Underground Electrical

If You Didn't Photograph It, It Didn't Happen

Before-and-after photos, equipment labels, damage documentation — if your techs take photos but they live in their camera roll, you have no documentation.

Uncle Steve on photo documentation 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?

  • !Photos stuck in personal camera rolls
  • !No way to link photos to specific jobs
  • !Disputes with customers over pre-existing damage

The Cost of Doing Nothing

One undocumented damage dispute can cost $2K–$20K. Multiply by the disputes you can't win without photos.

What Underground Electrical Companies Typically Use

BOSS811ProcoreAccubidServiceTitan

These tools are great at what they do — but they don't eliminate the photo documentation 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 Photo Documentation for Underground Electrical — No ReKeying

1

Map Your Workflow

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

2

Build a Working Prototype

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 photo documentation problem, you don't pay.

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Photo Documentation Problems for Underground Electrical Companies | Simply Connected Systems