Commercial Electrician in Ellensburg

IBEW crews, up to $2 million

Sasquatch Electrical works as prime and subcontractor on commercial, industrial, and public works electrical projects throughout Central Washington — from service calls through projects valued up to $2 million. We’re an IBEW contractor with scalable crews, which means we can staff to the size of the job rather than turning down work that doesn’t fit a fixed headcount.

What we do:

Tenant improvements for retail, office, medical and hospitality build-outs, coordinated with general contractors and other trades on live-building schedules.
New commercial construction from service entrance through final trim, including coordination with the serving utility.
Industrial three-phase power distribution, motor controls, machine feeds and equipment installation.
Commercial lighting — new installations, retrofits, controls, exterior and parking lot lighting.
Service and maintenance for facilities that can’t be down long.
Public works for county, city, school district, higher education and special district projects.

For agency credentials, federal identifiers and prevailing-wage process, see our public works electrical contracting capabilities.

What Actually Qualifies a Public Works Contractor

More than the low number

Public work in Washington isn’t just a matter of submitting the low number. State law sets mandatory responsibility criteria a bidder has to meet before award, and a contractor who doesn’t understand them wastes everyone’s time. They include:

Licensed electrical contractor under chapter 19.28 RCW, the specific license public works electrical bidding requires.
Current UBI, industrial insurance, Employment Security and state excise tax registration.
Not debarred or disqualified from bidding.
A clean apprenticeship utilization record.
No willful wage violations in the preceding three years.
Public works and prevailing wage training completed, unless the contractor is exempt.

Prevailing wage compliance is administered by L&I and it’s procedural work that has to be done correctly. We file the Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages before work begins, submit certified payroll on schedule, and file the Affidavit of Wages Paid at completion. Both filings gate payment — a contractor who’s sloppy about them holds up your project’s money, not just their own.

Apprentice utilization: public works projects above certain thresholds require that at least 15% of labor hours be performed by registered apprentices. As an IBEW contractor with an established relationship to a state-registered electrical apprenticeship program, we can meet that requirement rather than requesting a waiver. On projects where it applies, that’s the difference between a compliant bid and a complicated one.

Who Procures Electrical Work in Kittitas County

Knowing which door to knock on

Public agencies in this county procure electrical work in different ways, and knowing which door to knock on is half the job.

Kittitas County and the City of Ellensburg use small works rosters administered through MRSC Rosters, plus advertised bids for larger work.
Central Washington University runs its own small works roster through Facilities Management, separate from MRSC.
Ellensburg School District and other districts in the county maintain their own rosters.
Kittitas Valley Healthcare, the county public hospital district, issues its own RFQ-based solicitations.
Kittitas County PUD No. 1 maintains its own small works and vendor lists.
The City of Kittitas, City of Cle Elum, the fire districts and the Kittitas Reclamation District all procure separately as well.

Washington’s small works roster process currently covers contracts up to $350,000, with the ceiling scheduled to rise in 2027. Below $150,000, agencies can contract directly with qualified small businesses.

If you’re an agency looking for an electrical contractor, or a general contractor looking for a sub on public work, call us at 509.264.5678.

Why IBEW Matters on Your Project

Trained crews, correct wages

An IBEW workforce means every electrician on your site came through a structured apprenticeship with documented training hours, not on-the-job improvisation. On prevailing wage work it also means the wage and classification structure your project requires is what our crews already work under — there’s no adjustment, and no risk of a misclassification finding landing on your project.

For public agencies, it means apprentice utilization requirements are something we satisfy as a matter of course. For private commercial clients, it means we can scale a crew up for a deadline without lowering the bar on who’s holding the tools.

We work as prime contractor and as electrical subcontractor. We carry the bonding and insurance public and commercial work requires, and we’re comfortable with the retainage, lien release and closeout documentation that comes with it. Current capacity runs from single service calls through projects valued up to $2 million. Phased work, after-hours scheduling and coordination around occupancy are routine on tenant improvement and public facility work — we can work in a live, occupied building without shutting your operation down.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you work as a subcontractor for general contractors? Yes. We work as electrical subcontractor and as prime contractor, from service calls through projects valued up to $2 million.

How large a crew can you put on a job? As an IBEW contractor we staff to the size and schedule of each project, rather than turning down work that doesn’t fit a fixed headcount.

Can you work in an occupied building? Yes. Phased work, after-hours scheduling and coordination around occupancy are routine on tenant improvement and facility work.

What does your commercial work include? Tenant improvements, new commercial construction, three-phase distribution and motor controls, lighting and controls, and service and maintenance.

Call 509.264.5678 to discuss a project.