CSLB B · 40 mile service radius

General Building work is on public record before it is on the market.

6 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.

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

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The short answer

What fires an alert for general building.

Deal Radar tracks 6 triggers for CSLB B. Each one names a public record, the point in that record's lifecycle where it becomes meaningful, how long after that point the work is actually bought, and who you would be contacting. The lead time is the part that matters: the same record is a different opportunity, on a different day, for a different trade.

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.
  • Nothing is sent automatically. Deal Radar drafts. A person on your team reviews and sends. That is a design decision, not a setting.
  • 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 Placer County, CA 108 permits tracked General Building in Sacramento County, CA 935 permits tracked General Building in San Joaquin County, CA 389 permits tracked General Building in Yolo County, CA 1,458 permits tracked

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Other trades

The same records, read differently.

Landscaping C-27 · 8 triggers Concrete C-8 · 5 triggers Earthwork and Paving C-12 · 4 triggers Roofing C-39 · 5 triggers HVAC C-20 · 5 triggers Plumbing C-36 · 5 triggers Solar C-46 · 4 triggers Swimming Pool C-53 · 2 triggers Pressure Washing 3 triggers Junk Hauling 2 triggers Moving Services 2 triggers Mold Remediation 1 trigger Water Damage Restoration 2 triggers Commercial Cleaning 3 triggers House Cleaning 1 trigger Window Cleaning 2 triggers Carpet Cleaning 1 trigger Pest Control 2 triggers Appliance Repair 1 trigger Locksmith 2 triggers Dumpster Rental 3 triggers Handyman Services 1 trigger Gutter Services 3 triggers Electrical C-10 · 6 triggers