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Northeast Florida contractors invited to submit revenue and project data for April 2026 regional rankings

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February 12, 2026/11:00 AM
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Northeast Florida contractors invited to submit revenue and project data for April 2026 regional rankings
Source: Wikimedia Commons / Author: The Bushranger

Annual ranking seeks contractor submissions across five Northeast Florida counties

Contractors doing business in Northeast Florida are being invited to submit company and project information for a 2026 regional “Top Contractors” publication scheduled for release on April 16, 2026. The annual guide is structured as a revenue-based ranking and is designed to compile a directory-style snapshot of firms active in the region’s construction market.

Eligibility is tied to work performed in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. To be considered for inclusion, participating contractors must provide total revenue derived from projects within those five counties. Submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2026.

What the submission includes and how the ranking is determined

The ranking is built around self-reported revenue, using contractors’ local revenue totals as the primary sorting metric. Alongside revenue, the publication compiles additional company information intended to provide context for readers and potential clients, including:

  • Company leadership (principals) and specialties
  • Total number of employees
  • Major projects started in 2025, plus other notable work in company portfolios

The call for entries lists a broad set of contractor categories that may participate, spanning general contracting and specialty trades. Examples include masonry, roofing, landscaping, HVAC, electrical, road and civil work, pool construction, plumbing and demolition.

How the guide functions in the local construction market

Revenue-based contractor rankings are widely used in business-to-business publishing as a way to standardize comparisons across firms of different sizes and specialties. In practice, such lists serve multiple functions: they can help owners, developers and procurement teams identify contractors by scale; they can illustrate the regional footprint of firms headquartered both inside and outside Northeast Florida; and they create a structured record of which companies report the largest volumes of work in a defined geography.

Because the ranking relies on company submissions, the completeness of the final list depends on participation. Contractors that do not submit information are typically absent from the ranking regardless of market presence, meaning the publication reflects a combination of local activity and response rates among eligible firms.

Prior editions and continuity of the series

The Top Contractors publication has operated as an annual feature in Northeast Florida for multiple years, with previous editions similarly emphasizing contractor-submitted data, five-county eligibility and revenue-based ordering. Recent editions have also highlighted major projects and contractor specializations, indicating a continued effort to pair quantitative ranking with project-level detail.

Submissions for the 2026 edition are due February 27, 2026, with publication scheduled for April 16, 2026.