What Actually Goes Wrong on Electrical Scope.

Written for facility managers and general contractors. No sales pitch, just the failure modes we get called in to fix.

Field Notes

Five Ways Electrical Blows a Schedule.

Switchgear Lead Times

Gear that used to arrive in twelve weeks now runs much longer. If your electrical contractor is not releasing gear at design, your schedule is already gone. We order early and we tell you the date before you commit to yours.

Late Coordination Drawings

Conduit routing that gets resolved in the field instead of in coordination becomes change orders. We do the clash work up front.

Undersized Service

Load calculations built on yesterday’s equipment list. EV charging, added data load, and process equipment all land after the service is set. Ask for headroom now.

Missing Shutdown Windows

Tie-ins into live facilities need a window and a written sequence. Discovering that during construction costs a weekend and a lot of goodwill.

Commissioning as an Afterthought

Controls integration and functional testing get compressed into the last two weeks. That is where occupancy dates die.

The Common Thread

Every one of these is a decision that should have been made during design and got pushed to the field. That is why we want to be in the room early.

Before You Sign

Six Questions to Ask Any Electrical Bidder.

What is your current gear lead time and when do you release?

Who is the project manager and what else are they running?

Is your field labor union, and what is your turnover?

What is your EMR and TRIR?

Do you self-perform low voltage or sub it out?

Who answers the phone at 2am after we occupy?

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