CSLB B · 40 mile service radius

Public records that point to general building work.

63 general contracting jobs hit the public record in the Sacramento area in the last 30 days, counted with the same rules that build a customer's alerts.

Approved at planning, unbuilt for a year: the entitlement-to-GC window. Read the filing stage, the work and the companies named before deciding whether it fits your next job.

Licensed by the California State License Board (CSLB B).

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Find the part of the job that fits your trade.

  • Read the stage first. An application describes intended work; an issued permit records an approval. Neither establishes that a contractor package remains open or that construction has started.
  • Look for complementary work. A project may need related trades at different points. Use the timing rules below as a reason to investigate, then confirm the actual scope and schedule.
  • Build repeat contractor relationships. When a record names a contractor, its permit history can help you understand the kind of work that business takes on. A recurring buyer can matter more than a single address.

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The short answer

What fires an alert for general building.

The CSLB B trade profile includes 6 triggers. Each rule names a public record, a relevant lifecycle stage, a working timing estimate and a possible business relationship. Actual source coverage varies by market. Use the rules to prioritize investigation, then confirm the scope, buyer and schedule for that project.

Public record When it fires Who you contact
Tax credit awards Affordable-housing awards that carry regulatory deadlines to start construction. the moment it is issued Funded and entitled, no GC selected. The design-partner play. The company on the filing The licensee, applicant, or operator named on a public record.
CEQA notices of determination The environmental clearance that lets a project proceed. the moment it is published The company on the filing The licensee, applicant, or operator named on a public record.
Demolition permits A structure coming down, which is the clearest possible signal of what goes up next. about 2 weeks after it is issued The contractor on the permit The licensed contractor named on the record, resolved through the CSLB registry. Business to business, and their contact details are already public.
Entitlement approvals Planning approval granted, often a year or more before construction starts. about 4 weeks after it is published The company on the filing The licensee, applicant, or operator named on a public record.
Plan review A project in plan check with the building department. the moment it is filed The company on the filing The licensee, applicant, or operator named on a public record.
School bond measures Voter-approved school construction funding with a project list attached. about 6 months after it is published The public agency The department or district running the project.
The limits

What a permit does not tell you.

  • A record is a signal, not a sale. A filed permit means someone intends to do work. It does not tell you the package is unbought, that the budget survived, or that the schedule held. Deal Radar times alerts to when a trade is normally bought, which is a much better guess than the filing date, but it is still a guess about a live project.
  • Coverage is what we have ingested, not everything that exists. Every count on this site describes records Deal Radar has actually stored. Some agencies publish late, some publish badly, and some do not publish at all.
  • Your alerts and outreach are separate. Monitoring is for your team. Outreach drafts stay under your control: a person reviews and sends them.
  • We do not contact consumers. Where the audience is a property owner, what Deal Radar resolves is a mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No consumer calls, no consumer texts, on any plan.

Weighing this against buying leads? We wrote the honest comparison, including where bought leads win: permit records vs purchased leads.

Markets

General Building coverage by market.

General Building in Alameda County, CA 1,469 permits tracked General Building in Butte County, CA 222 permits tracked General Building in San Francisco County, CA 931 permits tracked General Building in Humboldt County, CA 90 permits tracked General Building in Kern County, CA 44 permits tracked General Building in Los Angeles County, CA 3,847 permits tracked General Building in Orange County, CA 582 permits tracked General Building in Placer County, CA 108 permits tracked General Building in Sacramento County, CA 4,575 permits tracked General Building in San Joaquin County, CA 858 permits tracked General Building in San Mateo County, CA 137 permits tracked General Building in Santa Clara County, CA 650 permits tracked General Building in Sonoma County, CA 519 permits tracked General Building in Sutter County, CA 136 permits tracked General Building in Tulare County, CA 255 permits tracked General Building in Yolo County, CA 4,297 permits tracked

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Other trades

The same records, read differently.

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