NECA Connection

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Help with Your Job

While the expertise of electrical contractors may be varied and extensive, your specific electrical project or problem is most important to you. How can you find a reliable, qualified contractor that understands your needs and wants your business? And how can you keep control of the costs?

First, it helps to define the nature of your electrical needs in a way that makes it easy to communicate with a prospective contractor (or with the expert staff of your local NECA chapter, who will be happy to assist you). If you start with a few criteria at hand, it will help you explain your problem or project clearly and have the added benefit of making you sound like you are in charge.

My Electrical Needs Checklist (PDF)

With this information in hand, you are ready to discuss your project with your selected electrical contractor, or with several if you wish to get competitive estimates. The same information will help you find qualified contractors using the NECA Connection Search or by talking to your local NECA Chapter.