Wire and cable, conduit, devices, panelboards, lighting, controls, structured cabling, IEC server cords, UPS, grounding. Sourced across multiple distributor inventories. BOM pricing for bid cycles, project mobilization, change orders, and stockouts.
A typical commercial electrical bid has 200-2,000 line items due Friday at noon. Half the lines are spec-grade. The other half are commodity but freight-sensitive. Distributor portals do not parse PDF takeoffs. The cycle of "send the BOM to three distributors and wait 24 hours" still dominates the industry workflow.
Engineer specs Lutron RA2 Select dimmers. Distributor quotes Leviton "equivalent" because that's what they stock. Different protocol, different programming, different commissioning. Engineer rejects on site. Re-pricing follows.
1,000 ft of 3/4" EMT is heavy. 5 miles of THHN is heavier. Freight component on commodity wire and conduit can move 8-15% of the line cost. Local distributor vs. national wins on freight, even when SKU pricing is identical.
Panelboards and switchgear have variable lead times (8-48 weeks depending on manufacturer and config). Lead time changes mid-bid and most quoting workflows do not surface it until you place the order.
Project change order needs 50 boxes of receptacles tomorrow. Distributor A has 30. Distributor B has 80. Your purchase order has to be split. The procurement system has to handle it.
Across our supplier network. Spec brand and qualified equivalent quoted line-by-line.
THHN, MC cable, NM, BX, fire alarm, low-voltage control, plenum and riser-rated. Southwire, Encore, General Cable, AFC, Cerrowire. Datacom: Belden, Berk-Tek, CommScope, AFL, Hitachi. Cat 5e through Cat 8, single-mode and multi-mode fiber.
EMT, IMC, RMC, PVC, flexible, liquid-tight. Robroy, Atkore, Allied Tube, Carlon. Couplings, connectors, straps, supports, expansion fittings. PVC fittings (Carlon, Cantex, Carflex).
Receptacles, switches, GFCI, AFCI, occupancy sensors, dimmers, USB-integrated. Hubbell, Leviton, Cooper, Bryant, Pass & Seymour, Lutron. Specialty: hospital-grade, weather-resistant, tamper-resistant, twist-lock.
Panelboards (Eaton, Square D, Siemens), load centers, switchboards. Circuit breakers (BR, CH, QO, QOB, NQ, FA, KA, plus AFCI / GFCI). Disconnects, transfer switches, transformers (low-voltage dry-type and encapsulated).
LED troffers, downlights, high-bay, linear, wall packs, area, parking lot. Acuity (Lithonia, Holophane, Mark), Cooper, Cree, Hubbell, RAB, MaxLite, Eaton (Halo), Signify (Philips). Emergency egress, exit signs. Controls: Lutron, Wattstopper, Sensor Switch, Greengate.
Patch panels, jacks, faceplates, modular plugs. Panduit, Hubbell datacom, Leviton, Ortronics, Belden. Cable management: Hoffman, Panduit, Eaton B-Line, Chatsworth. IEC server cords (C13 / C14, C15 / C16, C19 / C20, locking, color-coded).
Rack PDUs (basic, metered, monitored, switched) from Raritan, Vertiv, APC, Geist, Server Technology, Eaton. UPS units rack and floor (APC, Eaton, Vertiv, Tripp-Lite). Battery cabinets and replacement batteries. Plus busway and RPP through specialty channels.
Class I Div 1 / 2 fittings, junction boxes, enclosures, lighting. Appleton, Crouse-Hinds, Killark, Eaton EX, Cooper Crouse-Hinds Hawke. Oil and gas, chemical, grain handling, paint booths. Verified to area classification.
Grounding rods, ground bars, exothermic-weld kits (Cadweld), bonding jumpers, lightning protection (Erico, nVent), surge protection devices (TPS, SPD) for service entrance and panelboards.
Motor starters, contactors, overloads (Allen-Bradley, Schneider, Eaton, Siemens). VFDs (Allen-Bradley PowerFlex, ABB ACS, Schneider Altivar, Yaskawa, Siemens Sinamics). Soft starters. PLC and HMI through specialty.
Hoffman, nVent, Saginaw, Allied Moulded enclosures. NEMA 1, 3R, 4, 4X, 12, 13. Wire duct, panel ducting, terminal blocks, DIN rail. Hoffman, Panduit, Eaton B-Line cable tray and ladder rack.
Klein, Greenlee, Milwaukee electrical-rated tools. Cable benders, knockout punches, fish tape, conduit benders. Fluke and Klein test equipment, megohmmeters, cable testers (Fluke Networks, IDEAL Networks), thermal imagers.
200-2,000 line PDF takeoff. Bid due Friday. We parse, source across suppliers, return priced quote in 15 minutes for sub-500 line and under 2 hours for larger. Pricing held through bid validity.
Structured cabling, PDU, cable management, IEC server cords, arc-flash PPE crossover. Multi-thousand-line BOMs. Spec-sensitive sourcing through manufacturer-authorized supplier paths.
Owner changed the lighting package. Engineer added a panelboard. CO needs pricing today. Send the revised line list, we quote within minutes, deliver to job site on the GC's schedule.
Primary distributor out of MC cable or specific receptacle. We source from second supplier and ship to job site without project delay.
Plant electrical replenishment from CMMS. Replacement breakers, contactors, motor starters, fuses, lamps. Recurring MRO-style buy bundled with the rest of the plant MRO supply.
Property owner doing LED retrofit across 25+ sites. One quote across portfolio, ship each site, consolidated invoicing. Standing account through program duration.
Southwire, Encore Wire, General Cable, AFC, Cerrowire, Belden (datacom), Berk-Tek, CommScope, Superior Essex. THHN, MC, NM, BX, fire alarm, communication, plenum / riser, fiber.
Yes. Devices (Hubbell, Leviton, Cooper, Bryant, Pass & Seymour, Lutron), gear (Eaton, Square D, Siemens), lighting controls (Lutron, Wattstopper, Sensorworx, Greengate). Spec brand and qualified equivalent quoted line-by-line.
Yes. Cat 5e through Cat 8 (Belden, CommScope, AFL, Berk-Tek, Hitachi). Patch panels, jacks, faceplates (Panduit, Hubbell, Leviton, Ortronics). Single-mode and multi-mode fiber. IEC server power cords (locking, color-coded).
Yes. Rack PDUs (Raritan, Vertiv, APC, Geist, Server Technology, Eaton). UPS (APC, Eaton, Vertiv, Tripp-Lite, CyberPower). Battery cabinets. Busway / RPP through specialty channels.
LED commercial. Acuity (Lithonia, Holophane, Mark), Cooper, Cree, Hubbell, RAB, MaxLite, Eaton (Halo), Signify (Philips). Emergency egress, exit signs, lighting controls.
15 / 27 / 38 kV switchgear and transformers route through specialty MV distributors for project-based RFQs with longer lead time. Low-voltage gear up to 600V in our standard supplier lane.
Yes. Class I Div 1 / 2 fittings, enclosures, lighting (Appleton, Crouse-Hinds, Killark, Eaton EX, Cooper Crouse-Hinds Hawke). Spec verified to area classification.
Net-30 with credit review (typical decision 7-14 days; 3-7 day fast track available). Credit-card payment available immediately on smaller orders.
Bid cycles, project mobilization, change orders, stockouts. Priced lines back in minutes.
