Punta Gorda, Charlotte County
Put the property address at the top of your Punta Gorda project notes. It anchors the permit inquiry and gives each contractor the same location to inspect. From there, use the recorded activity below to compare job types and prepare a clear request for dock, boat lift or seawall work.
Punta Gorda permits are not tracked yet; the ranking uses the nearest collected records, Cape Coral and Lee County. Order reflects permit activity, not quality. Check the license and compare quotes for your project.
| 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. Charlotte 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)
Check that the quoted category matches the work you intend to hire for. A canopy, a separate lift and a dock with a lift are distinct scopes. The contractor must inspect your Punta Gorda shoreline before pricing the job at your home.
| 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 proposal labeled lift work needs more detail before you compare it. Ask whether it covers motors and cables, a different capacity or a canopy. If the dock changes too, have those items described separately. Use capacity in pounds so each contractor is responding to the same request. A quote with surrounding structural work included cannot be compared directly to equipment work alone. The useful comparison starts with those written details, followed by each contractor's price.
The cost table includes a median declared permit value of $45,000 for combined dock-and-lift projects in Cape Coral and Lee County. That is a summary of filings, not a Punta Gorda invoice or price for your home. Use the category to frame questions about what a combined project includes. You still need the size of the dock, wood or composite decking, piling work and removal described after someone has inspected the proposed work location.
Wall work also needs its own description. Ask the contractor to explain whether it proposes repair or replacement, what length is involved and which material it would use. Concrete and vinyl panels are common choices. Access and removal of the old wall can change the work involved, so keep them in the written scope. If you are comparing wall work alongside a lift project, do not let the overall total hide what is included for either structure.
The City of Punta Gorda is the permit office listed for this page. Confirm the property and proposed work with the city. Your hired contractor pulls the permit, while you keep the number and check the record before the final payment.
Permit office: City of Punta Gorda
Your contractor pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address in the office's public permit search.
Punta Gorda is in Charlotte County, and the city is the named permit office here. Keep that distinction clear when discussing the job. Give the office your address and ask how to find the property's permit record. Once the contractor obtains a permit, save its number with the project description. That gives you a way to identify your construction paperwork without treating a nearby town's permit process as the process for your own home.
Before construction, ask the contractor what current requirements apply to its proposed scope. The contractor doing the work handles the permit. If you instead choose an owner-builder permit for your own home, Florida puts the contractor's responsibilities on you. Keep the arrangement clear in the contract conversation. A table showing a contractor's activity elsewhere does not tell you which application or supporting documents your Punta Gorda project needs, so the local permit inquiry remains a separate step.
For larger Florida jobs, ask about the Notice of Commencement that is recorded with the county before work starts and posted at the site. Discuss completion paperwork at the same time. Make the last payment conditional on checking the permit's final. Retain the final record with the contract and written scope changes. That leaves you with a clear trail from the job you accepted through the work's final inspection, instead of relying only on the finished structure.
Check the company name and license before turning a permit count into a hiring decision. Job mix and finaled share help you read activity. Three written proposals for the same Punta Gorda scope give you something concrete to compare after the site visits.
Stokes Marine has 143 tracked permits. License number CBC1262379 appears on its Lee County permits. That is a recorded identifier you can use when checking the Florida license through myfloridalicense.com. It is not a reason to skip the check or a statement about work quality. For any contractor you plan to hire, compare the identity in the proposed contract with the license record you find and resolve questions about the name before signing.
Next, look at the work behind the total. Stokes Marine's recorded mix includes 47 combined dock-and-lift permits and 43 docks. A wall proposal calls for looking at seawall activity as well. Finaled share adds the permit-status view: it counts passed finals in Cape Coral and closures with certificates of completion in Lee County. Read those measures together. They describe tracked work and its recorded closure, while your proposal describes the job being offered at your address.
Select up to 3 contractors in the form and they will contact you for a look at the job. Put the same project description in front of each one. After the visits, compare written proposals for the same decking, pilings, lift equipment or wall panels. Your chosen contractor sets the price and takes care of the contract, permit and construction. If a quote changes the original scope, ask for that change to be identified so it stays visible in the comparison.
Use the actual water conditions at your Punta Gorda property to guide the inspection. A contractor needs to see the wall, pilings and lift in their setting. Nearby Port Charlotte and North Fort Myers pages can suggest questions, but your job needs its own description.
When describing your lot, identify whether the structure fronts a canal or another stretch of water. Explain the conditions you observe rather than using Gulf access as a general label. Salt, sun, barnacles and boat wakes can wear pilings and lift parts. Ask the contractor to inspect the components that concern you and explain which are included in the proposed work. That turns a general waterfront conversation into a set of questions tied to the structure.
An older seawall deserves attention beside a dock or lift proposal. If you see cracks, leaning or loss of fill, document where they occur and show the visiting contractor. Storms can prompt rebuilding across the region, but the proposal should still respond to your observations at this property. Request separate descriptions where the contractor proposes separate tasks. You can then see how the wall scope relates to work at the deck and lift rather than grouping everything under shoreline repairs.
The dataset does not count Punta Gorda ZIP codes. That means there is no ZIP-based town total behind the displayed table. Use your address for the city inquiry and the site visit. Port Charlotte, Rotonda and North Fort Myers appear among the nearby links; they give you other pages to read without defining the work at your lot. Keep the current structure, intended use and access route in your notes as you compare the questions those pages raise.
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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The address identifies the property for both the contractor's visit and the permit inquiry. The City of Punta Gorda is the permit office listed here. Ask how to locate your job record by address, then keep the issued permit number to follow the work through the final.
Its 143 tracked permits include docks, combined dock-and-lift work and other marine categories. Those records describe activity, not the quality of a proposed Punta Gorda installation. Read the scope note, check the license and compare quotes with equipment and structural work clearly identified.
No. The cost table distinguishes canopies from boat lifts and combined projects. Ask the contractor to specify capacity, motors, cables, canopy and structural work as applicable. Only a site visit and a written proposal can establish the scope and price offered for your home.
Use myfloridalicense.com and check the contractor named in the proposed agreement. A license number appearing on tracked permits is an identifier, not a substitute for your check. Resolve differences between the contract name and the record before deciding which written quote to accept.
Describe the whole request and choose up to 3 contractors. They will contact you to look at it. Keep the lift and seawall tasks distinct in the description, then ask for written quotes that show what each contractor includes for both parts of the project.
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