FAQ Questions About Our Company: Licensing, Capabilities & South Florida Standards

Planet Construction is privately owned and operated under the direct qualifying authority of Genti Kraja (known professionally as John). Unlike contracting brokerages that hire "rent-a-license" qualifiers who never step foot on the job site, John is the active qualifying licensee of record for Planet Construction.

Holding dual Florida licenses, Certified General Contractor (CGC1517295) and Certified Roofing Contractor (CCC1329271), John personally executes building department pull-permits, verifies engineering compliance with the Florida Building Code (FBC), and conducts on-site quality control inspections across our commercial, residential, and structural rehabilitation projects.

In Florida, construction licensing is strictly enforced by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). Planet Construction holds the highest statewide license tiers granted by the State of Florida:

• Certified General Contractor (CGC1517295): Authorizes unlimited structural construction, multi-story building erection, commercial tenant build-outs, and heavy concrete restoration without height or square-footage limits.
• Certified Roofing Contractor (CCC1329271): Authorizes commercial flat roof systems (TPO, PVC, modified bitumen), standing seam architectural metal, structural concrete deck roofing, and tile replacements in High-Velocity Hurricane Zones (HVHZ).
• Certified Solar Contractor (CVC57244): Authorizes structural solar roof integrations and renewable power installations.
• Smart Roofing Affiliate (CCC1332840): Dedicated roofing operational division.

All licenses are current, active, and fully verifiable on the official Florida DBPR online portal (MyFloridaLicense.com). We also maintain comprehensive General Liability insurance, full statutory Workers’ Compensation coverage, and bonding capacity.

Planet Construction provides turnkey general contracting organized into six specialized field divisions:

While our state certified licenses authorize operations throughout all 67 Florida counties, our primary service footprint is focused on Tri-County South Florida:

• Broward County: Fort Lauderdale (Corporate HQ), Pompano Beach, Hollywood, Weston, Plantation, Coral Springs, Sunrise, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Hallandale Beach.
• Palm Beach County: Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Island.
• Miami-Dade County: Aventura, North Miami, Sunny Isles, Miami Beach, Downtown Miami, Coral Gables, Doral.

Our corporate headquarters, equipment yard, and main staging facility are located at 1500 NE 51st St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334. This central location gives our project superintendents and 24/7 emergency response crews rapid highway access via I-95, Florida’s Turnpike, and US-1.

One of Planet Construction's most decisive competitive advantages is our direct workforce model. In our core disciplines, commercial flat roofing, concrete spall demolition and repair, structural waterproofing, and impact glazing installation, we deploy our own trained, experienced in-house tradesmen and company-owned equipment.

This direct employment model eliminates the costly markups, communication breakdowns, and finger-pointing common with general contractors who simply sub-contract 100% of the project scope to third parties. For highly regulated technical scopes, such as structural engineering plan development, threshold building inspections, and MEP (mechanical/electrical/plumbing) tie-ins, we partner directly with licensed Florida Professional Engineers (PE) and certified subcontractors who operate under our direct contract management.

South Florida features the most stringent building codes in the United States due to the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) amendments. Every structural repair, roof replacement, and impact window installation requires mandatory permitting.

Planet Construction manages the entire permitting lifecycle in-house:

1. Pre-Application Preparation: We assemble architectural drawings, structural engineering calculations, product approvals (Miami-Dade NOAs and Florida Product Approvals), and energy calculations.
2. Jurisdiction Submission: We file permits directly through the appropriate municipal portal (City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County ePermits, City of Boca Raton, Miami-Dade Building Department, etc.).
3. Plan Review & Comment Resolution: Our engineering team addresses plan examiner questions promptly to prevent project bottlenecks.
4. Milestone Inspections: We coordinate all required municipal inspections (e.g., in-progress concrete rebar tie inspections, roof dry-in inspections, structural fastening inspections).
5. Certificate of Completion: We deliver final closed permits and Certificates of Occupancy/Completion to the property owner or HOA board.

Enacted following the Champlain Towers collapse, Florida Senate Bill 4-D (SB 4-D) and its subsequent revisions mandate building safety recertifications and Structural Integrity Reserve Studies (SIRS) for all condominium and cooperative associations with buildings reaching three stories or higher.

Under SB 4-D, buildings must complete a Milestone Inspection at 30 years of age (or at 25 years if located within three miles of the coastline), and every 10 years thereafter.

Planet Construction partners with condominium associations, property management companies (CAMs), and engineering firms to execute the necessary remedial construction scopes:

• Phase 1 Visual Remediation: Immediate repairs to surface cracking, corroded rebar, spalled concrete, and balcony edge degradation.
• Phase 2 Structural Execution: Turnkey execution of engineer-mandated shoring, concrete chipping to ICRI 310.1R standards, rebar splicing or replacement, cathodic protection, and structural mortar application.
• Building Envelope Sealing: Exterior waterproof elastomeric coatings and window perimeter sealants to halt water penetration into post-tension tendons and structural columns.
• HOA Phasing & Occupant Protection: We organize work by building stacks and vertical drops to minimize disruption to unit owners while maintaining safety barriers and pedestrian walkways.

As a state-certified roofing contractor (CCC1329271), Planet Construction installs and restores all major commercial and residential roofing assemblies engineered for HVHZ 175+ MPH wind speeds:

• Commercial Flat Roofs (TPO & PVC): 60-mil and 80-mil single-ply thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) heat-welded membranes with high solar reflectance index (SRI) ratings.
• Modified Bitumen Systems: Multi-ply SBS and APP torch-down or self-adhered systems with granule-surfaced cap sheets for heavy-traffic commercial decks.
• Standing Seam Architectural Metal: Concealed-fastener 0.040" aluminum and 24-gauge Galvalume metal roofing offering maximum corrosion resistance against coastal marine salt spray.
• Concrete & Spanish Clay Tile: High-profile barrel tile and flat architectural tile installed with mechanical fasteners and foam adhesive adhering to TAS 101/102 test protocols.
• Restorative Fluid-Applied Silicone Coatings: High-solids silicone roof restoration membranes that seal aging flat roofs, extend service life by 10-15 years, and qualify for 100% tax write-offs in the installation year.

We stand behind every square foot of construction we complete. Our warranty package provides two distinct layers of protection:

1. Planet Construction Workmanship Guarantee: A comprehensive, written contractor warranty covering all labor, installation methods, and structural workmanship. Should any issue arise within the warranty period, our crews return and rectify it at zero cost to the client.
2. Manufacturer System Warranties (NDL): Because we are certified by premier building material manufacturers (including Carlisle SynTec, GAF Commercial, Firestone Building Products, Tremco, Sika, and PGT), we can offer No Dollar Limit (NDL) warranties ranging from 15 to 30 years. Under an NDL warranty, the manufacturer guarantees 100% of repair costs without depreciation or monetary caps.

We believe in direct, prompt communication. Whether you need a structural engineering consultation, a 40-year milestone assessment, or an itemized commercial roofing bid, reaching our team is straightforward: