Ask these. Then open the source.
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1. What is the Florida license number, and is it active?
Commercial glazing in Florida needs a valid state contractor license. ACG's number on the record is FL CGC #1531993. The qualifier of record is Connor Walsh. Check the number on the Florida DBPR search before you prequalify anyone.
Source: facts.html (license ID-04, FAQ License) · How to choose a glazing subcontractor
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2. Who is the dedicated project manager after award?
Ask for the PM by name, current workload, and backup. The choose-a-sub page treats an estimator plus a field foreman as not enough on work above a basic retail storefront.
Source: How to choose a glazing subcontractor (Dedicated Project Management; FAQ)
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3. What is first-submittal turnaround after contract execution?
Ask for shop drawings, product data, Florida Product Approval papers, and PE-stamped calculations where the spec requires them. Ask to see a sample package from a similar job.
Source: How to choose a glazing subcontractor (Submittal Quality and Speed)
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4. Are shop drawings in the scope, and when do they land?
A scope letter that never mentions shop drawings is called out as a yellow flag on the scope-letter page. Florida commercial work needs approved shops before install.
Source: Scope letter guide (Missing Shop Drawing Requirement)
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5. What FL PA or Miami-Dade NOA numbers are you bidding?
Ask the sub to cite approval numbers for the systems on this site, not a general claim that they "do HVHZ work." HVHZ is Miami-Dade and Broward. Exterior glazing there needs a current Miami-Dade NOA.
Source: How to choose a glazing subcontractor · Scope letter guide · HVHZ requirements
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6. Is the glass specified, or is it an undefined allowance?
The scope-letter page flags "glass allowance" without makeup, coating, tint, thickness, and manufacturer. Require the product named.
Source: Scope letter guide (Glass Allowance Without Definition)
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7. What is in, what is out, and who owns the gaps?
Ask about hardware, perimeter sealant, flashing, thresholds, automatic operators, and anchors. The choose-a-sub page lists those as common exclusion-to-change-order items. The scope-letter page lists exclusions that belong to other trades when they are actually covered.
Source: How to choose a glazing subcontractor · Scope letter guide · Division 08 subcontractor
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8. Which GC references match this system type and size?
Ask GCs, not owners. Ask whether submittals were on time, whether the glazing scope caused surprise delay, and whether they would hire the sub again on the same complexity. Retail storefront references do not stand in for curtain wall or HVHZ work.
Source: How to choose a glazing subcontractor (References from GCs on Similar Work)
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9. How do you track material lead times against the master schedule?
Ask when they order after award and how they report risk. Do not take a vague answer. Published system-page lead times on this site are copies of those pages, not a new promise.
Source: How to choose a glazing subcontractor (Schedule Performance) · storefront · curtain wall · impact
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10. What do I get back in 48 hours on a documented scope?
ACG's published bid turnaround on documented scopes is 48 hours: a detailed proposal or budget direction with an exclusions list. Use that as the bar when you compare response time during the bid phase.
Source: facts.html (OP-05 Bid turnaround) · Send us plans
Send the drawings.
Documented Florida scopes get a proposal or budget direction in 48 hours. One number: (772) 486-7711.