Canadian Civil Contractor expanding to Florida

We are an 8-year-old Canadian civil construction contractor that has completed the majority of our work in Canada for the Federal, Provincial, and Municipal levels of government, primarily bridges, underground, and structures. We are in the process of establishing a US office in Florida and are having difficulty obtaining the GC license required to tender residential, commercial, and DOT projects, as well as perform public and our own developments. My understanding is that the GC license is tied to an individual rather than the actual corporate entity, and I'd like to know how we navigate this challenge, given that we have Canadian L1 staff kicking this off and have received pushback when attempting to have a senior supervisor who previously held gold seal certification in Canada write the exam and attain the certification. The most difficult challenge thus far has been a lack of US credit history, US-based CGL coverage (current CAD policy covers US operations, but US underwriters require proof of state license before activating policy), proof of US workers compensation (CAD WCB policy covers out-of-province operations for 6 months), and a lack of eagerness to have the company's ability to work tied to a new hire worker. We appreciate your strategy and tactics for dealing with this.