Commercial Pool Construction | Orange County
Commercial Pool Construction in Orlando, FL
Commercial pool construction is new building and renovation of pools that serve the public or a community, such as HOA, condominium, hotel, apartment, school and municipal pools, under a Certified Pool/Spa Contractor license.
Playwell Pools serves Orlando, FL. Orlando is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Central Florida metro area.
Family-owned
40+ years
Building pools since 1985
Counties served
Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia
Central Florida, from Orlando
How it works
Commercial Pool Construction, step by step
The order of work for commercial pool construction in Orlando, where the permit and its inspections run through the City of Orlando Permitting Services Division. Playwell gives a project-specific schedule after the site review.
- Bid documents and prequalification
- Department of Health application
- Building permit and engineered plans
- Construction and phasing
- Safety and access equipment
- Health inspection and turnover
Permits in Orlando
Who reviews and inspects the work
City of Orlando Permitting Services Division
Public pools, which under s. 514.011, F.S., include pools at hotels, apartments and other living projects of five or more units, also need a Florida Department of Health operating permit, and the operating permit application is filed before the building permit application (s. 514.03, F.S.).
The City of Orlando Permitting Services Division reviews the building permit and its plans and inspects the work.
Checked on the official site on 2026-10-21. Requirements change; the building department's current checklist governs.
Board and owner bid rules, the health department path, drain safety and accessible entry are covered in the commercial guides.
Commercial Pool Construction in Orlando: common questions
Who issues pool permits in Orlando, FL?
The City of Orlando Permitting Services Division issues the building permit. For a public pool, the Florida Department of Health operating permit application is filed first (s. 514.03, F.S.).
Does every Orlando mailing address permit with the city?
Only addresses inside Orlando city limits. Unincorporated areas nearby permit through the Orange County Division of Building Safety. Confirm which office covers your address before applying.
Which license covers building a community or hotel pool in Florida?
Florida's commercial pool/spa contractor scope, defined in s. 489.105(3)(j), Florida Statutes, covers any swimming pool, public or private. Playwell's Certified Pool/Spa Contractor license, CPC1457140, is issued to licensee Donald Robert Glenn and verifiable on the Florida DBPR license search. General information, not legal advice.
Does our association have to get competitive bids?
Florida requires competitive bids for condominium association contracts that exceed 5 percent of the total annual budget, including reserves (s. 718.3026, F.S.), and for homeowners association contracts that exceed 10 percent (s. 720.3055, F.S.). Exceptions apply; the association's attorney decides. General information, not legal advice.
Bidding a pool project in Orlando?
Send a short project brief. Playwell reviews it, reaches out by your preferred method, and schedules a site review before any quote.