Rotonda, Charlotte County
Decide what you want to keep before asking someone to replace the waterfront structure. For a Rotonda dock or seawall project, that means listing the parts you want inspected and the changes you want quoted. Use the table to compare recorded work, then take a precise request into each contractor visit.
Rotonda has no collected permits in this dataset. Cape Coral and Lee County are the ranking's source, the nearest records we track. It ranks activity rather than quality: 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. 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)
Ask for repair and replacement descriptions before comparing their totals. Keeping existing pilings and rebuilding the whole dock are different amounts of work. A contractor who sees your Rotonda shoreline must explain the proposed scope and provide the price for your job.
| 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.
You can ask a contractor to quote options without deciding in advance what condition the structure is in. Describe the parts you hope to keep, then ask for an explanation after inspection. If a proposal retains the pilings, have that stated. If it removes the whole dock, have the removal and new work described. The options can then be compared honestly as different scopes, with each price coming from the contractor rather than a regional average.
For recorded seawall work in Cape Coral and Lee County, the median declared permit value is $20,000. It is a value filed on permits, not a Rotonda bill or a price for your wall. The table gives the other categories beside it so you can distinguish wall work from decking and lift equipment. A contractor still needs to inspect the wall, discuss its length and panels, and identify what removal and access the proposal includes.
If you add a lift to the request, keep its capacity in pounds and its components visible in the scope. Motors, cables and a canopy are separate details to discuss. For the dock, compare the same size and decking material. For the wall, compare the stated length and concrete or vinyl panels. Ask how old material will be removed and how the work area will be reached. Matching those details makes a written price comparison useful after the visits.
Charlotte County is the starting point for a Rotonda permit inquiry. Ask how to locate your address in its permit records. The contractor you hire pulls the permit, and you keep its number so the final can be checked before the last payment.
Permit office: Charlotte County
Your contractor pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address in the office's public permit search.
Ask the contractor to confirm the current requirements for the exact work it proposes in Rotonda. A repair option and a wider replacement option describe different projects, so keep the accepted description clear in the paperwork. The contractor pulls the permit for the work it does. Get the issued number before the job starts and retain it with the signed proposal. That lets you identify the project without relying on a contractor name that can appear on many records.
To look up the job, ask Charlotte County how to search using your property's address. Use the permit number as well once you have it. Check that you have the record tied to your location and proposed work. The recorded activity on this page is useful for comparisons, but it does not supply the application process for your own permit. Keep the county inquiry tied to your project rather than copying a procedure from a neighboring town's example.
Bring up the Notice of Commencement during the start-of-work discussion. Larger Florida jobs use this document recorded with the county before work and posted at the site. At completion, check that the permit shows the final inspection before making the last payment. Ask for help finding the record if you need it. A retained piling, rebuilt dock or repaired wall should sit within a documented scope, and the final record belongs with that scope when the job is done.
Start by identifying the recorded work closest to the task you need. Total permits, category counts and finaled share describe different parts of that activity. Check the license at myfloridalicense.com, then gather three written quotes using the same Rotonda project description.
Hickcox Brothers Marine has 75 tracked permits, including 24 docks and 13 lift covers or canopies. That mix offers a specific example of why categories matter. A canopy request is different from replacing an entire wall. Use the counts to decide what questions to bring to the visit, not to judge the quality of a proposal. The table identifies recorded activity; the written scope must show how the contractor would address your structure.
Make the license check before you accept a quote. Use myfloridalicense.com and the identity of the company in the proposed agreement. Then read finaled share with the permit counts. In this dataset, the finaled designation covers Cape Coral permits that passed final inspection and Lee County permits closed with a certificate of completion. It describes recorded closure. Neither that share nor a large total tells you what should be kept or replaced at your Rotonda property.
The quote form lets you pick up to 3 contractors, and they will contact you to look at the work. Give them the same list of retained parts, requested changes and observed problems. Compare their written scopes after the inspections, asking for missing items to be clarified. The contractor you select handles the contract and actual price as well as the permit and construction. Keep any accepted change with the original scope so the final description remains understandable.
For Rotonda work, describe the structure beside your own water and how you use it. Charlotte County is the county and listed permit office. Nearby Englewood and Port Charlotte examples can help frame questions, but they cannot define your shoreline project.
Begin the visit at the structure you already have. Point out which parts you use, what has changed and what you want the contractor to inspect. If the dock sits on a canal, describe that water setting directly. Tell the contractor about wakes or salt exposure where you observe them. Do not borrow conditions from another waterfront example just because it looks similar in a photo. The proposed work needs to answer the conditions at your Rotonda lot.
An older wall can show a crack, lean or loss of fill while the dock surface still looks usable. Ask for those observations to be addressed separately. Regional storms drive rebuilding, but the contractor should explain what it proposes to retain and replace at your property. Photograph the areas you want discussed before arranging visits. Giving each contractor the same observations makes it easier to compare explanations when one proposes a repair and another proposes a larger rebuild.
No Rotonda ZIP codes have been counted for this page. The table therefore does not establish activity in a particular Rotonda neighborhood. Use your full property location when requesting the visit or asking Charlotte County about the permit. Englewood, North Port and Port Charlotte are among the nearby links. Read those pages for additional project questions, then keep the actual structures, water conditions and work area at your lot as the basis for the scope.
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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Describe what you want inspected and what you hope to keep. Ask the contractor to explain its findings and write separate scopes for the options it proposes. Compare like work across the written quotes, with each contractor providing the price after seeing the property.
The tracked mix includes docks, combined dock-and-lift work and lift covers or canopies. That helps frame questions for those categories. It does not establish workmanship. Read the scope note above the table, check the license and compare quotes for the specific Rotonda structure involved.
No. It summarizes declared permit values for tracked projects. Your contractor needs to inspect the wall and describe its proposed length, materials, removal and access. The written quote for that inspected scope supplies the job price, while the table provides background about recorded work.
The hired contractor pulls the permit, with Charlotte County as the listed office for Rotonda. Request its number before construction and save it. Check the record for the final before the last payment, and ask about the Notice of Commencement on a larger job.
Use the form to choose up to 3 contractors and describe the work you want inspected. They will contact you to look at it. Send everyone the same request, then compare written scopes for retained structure, removal, new materials and equipment before selecting a proposal.
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