What Mark One Electric does

Mark One Electric is a privately held, family-owned electrical contracting firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, that has delivered commercial, industrial, institutional, and infrastructure electrical construction services since its founding in 1974 by Carl and Josephine Privitera. The company's core service offerings span power distribution (overhead and underground), data and communications systems installation (including BICSI-certified low-voltage cabling and data-center builds), lighting, renewable energy installations such as Tesla EV charging stations, and a service department handling maintenance ranging from light switches to transformer replacements. These capabilities are deployed across eleven vertical sectors, including sports venues (Arrowhead Stadium, Kauffman Stadium, Kansas Speedway), healthcare (multiple Kansas City hospital systems and the VA Medical Center), industrial/manufacturing (GM Fairfax Assembly, Harley-Davidson Assembly), entertainment venues (Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Union Station, Sprint Center, Ameristar and Hollywood Casinos), data centers (IRS Service Center), civic infrastructure (KC Streetcar, KCI Airport, Kansas City City Hall), corporate headquarters (JE Dunn, AMC, Lockton, Sprint), and education (Rockhurst University, KU School of Business).

The business operates as a project-based, B2B professional services contractor, generating revenue through design/build, pre-construction, and specialty electrical installations delivered by in-house field crews and project managers to general contractors, property developers, facility managers, and business owners across the Midwest. Pricing is quote-driven per engagement rather than published; marketing is relationship-led via company website and the firm's dense network of regional chambers of commerce and economic development councils. The company has grown to over 200 employees under second-generation leadership (Rosana Privitera Biondo as President alongside three Vice President siblings), with the third generation of nine grandchildren now entering the business. All employees are OSHA 10 trained, safety officers conduct job-site reviews, and the firm pursues a "zero risk" safety objective backed by a quality assurance process available on request. There is no external equity, no M&A activity, and no disclosed revenue, with the Midwest regional footprint serving as both a stable franchise anchor and a structural growth ceiling.

Name

Mark One Electric

Legal name

Mark One Electric

Website

https://markone.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mark One Electric is a Kansas City-based, family-owned electrical contractor founded in 1974 that provides design/build, installation, and maintenance services across power, data, lighting, and renewable energy for commercial, industrial, healthcare, sports, and civic clients in the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Contracting Services

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

EV Charger (Level 2) Installation & Load Management (HSAOADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical Panel Upgrades & Service Changes (HSAOADAB), EV Charging Equipment Installation & Commissioning (AC/DC, Depot/Fleet) (TLAKAMAE), Generator Installation & Transfer Switches (Standby/Portable Interlock) (HSAOADAF)

Keywords

• Electrical contracting services
• Commercial electrical construction
• Industrial electrical installations
• Data cabling infrastructure
• Power distribution systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Mound City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electrical Construction Services: Project-based electrical construction services including design/build, pre-construction, underground work, data/comm installations, and specialty systems for commercial and industrial clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Mark One Electric is a full-service electrical contractor providing project-based electrical construction services including design/build, pre-construction, underground work, data and communication installations, lighting, renewable energy, and specialty systems for commercial and industrial clients. The company operates a Service Department for ongoing maintenance needs ranging from light switch replacement to transformer installation, serving general contractors, developers, facility managers, and business owners across the Midwest region.

Product overview

Mark One Electric is an electrical contracting company founded in 1974 that provides a comprehensive portfolio of electrical construction services. The core offerings include Power Distribution Services, Data Systems, Lighting Installation, Renewable Energy Solutions, and a Service Department. These foundational services are delivered across multiple project categories including Sports Venues, Infrastructure, Commercial Offices, Entertainment Venues, Civic Projects, Industrial Facilities, Healthcare, Education, Data Centers, and DataComm. The company operates as a single unified service provider rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, offering end-to-end electrical solutions from design/build and pre-construction through installation and ongoing maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Power Distribution Services

Named customers28 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Downtown CouncilminorOthersLocal Kansas City business association supporting downtown development and community involvement
• Economic Development Corporation of Kansas CityminorOthersEconomic development organization supporting Kansas City business growth and development
• Kansas City Area Development CouncilminorOthersRegional economic development council promoting Kansas City area business development
• Kansas City Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal chamber of commerce supporting business community in Kansas City
• Missouri Chamber of CommerceminorOthersState chamber of commerce supporting Missouri business community
• National Utility Contractors Association of Greater Kansas City Region (NUCA KC)minorOthersTony Privitera, Vice President of Mark One Electric, serves as President of NUCA KC Chapter. Association focuses on underground utility coordination, workforce development, and advocacy for utility contractors. Chapter has grown to nearly 70 member companies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Guarantee Electrical Company: St. Louis-based commercial and industrial electrical contractor with a similar vertical mix (healthcare, education, industrial, sports). Closest geographic and size comparable to Mark One Electric among Midwest contractors, directly competing for similar commercial and industrial project scopes.

Broad incumbents

• Faith Technologies: Large national electrical and specialty systems contractor headquartered in Wisconsin serving commercial, industrial, and data center markets. Comparable to Mark One in core electrical construction scope but at much greater geographic and revenue scale.
• Rosendin Electric: One of the largest employee-owned electrical contractors in the US, operating across multiple states with similar commercial, industrial, and data center exposure. Comparable in service breadth but with national scale that Mark One lacks.
• Bergelectric: Employee-owned national electrical contractor serving commercial, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Similar service offering and customer mix but with significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint than Mark One.
• Helix Electric: National electrical contractor with strong commercial, hospitality, and data center portfolios. Comparable scope in commercial verticals but operates at multi-state scale, competing for similar design-build projects outside Mark One's Midwest base.
• MYR Group: Public holding company of specialty electrical construction firms (Harlan Electric, Great Southwestern, Stansell Electric, etc.). Provides a publicly traded comp for valuation benchmarking and competes in commercial and utility-scale work similar to Mark One's portfolio.
• M.C. Dean: Specialty electrical and systems integrator focused on data centers, healthcare, and government markets. Comparable in Data Center and DataComm services that Mark One provides; operates at significantly larger scale with security-cleared capabilities Mark One does not advertise.

Regional players

• Continental Electrical Construction Company: Chicago-based commercial and industrial electrical contractor with similar service mix and Midwestern roots. Comparable in size and customer vertical mix but serving the Chicago metro rather than Kansas City, and thus not a direct competitor for most projects.
• Lemberg Electric: Wisconsin/Midwest electrical contractor serving commercial, industrial, and data center markets. Comparable in regional scope and customer verticals but based in a different Midwestern market, so primarily an industry reference rather than direct competitor.
• Cache Valley Electric: Western/Mountain-region electrical contractor with similar commercial, industrial, and utility work. Comparable in size and service breadth but operates in a different geographic territory than Mark One's Midwest base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/markoneelectric
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mark-one-electric

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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