
Our Services
As a diversified electrical and general engineering contractor serving several key markets, we offer a range of capabilities that set us apart from our competitors.
Industrial Electrical Construction
Southern Contracting offers depth and experience in multiple capacities of Industrial Electrical Construction.
Our Industrial Electrical Construction services include:
Variable frequency drives
Motor control centers
High, medium and low voltage switchgear
Process logic control panels / Instrumentation
SCADA / fiber optics
Communication and data
UPS systems / lighting / building automation / security systems
CCTV / access controls
Medium & high voltage splicing and testing
Battery energy storage systems
Electric vehicle charging stations
Co-generation facilities
Industrial Automation Controls
Our Instrumentation and Controls services include:
Custom variable frequency control drives
UL508A custom control panels
Control panel engineering and design
Process logic control panels / Instrumentation
SCADA / PLC programming
Communication and data
UPS systems / Fiber optic systems
AutoCAD & MicroStation loop drawing development
Field services- calibrations & service support
Utilities - Electric, Applicant Gas, Telcom
From small jobs to large complex projects, Southern Contracting is proud to be partners with California utilities. Our capabilities include:
Above grade and below grade substation construction
Pole hole excavation (hand dig & mechanical)
Underground transmission
Underground distribution
Overhead distribution
Distributed generation / co-generation
Line clearance / vegetation management
20 A and 20 B overhead to underground conversions
Directional boring
Cable replacement
Commercial and residential service conversions
Streetlight & Sports Complex Lighting
Southern has been a market leader in delivering turnkey solutions to municipal, educational and commercial clients for more than 40 years. Having designed and built one of the first city-wide LED streetlight systems for the City of San Diego in 2011, we have pioneered many industry firsts. Our lighting services include:
GIS inventory audits
LED streetlight conversions
Adaptive controls
Sports complex lighting
Utility streetlight maintenance
Emergency Services
Southern Contracting emergency services division includes a rapid-response, 24/7 emergency service with a modern fleet of service trucks. Our emergency service’s include, but are not limited to:
Utility storm damage repair
Utility fire damage repair
Public Works facilities electrical, instrumentation / control repair
Streetlight knockdown
Emergency power generation
Design/Build
Southern Contracting has been delivering design/build solutions for 40+ years. Possessing a general engineering and electrical license, we offer integrated project delivery services.
Conceptual design support
Conceptual estimating
Value engineering
Constructibility analysis
Project Planning and scheduling
CAD / BIM services
Commissioning support