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