Precision Electric

What Precision Electric does

Precision Electric is a privately held, family-owned electrical contracting company headquartered in Lakeside, California, providing commercial, industrial, residential, and government electrical services across Southern California. Founded in 1984 by Greg Abell, the firm has grown to 80+ employees and has completed more than 1,000 projects spanning new construction, remodels, tenant improvements, solar/photovoltaic installations, and 24/7 emergency service. Its project portfolio includes multi-million dollar contracts for educational facilities (Cross Elementary at $3.4M, Oceanside High School Performing Arts Center at $1.94M), hospitality venues (Hampton Inn, Town Place Suites, Holiday Inn), real estate developments (Urbana at $2.5M), and municipal infrastructure (Padre Dam Municipal Water District).

The company's core technology stack centers on operational and pre-construction tooling rather than a proprietary software platform. In August 2025, Precision Electric became an early adopter of Makeoff, an autonomous AI estimating platform that converts takeoff quantities into structured material selections and labor calculations and documents every estimating decision for traceability. The firm complements this with Trimble Construct Job for project management and bidding, and MJobTime for field time tracking. The AI estimating layer is used to generate 10 to 15 fully documented commercial bids per month for projects typically exceeding $50,000, with more than $1.5 million in project estimates processed through the platform to date.

Precision Electric generates revenue through project-based electrical contracting work, quote-based pricing for commercial projects above $50,000, and recurring service contracts (including monthly exterior lighting maintenance). The business is sales-led, with a direct go-to-market via phone (800-390-2991), website lead capture, project portfolio showcasing, and long-standing GC and government relationships. The firm holds California contractor licenses (A, B, C-7, C-10, C-46 #534116) and DIR registration (#1000002037) qualifying it for public works. Customer concentration is diversified across education, hospitality, government, religious/nonprofit, and commercial GC segments, with no external institutional investment and continued family ownership under the Abell family (Greg Abell as President; Brandon Abell leading solar/service).

Name

Precision Electric

Legal name

Precision Electric Co

Website

https://precisionelectricco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Precision Electric is a family-owned electrical contractor in Lakeside, California, providing commercial, industrial, residential, and government electrical services across Southern California since 1984, with recent expansion into solar/photovoltaic installation and AI-powered estimating.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Contracting Services

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Electrical Installation & New Construction Wiring (HSAOADAA)

Keywords

• Commercial electrical contracting
• Residential electrical services
• Solar photovoltaic installation
• Industrial electrical construction
• Emergency electrical repair

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakeside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Contracting Services: Project-based revenue from electrical construction, installation, and service work. Commercial projects typically exceed $50,000. The company processes over $1.5 million in project estimates monthly through its AI estimating platform. Services span new construction, remodels, solar installations, and emergency repairs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Precision Electric is a family-owned electrical contractor (founded 1984) that delivers commercial, industrial, and residential electrical services including new construction, remodels, solar/photovoltaic installation, troubleshooting and repair, equipment relocation, and 24/7 emergency service. Projects range from single circuit breaker work to 200,000 square foot building installations for clients in education, hospitality, government, military, and other sectors across Southern California.

Product overview

Precision Electric is a family-owned electrical contractor (founded 1984) offering a comprehensive suite of electrical services across residential, commercial, industrial, and government sectors. The company operates as a single unified service business rather than a software platform, providing construction, residential/commercial electrical work, solar/photovoltaic installations, relocation services, equipment installation, and 24-hour emergency response. Services range from single circuit breaker replacements to 200,000 square foot building projects. The company has also recently adopted autonomous AI estimating technology (Makeoff) to enhance bid generation for commercial projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Services

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MakeoffcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2025Precision Electric became an early adopter of Makeoff's autonomous AI estimating platform in August 2025. The company now generates 10 to 15 fully documented bids per month using the platform, having processed over $1.5 million in project estimates. Makeoff converts takeoff quantities into structured material selections and labor calculations while documenting every estimating decision for traceability and accountability.
• Padre Dam Municipal Water DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership spanning many years on numerous infrastructure projects, most notably the Operations Yard Improvement Project. Padre Dam CEO Allen Carlisle praised Precision Electric's professionalism, workmanship, and integrity.
• TFW ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership spanning over 25 years on construction projects. TFW Construction praised Precision Electric's ability to maintain sufficient workforce, meet deadlines, and stay within budgets as key to their enduring relationship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Helix Electric: Privately held commercial and industrial electrical contractor of similar mid-market size, with comparable service offerings across tenant improvements, large commercial builds, and solar/renewable installations in the Western U.S.
• Rosendin Electric: Employee-owned electrical contractor headquartered in California, serving commercial, industrial, solar, and mission-critical markets. Comparable in vertical mix and self-perform model, though significantly larger in scale.
• Bergelectric: Mid-sized commercial electrical contractor offering design-assist, tenant improvement, and large-scale construction services nationwide, with a similar mix of commercial, hospitality, healthcare, and education projects.
• Faith Technologies: National electrical and specialty systems contractor with comparable commercial, industrial, and renewable energy installation services, including solar and pre-fabrication capabilities.
• Power Design: Multi-family and commercial electrical contractor with a similar self-perform model and concentration in hospitality, multifamily, and student housing—directly overlapping with Precision Electric's hospitality and education segments.

Broad incumbents

• IES Commercial & Industrial: Division of IES Holdings providing commercial and industrial electrical contracting with national reach, overlapping with Precision Electric in tenant improvements, data centers, and large commercial projects but at much greater scale.
• MMR Group: Open-shop electrical and instrumentation contractor serving industrial, commercial, and power markets. Comparable in industrial electrical scope and renewable installation work, though with broader geographic reach.
• EMCOR Group: Large publicly traded provider of electrical and mechanical construction, including commercial, industrial, and renewable energy installations. Overlaps with Precision Electric in commercial and solar segments but operates at vastly greater scale.
• Quanta Services: Public infrastructure services company with an electrical contracting arm serving utility, renewable, and commercial customers. Overlaps with Precision Electric on solar and commercial electrical work but is dominated by utility-scale operations.

Regional players

• Redwood Electric Group: Northern California-based commercial electrical contractor with similar self-perform capabilities and commercial/industrial focus, operating in an adjacent but non-overlapping California geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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