What Delco Electric does

Delco Electric, Inc. is a family-owned commercial electrical contractor founded in 1979 in Oklahoma City and led by the Dickinson family since inception. The company has grown from a two-person operation at founding to a 150+-person workforce delivering electrical contracting services to commercial businesses and general contractors across Oklahoma City and the broader state of Oklahoma. Its core offering consists of five integrated service lines: Design-Build & Design-Assist Services (custom electrical design and installation with a one-year warranty), Electrical Value Engineering (cost-optimized project budgeting), Energy Savings Consultation (efficiency-focused retrofits), Service Calls (24/7 commercial service backed by a dedicated 10-vehicle fleet and qualified technicians), and Conceptual Electrical Budgeting (upstream financial planning for commercial builds).

The technology footprint is conventional for the electrical contracting industry: on-site installation of commercial electrical systems using employed field labor, OSHA-trained supervisors, and an in-house Safety Director. There is no proprietary software stack, AI/ML component, or platform architecture indicated. Notable executed projects span vastly different scale points - from the 6,800-sq-ft Market at Eastpoint community grocery store, through mid-size hospitality and healthcare builds (Ellison Hotel 77,000 sq ft, HarborChase senior living), to the 2.6 million-sq-ft Amazon fulfillment center (the first in Oklahoma, completed 2019) and the 220,000-sq-ft Love's Tire Distribution Warehouse - demonstrating capacity from small negotiated renovations up to mega-project distribution work.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue. Pricing is quote-driven via project estimates and bid proposals rather than published rate cards, with multi-year contract cadence on larger design-build engagements. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: enterprise field sales engaging general contractors and property developers, supplemented by a 24/7 service-call dispatch operation. Customers span retail/grocery, hospitality, healthcare, e-commerce logistics, education (K-12), entertainment, senior living, and historic-renovation verticals, with marquee logos including Amazon, Love's Travel Stops, Topgolf, Starbucks, 21c Museum Hotel, Lifetime Fitness, Integris, and Oklahoma Blood Institute. End-customer mix appears diversified across enterprise clients, with limited SMB exposure, yielding a Low-to-Moderate concentration profile.

Name

Delco Electric

Legal name

Delco Electric, Inc.

Website

https://delcoelectric.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Delco Electric is a family-owned Oklahoma City commercial electrical contractor founded in 1979, providing design-build, design-assist, service calls, value engineering, and energy savings services to commercial clients across Oklahoma with a 150+ person workforce and a dedicated 24/7 service fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Electrical Contracting Services: Project-based electrical contracting for commercial builds including design-build and design-assist services. Revenue generated through competitive bidding and negotiated contracts for new construction and renovation projects.
2. Service Calls & Maintenance: Commercial service department with 10 fleet vehicles dedicated to service calls, available 24/7 for emergency and routine electrical service needs.
3. Consulting Services: Energy savings consultation and conceptual electrical budgeting services for commercial buildings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Delco Electric provides commercial electrical contracting services for businesses across Oklahoma City and the state of Oklahoma, including design-build and design-assist electrical system design and installation, 24/7 commercial service calls and maintenance, electrical value engineering for cost optimization, energy savings consultation, and conceptual electrical budgeting. Projects range from small commercial builds to large facilities such as warehouses, hotels, schools, healthcare offices, and fulfillment centers.

Product overview

Delco Electric is a family-owned commercial electrical contractor offering a unified suite of electrical services for commercial projects of all sizes. The core service portfolio consists of five integrated offerings: Design-Build & Design-Assist Services (custom electrical design and installation with one-year warranty), Service Calls (24/7 emergency commercial service with dedicated fleet), Electrical Value Engineering (cost optimization during project development), Energy Savings Consultation (energy efficiency upgrades), and Conceptual Electrical Budgeting (financial planning for projects). These services range from new construction to service calls and maintenance, supporting projects from initial concept through completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design-Build & Design-Assist Services Industry-leading design-build and design-assist electrical services providing custom, personalized electrical designs tailored to the specific needs of each project, supported by a one-year warranty on all completed projects. Targeted at commercial clients and general contractors undertaking new construction or renovation projects of any size.
• Service Calls 24/7 commercial service department with a large team of qualified technicians and 10 dedicated fleet vehicles for emergency and routine commercial electrical service needs. Aimed at commercial property owners and operators needing rapid response to electrical issues.
• Electrical Value Engineering Comprehensive project budgeting service where experienced electricians maximize the affordability and efficiency of projects, meeting all project requirements while keeping costs low to deliver the highest value from the design. Targeted at commercial construction clients needing budget-conscious project delivery.
• Energy Savings Consultation Professional services to improve building capability while reducing energy costs, installing energy-saving updates using cutting-edge technology to minimize overall energy consumption for commercial buildings. Targeted at commercial building owners looking to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.
• Conceptual Electrical Budgeting Qualified professionals develop the most effective financial plan for buildings, taking projects from idea to execution while achieving goals within an affordable budget. Aimed at developers, general contractors, and commercial clients in early project planning stages.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24/7 emergency service availability with 10 dedicated fleet vehicles
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Restore OKCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity development partnership for The Market at Eastpoint project - a community-led grocery store focused on food justice and food security in NE Oklahoma City.
• Lingo ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partnership for James L. Capps Middle School project, a 161,000-square-foot structure serving over 1,000 students in Warr Acres.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Faith Technologies: Design-build electrical contractor serving commercial, industrial, and healthcare markets with self-perform electrical construction — closely aligned business model and customer mix to Delco's commercial design-build work.
• Power Design: National electrical contractor focused on commercial and multi-family design-build, with a similar mix of negotiated design-assist work, energy services, and service-call maintenance that mirrors Delco's core offerings.
• Helix Electric: Privately held commercial and industrial electrical contractor performing design-build and design-assist installations — comparable scope, delivery model, and customer segments.
• Rosendin Electric: Employee-owned commercial electrical contractor with a design-build focus on commercial, data center, and industrial builds; larger in scale but the same core self-perform electrical construction model.

Broad incumbents

• IES Holdings: Publicly traded provider of electrical and mechanical infrastructure services across commercial, industrial, and residential markets — broader portfolio but directly overlapping commercial electrical contracting.
• MYR Group: Publicly traded specialty contractor delivering electrical construction on commercial, industrial, and transmission projects — larger scope but direct overlap in commercial design-build electrical work.
• EMCOR Group: Large publicly traded facility-services and electrical contractor with substantial commercial electrical installation and service capabilities across the U.S.
• MMR Group: Open-shop electrical and instrumentation contractor with commercial, industrial, and infrastructure exposure — broader footprint but directly comparable electrical construction services.
• Quanta Services: Largest publicly traded infrastructure electrical contractor in North America; broad portfolio but its commercial and industrial electrical construction lines overlap with Delco's core business.

Regional players

• Walker Engineering: Texas-based commercial and industrial electrical contractor with design-build, service, and energy solutions offerings — comparable business model and services but operating in a different regional geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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