Mid-City Electric/Technologies

What Mid-City Electric/Technologies does

Mid-City Electric/Technologies is an employee-owned commercial electrical and teledata contractor founded in 1960 and headquartered in Westerville, Ohio. The company is the largest commercial electrical contractor in Central Ohio, operating with approximately 1,000 field staff, 50+ estimators and project managers, 40+ service vehicles, and an 11,000 sq ft in-house prefabrication shop. Its service portfolio spans electrical construction, teledata/low-voltage systems, building automation, design-assist/build, VDC (Virtual Design and Construction), and prefabrication, delivered through an ecosystem of certified partnerships with leading OEMs including Chatsworth, CommScope, Panduit, Siemens, Legrand, Leviton, Hubbell, Corning, Fluke, and Exacq. The firm serves 760+ clients across healthcare, retail, industrial/manufacturing, education, government, and commercial real estate verticals, with anchor relationships at Mount Carmel Health, Nationwide Insurance, Owens Corning, and the City of Worthington.

The business model is project-based commercial contracting. Revenue is generated through competitive bids, design-assist engagements, and negotiated contracts against owner and general contractor prequalification — no public pricing or standardized rate card exists. Approximately 75% of business is repeat, indicating durable client retention and a relationship-driven sales motion rather than transactional volume. Industry recognition includes ENR Top 600 Specialty Contractor, BBB A+, multiple BX Craftsmanship Awards, Highwire Gold Safety Awards, Top Workplace 2022-2026, and the 2022 Columbus Business First Fast 50 Award for revenue growth.

The operating structure is employee-owned under the Dew family leadership (Brian Dew as CEO, Ron Becker as President, Ryan Dew as EVP and 2026 40 Under 40 honoree). The model combines long-tenured institutional knowledge with a multi-decade workforce — the 50+ PM base carries 20+ years of experience — and a deliberate investment in employer brand, prefabrication capacity, and adjacent service lines (EV charging, building automation, teledata) to broaden per-project scope. No M&A activity, public capital markets event, or external funding round is disclosed; growth has been organic and self-financed.

Name

Mid-City Electric/Technologies

Legal name

Mid-City Electric Company

Website

https://midcityelectric.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mid-City Electric/Technologies is an employee-owned commercial electrical, teledata, and building automation contractor founded in 1960 and headquartered in Westerville, Ohio. It serves 760+ healthcare, industrial, education, government, and commercial clients across Central Ohio with design-assist, construction, prefab, and EV infrastructure services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Electrical Contracting Services

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Low-Voltage Wiring (Data/CAT6, Coax, Phone) (HSAOADAI)

Keywords

• Commercial electrical contracting
• Teledata infrastructure services
• Building automation systems
• Electrical design build
• Prefabricated electrical assemblies

Headquarters

HQ city

Westerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Construction Services: Mid-City Electric generates revenue through project-based construction contracts for electrical installation, service, and small projects across commercial spaces. Services include new construction, renovation, design assist, design build, and preconstruction for electrical and teledata systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mid-City Electric/Technologies is a commercial electrical and teledata contractor delivering new construction, renovation, design assist, design build, preconstruction, and service/maintenance for electrical and structured cabling systems. The company serves healthcare, retail, industrial, manufacturing, education, and government clients in Central Ohio through a 50+ vehicle service fleet, 11,000 sq ft prefabrication shop, and Virtual Design/Construction (VDC/VLC) modeling capabilities.

Product overview

Mid-City Electric/Technologies is a commercial electrical and teledata contractor offering a comprehensive suite of construction services rather than a unified software product. The core offering spans seven interconnected service areas: Service & Small Projects for rapid-response electrical needs; Design Assist/Build for collaborative preconstruction; Virtual Layout Construction (VLC) & Virtual Design Construction (VDC) for 3D modeling and coordination; Prefabrication for in-house pre-assembly; Electrical for full-service electrical construction; Technologies for structured cabling and teledata systems; and Building Automation for BAS, access control, and security systems. These services work together to deliver complete electrical and technology infrastructure from design through installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Service & Small Projects Rapid-response electrical and data services delivered through a large department of 50+ full-service Tech and Field vehicles and electricians. Handles emergencies, transformer repairs, maintenance, EV charger installation, and low voltage needs for commercial clients across Central Ohio.
• Design Assist / Build Collaborative preconstruction-to-construction service utilizing Virtual Design Construction to provide electrical system design including lighting, power, structured cabling, and program distribution systems with stakeholder planning.
• Virtual Layout Construction (VLC) & Virtual Design Construction (VDC) 3D modeling and coordination department generating comprehensive VDC drawings for electrical and technology scopes with attention to project location, purpose, appearance, and potential LEED compliance. Supported by 11,000 square feet of in-house prefabrication space.
• Prefabrication In-house prefabrication shop producing pre-assembled components including light fixture assemblies, inwall rough electric boxes, conduit bends, skidding of ATS, power panels, VFDs, strut support stands, and nipple threading in various materials to improve quality, schedule, and productivity.
• Electrical Full-service electrical construction including new construction, renovation, electrical system design, and installation of power distribution, transformers, generators, fire alarm, security, and high voltage wiring for commercial facilities.
• Technologies Teledata and structured cabling services including design, installation of Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, and fiber optic cabling, data center installation, outside plant cabling, and pathway installations for commercial markets in partnership with Chatsworth, CommScope, Panduit, Corning, Legrand, Leviton, Hubbell, and Fluke Networks.
• Building Automation Turn-key installation of building automation systems including BAS/temp controls, lighting control, access control, CCTV, alarm monitoring, electrical power control, fire alarm, and security automation through partnerships with Johnson Controls, Siemens, Trane, Schneider Electric, and other brands.

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Faith Technologies: Large national electrical and specialty systems contractor with deep prefab and VDC capabilities serving commercial, industrial, healthcare, and mission-critical customers. Closely comparable to Mid-City in service mix, with a meaningfully larger geographic footprint.
• IES Holdings: Publicly traded (IESC) national provider of electrical and mechanical infrastructure solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential markets. Directly comparable business model with similar vertical mix to Mid-City's healthcare, industrial, and data center work.
• Rosendin Electric: One of the largest privately held U.S. electrical contractors with extensive prefab and BIM/VDC operations across commercial, data center, renewables, and industrial verticals. Highly comparable operating model and customer profile.
• Helix Electric: National commercial and industrial electrical contractor with self-perform capabilities, prefab, and design-assist services. Closely aligned with Mid-City's design-build/preconstruction positioning and diversified commercial vertical strategy.
• MMR Group: Large privately held electrical and instrumentation contractor serving industrial, commercial, and infrastructure markets with significant prefab capacity. Comparable scale, self-perform model, and emphasis on complex commercial/industrial projects.
• Gaylor Electric: Midwest-headquartered (Indianapolis) national electrical contractor with commercial, industrial, and mission-critical focus, in-house prefab, and design-build capabilities. Highly comparable on geography, vertical mix, and operating model.

Broad incumbents

• EMCOR Group: Publicly traded (EME) Fortune 500 provider of mechanical and electrical construction, energy, and facilities services nationally. Overlaps with Mid-City in commercial electrical contracting but operates at much larger scale and with a broader MEP portfolio.
• Quanta Services: Publicly traded (PWR) largest U.S. infrastructure services provider covering electric power, telecom, and renewable infrastructure. Adjacent incumbent whose utility-side and telecom/teledata work overlap with Mid-City's teledata and electrical transmission exposure.

Regional players

• Pieper Electric: Wisconsin-based regional electrical contractor serving commercial, industrial, and institutional customers with design-build and service capabilities. Comparable Midwestern regional peer with similar vertical exposure but different geography.
• Continental Electrical Construction: Chicago-area commercial and industrial electrical contractor with design-assist, prefab, and structured cabling services. Comparable mid-size regional operator with similar teledata/low-voltage portfolio emphasis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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