copy of the number and the project description so you are checking the right work. A completed deck surface, an operating lift and a closed permit are separate things to verify at handover.
For larger jobs, Florida uses a Notice of Commencement recorded with the county before construction and posted at the job site. Ask how it will be handled for this property. The contractor pulls permits for the work it performs. Pulling an owner-builder permit for your home instead means taking on contractor responsibilities yourself, so do not treat that paperwork as a casual substitute for the hired contractor's role.
An Englewood shortlist should fit the structure you need to change. Read the job categories and finaled share beside each permit total, then ask focused questions about your dock, lift or wall. A larger count does not decide who you should hire.
Stokes Marine's tracked work includes 43 dock permits and 26 boat lift permits. That mix gives a homeowner planning lift work something specific to ask about. If your problem is instead a wall losing fill, read the seawall column before building your list. The contractor cards already show totals; your next step is to connect the category to the work you can point to at your own property.
Use myfloridalicense.com to check the person or company you are about to hire. A company name in a table is not a completed license check. Also read the finaled share: the dataset uses passed final inspection for Cape Coral and a certificate of completion for Lee County. Ask how the contractor will bring your Englewood permit to its final, and record that responsibility in the contract discussion.
Give each bidder the same photos and written description, including the county, access route and equipment you want. Compare three quotes line by line before accepting one. Through the quote form, pick up to 3 and they will contact you to look at the job. You then agree directly with the chosen contractor on the contract and price; that contractor handles permitting and the work as well.
Use Englewood as the location for the appointment, then describe the water at your particular lot. The county boundary is a known local distinction here. Water exposure, existing structures and access need the same attention when you explain the project.
At a saltwater property, show the lift cables, motors and pilings as well as the deck. Sun, salt and barnacles wear exposed parts, and boat wakes add movement at the dock. If your water conditions differ, say so in the request. Do not use a broad Gulf access description in place of explaining the water beside your Englewood home and how you use the boat there.
Storm rebuilding can bring several wishes into the same conversation. You might need to replace damaged boards and also want a different lift arrangement. Write those as separate tasks so you can see what is necessary for the repair and what is an added improvement. For an older seawall, include photos from behind the cap, where missing fill or movement can be easier to describe than from the dock.
Rotonda and South Venice are nearby places listed on this page. If you own or are comparing properties in those towns as well, carry the same project questions with you but check each address separately. Englewood's county-line issue makes that habit especially useful. Keep the county office, permit number and written scope together for each property so information from one shoreline does not get attached to another job.
We count the marine permits each contractor pulled, from the city and county permit offices' public records.
The contractor named on the permit gets the credit. You can look up any permit by address yourself.
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Englewood sits on the county line, so the permit office can be Sarasota County or Charlotte County. Confirm the property's county with the job address before starting the permit discussion. The contractor doing the work pulls the permit and should give you its number before construction starts.
The $20,000 seawall figure is a regional median declared permit value. It describes filed projects and is not an invoice or a quote for your wall. Ask a contractor to inspect the length, cap, panels and access before pricing the repair or replacement you actually need.
The table shows Honc Docks & Lifts with 302 tracked permits. Read that count together with its project categories. Permit volume is evidence of activity, not a judgment about an Englewood project. Make your own license check and compare the same scope in the written quotes.
Include the boat details, the dock you already have and the parts you plan to replace. Ask for lift capacity, motors, cables and any canopy to be named in the proposal. Tell the bidder how to reach the work area so the site visit covers access as well as equipment.
Keep the number supplied by the contractor and ask the county handling your address how to retrieve the record. Use the property address when asking for permit history. Check the final inspection information on the job's permit before making your final payment to the contractor.
Select up to 3 contractors and they will contact you to look at the job. State which county your Englewood property is in and describe the structure involved. The contractor you hire supplies the written price and takes responsibility for the contract, permit and construction.
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