Electrical

Your 811 Locate Records Are on Paper. That Is a Liability Problem.

Every dig starts with an 811 ticket. But between the ticket and the field, the digital thread breaks — locate verifications, bore logs, and as-builts end up on paper, in camera rolls, or in filing cabinets.

Uncle Steve on locate documentation in electrical

The Electrical Industry at a Glance

Licensed electrical contractors — residential, commercial, and industrial wiring, panel upgrades, and maintenance.

90,000+

US Companies

$1M–$6M

Avg. Revenue

5–30 electricians

Field Crew Size

7% annually

Growth Rate

Electrical contractors deal with strict code compliance, multi-phase projects, and AHJ inspections. Panel schedules, wire pull sheets, and as-built drawings on paper get lost between rough-in and trim — and the inspector does not accept 'we had it somewhere.'

Electrical Industry Data & Research

Key statistics shaping the electrical market today.

Job cost control software has only 59% adoption among electrical contractors — 41% still rely on manual tracking
NECA Technology Survey, 2024
Electricians are projected to grow 6% through 2033 with 73,500 openings per year
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024
Construction professionals spend 14+ hours per week on non-productive tasks like searching for files and reconciling documents
FMI/Autodesk Construction Productivity Report, 2024
Poor communication and bad data cause 48% of all construction rework — costing 5–10% of total project value
Autodesk/FMI Rework Study, 2023
Foremen save 2–4 hours per week switching from paper to mobile documentation apps
Rhumbix Field Productivity Study, 2024

Does This Sound Like Your Electrical Operation?

  • !Locate tickets printed and sorted by hand each morning
  • !Locate verification photos stored in personal phone camera rolls
  • !No system tracks ticket expiration — missed update/remark windows
  • !Damage claims require weeks of paper reconstruction

The Cost of Doing Nothing

Underground utility damage costs $30 billion/year nationally. Digging on an expired locate ticket means full repair liability ($10K–$200K+), statutory fines, and voided insurance.

What Electrical Companies Typically Use

FieldPulseServiceBoxJobberQuickBooks

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

Electrical Operational Challenges

  • 1NEC code updates every 3 years require re-training and documentation changes
  • 2Arc-flash hazard analysis and labeling requirements on commercial jobs
  • 3Panel schedule documentation lost between rough-in and final inspection
  • 4EV charger and solar installations adding new permit complexity

Compliance & Regulations

  • ANEC (National Electrical Code) compliance — updated every 3 years
  • BState electrical licensing with continuing education requirements
  • COSHA electrical safety (NFPA 70E arc-flash protection)
  • DLocal AHJ permit and inspection requirements per jurisdiction
Common roles:Owner/OperatorProject ManagerOffice ManagerJourneyman Electrician

How We Fix Locate Documentation for Electrical — No ReKeying

1

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

2

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3

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

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