Aurora Electric, Inc.

When project owners bring in Aurora Electric, Inc. as a partner, they know the job will be completed on time, on budget and will be exactly what they expected.

Based in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Aurora Electric is one of the state's largest electrical contractors, maintaining a large core staff of journeyman and apprentice electricians.

Heading up Aurora Electric's performance-oriented staff of project managers are its co-owners Bradley Haslett and Jim Bosshart. Haslett founded the company in 1983 and was joined by Bosshart in 1985. Their success stems, in part, from their insistence that customer satisfaction is more important than turning a profit.

"We are in business for the long haul and our reputation as a company is service," says Bosshart.

Client Services

Organized to provide superior service to its clients, Aurora Electric has four divisions dedicated exclusively to electrical activities:

* Electrical Services Division--handling 1-hour/1-day service calls, both commercial and residential; maintaining a fleet of five 24-hour, on-call service vans.

* Small Contracts Division--specializing in 3-day/3-week contract work.

* Large Contract Division--providing major electrical construction for buildings such as malls, department stores, schools etc.

* TEGG Division--providing predictive, proactive programs of care for building electrical systems. Since electrical distribution systems are a leading cause of fire in office and store structures, TEGG service can pinpoint needed electrical maintenance long before it might otherwise be detected or do major damage.

With specialized equipment such as infrared cameras and laser probes, Aurora Electric can spot an overheated wire or nearly any other electrical accident waiting to happen. Aurora Electric is the only company in Alaska offering TEGG, one of the most exciting new technological services being offered today.

DesignBuild Concepts

The premier feature of all electrical installation and construction management services provided by Aurora Electric falls under the category of DesignBuild. Aurora Electric's DesignBuild assistance teams have gained statewide recognition.

Haslett points out that the DesignBuild technique was the predictable outcome of owner-demand for more cost efficient, shorter time-span construction. "And low bid-low quality is not always the most cost-conservative way to go," he says.

Aurora Electric's DesignBuild assist team will reduce the total overall cost of construction. Bosshart says: "When the owner, the architect-engineers, contractors and Aurora sit at the table together, plans and specifications that under other circumstances may have included errors or features the owner never wanted, are now eliminated." Haslett concludes, "Because we are all together at the beginning, we are all together (and still speaking to one another) at the end. Costly Change Orders don't become a problem because there seldom are any."

Contractor Qualifications

Aurora excels in executing challenging projects that are on a tight time schedule. "We only work with the highest quality contractors," Bosshart confesses. "We are very selective in who we work with or choose to recommend." One of the secrets of Aurora's success is that prime contractors must meet Aurora's performance standards. This is unique in the industry and assures that at the end of the job the owner gets the project that they envisioned in the beginning.

With their team of professionals and the personal day-to-day participation of owners Bradley Haslett and Jim Bosshart, Aurora Electric has become a vital, top-quality company that has earned the respect of major organizations in the construction industry.

"We are ready to provide these services to you. Call us when you're ready to build your next project," said Bosshart.