Verified record
No state license for this trade. Maine doesn't license or register general contractor / remodelingbusinesses, so there's no state registry to check. That's true of every general contractor / remodeling business in the state, not a mark against this one. Insurance is self-reported.
Highlights
- Seen on Reddit — 2 mentions in r/portlandme, mixed
- Employee conduct — a 2025 customer called the employees unprofessional
A local news site, mainebiz.biz, has described Penobscot General Contractors as a Falmouth-based general contractor. The company's own site calls PGC a 100% employee-owned company and says it has been in business 50 years. A 2023 Reddit commenter said it is based out of Rockport, Maine. A 2025 Google customer said the employees were unprofessional and called it a bad experience all around.
Heard around town
On Reddit
- Penobscot General Contractors unveil Bayside projectDec 22, 2023
“Penobscot General Contractors is based out of Rockport, Maine.”
— u/lepetitmousse in r/portlandmeRead the thread ↗ - Penobscot General Contractors unveil Bayside projectDec 21, 2023
“Penobscot General Contractors unveil Bayside project”
— u/mainething in r/portlandmeRead the thread ↗
News & the web
- Site work underway for 325-unit apartment building on Portland’s Washington Avenue
“Penobscot General Contractors is clearing the 65,000-square-foot building at 165 Washington Ave. to make way for a 325-unit, seven-story apartment building to be developed by Redfern Properties.”
— mainebiz.bizRead the article ↗ - Scene of incident at Portland apartment construction site handed over to OSHA
“According to Penobscot General Contractors, the company handling site construction, three workers sustained non-life-threatening injuries when a piece of staging tipped over.”
— wmtw.comRead the article ↗ - Reveler, Penobscot General Contractors top out 250-unit Biddeford development
“Reveler, Penobscot General Contractors top out 250-unit Biddeford development”
— mainebiz.bizRead the article ↗ - A Maine contractor makes the shift to employee ownership
“Penobscot General Contractors, a Falmouth-based general contractor, announced Thursday that it has converted to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan business model.”
— mainebiz.bizRead the article ↗
What does a remodeling project cost in Greater Portland?
Typical your area range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Penobscot General Contractors. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
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