Commercial service
Commercial Pool Construction
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.
Durable, code-compliant commercial pools for hotels, resorts, HOAs, apartments, and community facilities.
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. Playwell gives a project-specific schedule after the site review.
- Bid documents and prequalificationPlaywell reviews the plans, specifications or scope, and provides license and prequalification documents for the board, owner or general contractor.
- Department of Health applicationFor a public pool, Florida requires the operating permit application to the Department of Health before the building permit application is filed (s. 514.03, F.S.).
- Building permit and engineered plansSealed construction plans go to the local building department for the building, electrical and plumbing permits.
- Construction and phasingWork is scheduled around residents, guests or tenants, with inspections at each stage the permit requires.
- Safety and access equipmentDrain covers and suction outlets compliant with the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Act, and accessible entry where the ADA applies.
- Health inspection and turnoverA public pool may not operate without a valid Department of Health operating permit (s. 514.031, F.S.), so the pool opens only after that inspection.
Commercial Pool Construction by area
Each area page names the building department that permits the work there.
Commercial Pool Construction: common questions
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.
Is a pool at an apartment community or hotel a public pool?
Florida's definition of a public swimming pool in s. 514.011, F.S., includes pools at hotels, motels, apartments, townhouses and other cooperative living projects of five or more units, as well as schools, cities, counties and parks. The Department of Health makes the determination for a specific facility.
Do you work as a pool subcontractor for general contractors?
Yes. General contractors and developers can send plans and the bid due date through the bid request form, and Playwell responds with its scope and exclusions for the pool package.
Tell us about your project
Send a short project brief. Playwell reviews it, reaches out by your preferred method, and schedules a site review before any quote.