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Electrical audits

Document accessible electrical conditions to support maintenance and capital planning; field observations are not represented as an engineering study.

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Electrical audits

Site assessmentNo-charge on-site review
  1. 1Project details
  2. 2Service area
  3. 3Schedule

3 quick project details on one page

What decision should this electrical audit support?

How many properties or buildings are in scope?

What type of written output would be most useful?

Answer each project question to continue.

Project details

Open the information that applies to your property.

Commercial capabilities and the project contact path stay clear while scope, proposal requirements, and practical hiring questions remain available on demand.

01Scope of serviceCapabilities and property-specific requirements.

Scope of service

Requirements confirmed for each property.

Scope, pricing, schedule, code requirements, and responsible parties are confirmed for the specific property and project.

  • 01Accessible visual observations
  • 02Panel and load documentation
  • 03Priority grouping
  • 04Repair or verification recommendations
02Questions to ask any electricianThree practical questions and written-scope checks.

Before you choose an electrician

Top 3 questions to ask any electrician about commercial electrical condition audits.

An audit is useful only when its purpose, accessible scope, limitations, evidence, and priority method are clear before fieldwork begins.

Ask SoCal—and every electrician you are considering—the same three questions.

Listen for a property-specific explanation and expect a written scope you can understand before authorizing the work.

Take these with you

Questions worth asking

  1. Will this audit support maintenance priorities, capital budgeting, or both?

  2. Which equipment will be opened or tested, and what remains visual-only?

  3. How will priorities, limitations, and recommended next steps be documented?

The field review

What the electrician should address

  • The business decision the audit must support, the sites and systems included, and the required report audience.
  • What will be visually observed, opened, tested, measured, photographed, or excluded due to access and operating limits.
  • How equipment will be identified and how observations will be prioritized without representing field observations as an engineering study.

Before authorization

Get the scope in writing

  • Included locations and systems, access assumptions, test methods, shutdowns, exclusions, and limitations.
  • Deliverable format, equipment inventory, photo use, priority categories, and recommended next actions.
  • Schedule, owner escorts, record access, and when engineering or additional testing would be a separate service.

Slow down and clarify

Red flags before you choose

  • The word audit is used without defining sites, systems, methods, or deliverables.
  • A visual field review is presented as a complete engineering evaluation.

This practical planning guide is educational. It is not a diagnosis and does not replace the property-specific scope, applicable requirements, or written agreement for the work.

03Proposal detailsInformation that helps define the project.

Proposal preparation

Information required to define the project.

  1. 1Reason for the audit
  2. 2Site count and access
  3. 3Required reporting format
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