Santa Clara County
General Contractor in Santa Clara
New construction, ADUs, additions and whole-home renovations — built and permitted by a licensed general contractor working in Santa Clara.
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Building in Santa Clara
Every city in our area is its own jurisdiction with its own review process. What's true in one does not carry across the city line — which is why this page exists rather than a single generic service-area page.
Santa Clara runs its own building division rather than contracting to the county, and it is also its own electric utility — Silicon Valley Power, not PG&E. That second point matters more than people expect on an ADU or a service upgrade, because the utility coordination is a different process with a different timeline.
We work throughout Santa Clara — whether you're in the Old Quad, Rivermark, the Santa Clara University area, or along the El Camino Real corridor, the build is the same standard.
Permits. Work in Santa Clara is permitted through the City of Santa Clara Building Division. We carry the submittal and the plan-check corrections — that is our job, not yours.
What Fits Here
What we build in Santa Clara
ADUs
ADUs in Santa Clara, built and permitted by a licensed general contractor.
Learn more →Home Additions
Home Additions in Santa Clara, built and permitted by a licensed general contractor.
Learn more →New Construction
New Construction in Santa Clara, built and permitted by a licensed general contractor.
Learn more →Budget
What a Santa Clara project costs
We publish our real ranges rather than making you book a call to find them out, and our minimum project size is $20,000. What moves a number in Santa Clara is rarely the finishes — it is the site, the utilities and what turns up once something is opened.
Public record
Permits and ADU rules in Santa Clara
These are links to the city's own pages, not our summary of them. We carry the submittal and the plan-check corrections on a project we build, so this is not information you have to act on yourself. It is here because you should be able to check it either way.
Building permit applications go through the City's online permitting portal.
Pre-approved ADU plans. Santa Clara publishes a gallery of pre-approved ADU plans that homeowners can build from. Since AB 1332 took effect on January 1, 2025, California cities have had to run a pre-approved ADU plan program and post the approved plans publicly. Where a usable plan exists it can take real time and design cost out of a project, because the design has already been reviewed and only the site-specific work is left.
Links checked August 2026 and pointing at government pages. Cities change both their pages and their rules, so confirm anything current with the City of Santa Clara Building Division. We deliberately do not publish Santa Clara permit fees or review times here: those move, they vary by project, and a number that is out of date is worse than no number at all.
Common Questions
Straight answers
Do you build in Santa Clara?
Do you handle the Santa Clara permit process?
What does building in Santa Clara cost?
Before you hire anyone
Worth knowing before you sign in Santa Clara
- How big a deposit can a contractor legally ask for? California caps it at $1,000. Most people are asked for far more.
- How to check a contractor's licence before you sign The CSLB lookup, and what a suspended bond actually means.
- Change orders and allowances, explained Where a fixed price stops being fixed, and what should be in writing.
- Why two ADU quotes can be $80K apart Fixed soft costs are most of the answer.
- Can I build an ADU on my lot? Setbacks, access, utilities and service capacity — a per-parcel answer.
- The inspection found unpermitted work. Now what? Three routes, and the one question to settle before you negotiate.
Nearby
Other cities we build in
Building in Santa Clara?
Book a 30-minute discovery call and we'll tell you what's realistic — scope, budget and timeline — whether or not we're the right builder for it.