Underground Electrical

Ditch the Clipboard — Handwriting Is Costing You Money

Carbon-copy work orders, scribbled inspection sheets, illegible notes. If your crew still writes by hand, you are leaving money and accuracy on the table.

Uncle Steve on handwritten forms in underground electrical

The Underground Electrical Industry at a Glance

Electrical contractors performing underground conduit installation, service laterals, transformer pads, and underground electrical distribution work.

90,000+

US Companies

$1M–$10M

Avg. Revenue

5–25

Field Crew Size

4.8%

Growth Rate

You pulled the permit, called 811, and the marks are on the ground. But where is the record? Locate tickets are printed and filed by project — not linked to work orders.

Underground Electrical Industry Data & Research

Key statistics shaping the underground electrical market today.

38+ million 811 locate tickets processed annually in the US
Common Ground Alliance, 2024

Does This Sound Like Your Underground Electrical Operation?

  • !Can't read the tech's handwriting
  • !Lost or damaged paper forms
  • !No searchable history of past jobs

The Cost of Doing Nothing

Illegible forms cause billing disputes, warranty gaps, and compliance risk. One misread serial number can cost a $5K callback.

What Underground Electrical Companies Typically Use

BOSS811ProcoreAccubidServiceTitan

These tools are great at what they do — but they don't eliminate the handwritten forms gap. That's what we build.

Underground Electrical Operational Challenges

  • 1Underground conduit work requires locate verification before every trench
  • 2Locate tickets filed by project — not linked to daily work orders
  • 3No verification record that crew confirmed marks before excavation
  • 4Damage claims require weeks of paper reconstruction

Compliance & Regulations

  • A811 mandatory notification before excavation
  • BNEC/NFPA 70 underground installation requirements
  • CState electrical licensing board compliance
  • DOSHA trench safety requirements (29 CFR 1926)
Common roles:Owner/OperatorProject ManagerForemanJourneyman Electrician

How We Fix Handwritten Forms for Underground Electrical — No ReKeying

1

Map Your Workflow

We study exactly where handwritten forms happens in your underground electrical operation — the forms, the handoffs, the re-entry points.

2

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Not a demo. Not a slide deck. A real, functional prototype that eliminates the pain point and works with your existing tools.

3

Prove It Before You Pay

You test the prototype on a real job. If it doesn't eliminate the handwritten forms problem, you don't pay.

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Handwritten Forms Problems for Underground Electrical Companies | Simply Connected Systems