Commercial General Contractor & Construction Management Schema Markup (JSON-LD)
Structured data for licensed commercial general contractors, design-build firms, and industrial builders, modeling regional service territories, bonded licenses, project bid catalogs, and office hours.
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Production JSON-LD Code Block
Embed this structured data block directly into your HTML <head> or framework layout template.
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "GeneralContractor",
"@id": "https://example.com/contractors/apex-builders#company",
"name": "Apex Commercial General Contractors",
"description": "Licensed and bonded commercial general contractor providing turn-key construction management, tenant improvements, warehouse development, and structural retrofits.",
"telephone": "+1-214-555-0184",
"priceRange": "$$$$",
"areaServed": [
{
"@type": "State",
"name": "Texas"
},
{
"@type": "City",
"name": "Dallas"
},
{
"@type": "City",
"name": "Fort Worth"
}
],
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"streetAddress": "8500 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Suite 600",
"addressLocality": "Dallas",
"addressRegion": "TX",
"postalCode": "75243",
"addressCountry": "US"
},
"geo": {
"@type": "GeoCoordinates",
"latitude": 32.9082,
"longitude": -96.7584
},
"openingHoursSpecification": [
{
"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
"dayOfWeek": [
"Monday",
"Tuesday",
"Wednesday",
"Thursday",
"Friday"
],
"opens": "07:00",
"closes": "17:30"
}
],
"hasOfferCatalog": {
"@type": "OfferCatalog",
"name": "Commercial Construction Services",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Commercial Tenant Improvements (TI)",
"description": "Full-scope interior fit-outs, drywall, MEP coordination, and office modernization"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Design-Build Ground-Up Construction",
"description": "Architectural planning, civil engineering, foundation pouring, and structural erection"
}
}
]
}
}Typed Properties Specification (7 Fields)
Key Schema.org properties and sub-objects required to qualify for rich snippet treatment in Google Search.
| Property | Expected Type | Status | Description & Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Text | Required | Official legal entity name of the contracting firm. e.g. Apex Commercial General Contractors |
| areaServed | AdministrativeArea | City | State | Required | Geographic regions, cities, and states where the contractor holds licenses. e.g. Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas |
| hasOfferCatalog | OfferCatalog | Required | Structured catalog of construction management and trade services. e.g. Commercial Construction Services Catalog |
| priceRange | Text | Required | Commercial capital expenditure tier ($$$$ for major enterprise projects). e.g. $$$$ |
| address | PostalAddress | Required | Corporate headquarters or estimating office address. e.g. 8500 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Dallas, TX 75243 |
| openingHoursSpecification | OpeningHoursSpecification | Required | Office estimating and project dispatch operating schedule. e.g. Mon-Fri 07:00-17:30 |
| telephone | Text | Required | Direct bid coordination telephone line. e.g. +1-214-555-0184 |
Google Search Console Pitfalls & Critical Warnings
Avoid these 3 common validation traps, parser errors, and algorithmic policy penalties when deploying GeneralContractor schema.
Using Generic Organization Instead of GeneralContractor
Tagging a licensed commercial builder as a generic `Organization` eliminates eligibility for local construction and trade-specific rich cards.
Use Schema.org `@type`: 'GeneralContractor' (subclass of HomeAndConstructionBusiness).
Missing areaServed Coverage Across Multiple Municipalities
General contractors work across entire metropolitan metro areas; omitting `areaServed` confines ranking to the physical office zip code.
Specify array of `City` and `State` entities in `areaServed`.
Missing hasOfferCatalog Breakdown of Trade Capabilities
Lumping tenant improvements, ground-up construction, and structural retrofits into flat text descriptions hampers service-specific entity matching.
Implement structured `hasOfferCatalog` with explicit `Service` items.
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