Commercial tenant improvement electrical, Twin Cities

Power, lighting and data pathways built to your plans, coordinated with your GC, permitted and inspected.

We coordinate rough-in with your GC and the landlord's rules
We check panel capacity early and flag plan conflicts
We pull the permit and schedule every inspection

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What you get

Commercial Tenant Improvements, start to finish

Panels, sub-panels and branch circuits
Lighting, switching and controls
Receptacles and dedicated equipment circuits
Exit and emergency lighting
Conduit and boxes for data and security
Labeled panels and tested circuits

Electrician in a hard hat and safety glasses securing cable to roof framing during rough-in — Rough-in wiring goes in before walls and ceilings are closed.

How it works

Three steps to a finished job

Tell us what you need
Call 612-991-4005 or send the short form. Quotes are free.
Get a written scope and price
We look at the job and put the scope and price in writing before any work starts.
We do the work and get it inspected
We pull the permit, do the work, and the inspector signs off.

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FAQ

Common questions

Can you work under our general contractor?

Yes. Much of our commercial work is done as the electrical subcontractor to a GC, and we are equally able to work directly for an owner or developer. Either way we coordinate on schedule, access and inspections.

What if the building does not have enough power for our space?

It depends on the existing service, the landlord's equipment and your loads. We calculate what the suite needs, then tell you early whether the answer is a sub-panel, a service change coordinated with the landlord or a change to the plan.

Do you handle the permit?

Yes. We pull the electrical permit and the work is inspected by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry or the city, in cities like St. Paul that run their own where the city administers its own inspections.

Who is responsible for the lighting fixtures and gear?

That depends on your contract and the landlord's work letter. We install what the plans specify and can help sort out who supplies what, so nothing is missing on install day.

More about commercial tenant improvements

A tenant improvement, or TI, is the interior build-out of a leased commercial space: offices, retail, clinics, restaurants, light industrial and everything in between. The electrical scope usually includes new branch circuits, panel work, lighting, receptacles, dedicated circuits for equipment, and the pathways for low-voltage and data.

TI work is different from a stand-alone project because the building is already there. The landlord may control panel capacity, shutdown windows and who can work in shared rooms. The existing electrical may not match the as-built drawings. We plan around those realities so the build-out does not stall on a surprise in the ceiling.

Prime Time Electric MN, LLC works with general contractors, developers, property managers and business owners across the Twin Cities. Whether you hire us directly or we work under your GC, the permits, inspections and code compliance are handled the same way.

When you need it

You are leasing a new suite and the layout, lighting or power does not fit how you will use it
A prior tenant's build-out needs electrical demolition before the space is rebuilt for a new use
Your new layout needs more circuits, a panel addition or a sub-panel than the suite currently has
A change of use, such as office to medical or retail to restaurant, changes the electrical load and requirements
The landlord's work letter requires specific electrical items to be delivered before you can open
You are moving equipment, workstations or a server room into space that was never wired for it
A lease deadline or opening date means the electrical has to be sequenced tightly with other trades

What’s included, in detail

Plan and scope review

We read the drawings, the work letter and the existing conditions, and flag conflicts before they cost you schedule.

Power distribution

New panels, sub-panels, feeders and branch circuits sized for the actual loads in the suite.

Lighting and controls

Fixture installation, switching, occupancy sensing and dimming where the plans call for them.

Receptacles and dedicated circuits

Workstation, break room, copier, server and equipment outlets placed and circuited as designed.

Emergency and exit lighting

Egress lighting and exit signs installed to the layout so the suite can pass its final inspection.

Low-voltage pathways

Conduit, boxes and support for data, security and AV so other trades can pull their cable cleanly.

Permits and inspections

We pull the electrical permit and schedule inspections with DLI or the local jurisdiction.

Our process

Walk the space
We review the plans against what is actually above the ceiling and in the electrical room, including available panel capacity.
Coordinate and schedule
We line up our rough-in with your GC, the landlord's access rules and other trades.
Rough-in, inspect, finish
Wiring goes in before the walls close, passes inspection, then fixtures, devices and trim are installed.
Final inspection and turnover
We test circuits, label panels, resolve any inspector comments and hand the space back ready for occupancy.

Guides

Often done together

Electrical demolition Commercial remodel electrical Commercial lighting

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