If you have specific questions, shoot me a PM. I am currently on my second one. Off the cuff, I think that you may have some difficulty finding subs. The industry is crazy right now and I am not sure if Orlando or Tampa based subs would come to you. I could be very wrong. On my build, I found really 2 layout/dig/steel contractors. I could only get 1 to give me an estimate. Even then, they took 5 weeks to dig after my permit. Moving on to gunite, there are I believe 5 gunite contractors that serve my area... only got a quote from 1. I did eventually get a second, but I reached out to 4 of the 5, so really had a 25% chance of getting a quote there.
Next is plumbing, then tile, then electric, then decking... those are a bit easier, I only reached out to 2 plumbing/tile guys, there are likely many more in my area. Got quotes from both and the one I really liked was also significantly less expensive... win/win. Electric was a recommendation from my plumber. Decking and footers were a recommendation from my screen guy (who I used on my last pool). Plaster isn't that hard to find.
SO... before you totally decide to go that route, see if you can line up those first 2 contractors. Even then, I wouldn't anticipate saving a ton of money. I believe that for most of my subs, I am paying a premium because they are super busy and I am a 1-time customer. If they are going to risk letting down a contractor they do 100+ pools for per year, they are certainly going to get paid for it. I am looking at spending just under my lowest quote, but, we have upgraded a number of things and apples-to-apples, I am probably saving 10-15%.
