Notes for owners, PMs and GCs.
What we tell clients on the phone, written down: service upgrades, TI scheduling, lighting rebates and inspections.
How long does a commercial service upgrade really take?
The electrical work is a day. The utility, the gear and the shutdown plan are the schedule. Here is the honest timeline for 400A to 2500A.
What a GC should expect from the electrical sub on a tenant improvement
Five habits that separate the electrical subs who keep a TI on schedule from the ones who show up when the drywall is already hung.
Lighting retrofit rebates in the Valley: what SRP and APS actually pay
How utility rebates work on a commercial LED retrofit, why pre-approval matters, and what share of the project they have covered on our recent jobs.
Why rough-in inspections fail, and the five things inspectors check first
A failed rough-in costs the whole job a week. Here is what Valley inspectors look at first and how we keep our first-pass rate at 97%.
Structured cabling: what to ask for so the next IT director does not curse your name
Pathways, labeling, certification reports and documentation. The four things to specify on a low-voltage scope, whoever installs it.
Send us the drawings. We will tell you what it costs and when it is done.
Ray or a project manager replies the same business day with a date for the number.