CSLB 390480 · A · B · C-10 · Federal contractor
Licensed, registered and bonded
Certifications
License, registrations, surety, insurance and safety, on one page that prints.
Cal Electro, Inc. is a licensed public works electrical contractor in Redding, California, holding California Contractors State License Board license 390480 with A General Engineering, B General Building and C-10 Electrical classifications.
The company is registered with the Department of Industrial Relations to bid and perform prevailing wage public works, and holds federal contracts continuously for the Western Area Power Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Federal Aviation Administration.
The documents behind the numbers below go out the same day a prequalification package asks for them.
A · B · C-10
capacity
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to 06/2028
to 04/2028
State of California
- Contractors license
- 390480
- Classifications
- A General Engineering · B General Building · C-10 Electrical
- License status
- Active. Verify by number at the Contractors State License Board.
- DIR registration
- 1000742172
- DIR status
- Current through 30 June 2028. Registered to bid and perform prevailing wage public works. Certified payroll filed on every contract.
- Small business
- Department of General Services small business enterprise 14812, current through 30 April 2028. Five percent bid preference on state solicitations.
- Service area
- California and Nevada
Federal
A federal contractor.
The published record runs from a U.S. Navy substation repair at China Lake through five Western Area Power Administration contracts since 2017, including 500kV breaker and switch replacement at Tracy. Cal Electro has also delivered work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Military Ocean Terminal Concord, the Bureau of Reclamation at Folsom and Shasta, and the Federal Aviation Administration at airfields in five states.
- Unique Entity ID
- KWB7DC6NAYF5
- CAGE code
- 069W6
- Primary NAICS
- 237130 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · 238210 Electrical Contractors
- Set-aside experience
- Keswick and Maxwell station service upgrades, Western Area Power Administration, 2021, awarded under a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.
- Product service codes
- Y1NZ · Y1BG · Y1BC
Bonding and surety
Surety bonding capacity, on a single project
The largest single contract completed is $6,136,535, the South Lake Tahoe wastewater treatment plant generator replacement, so the capacity is roughly five times the largest job on the record. Bid, performance and payment bonds are issued for public works. Surety details go out with a prequalification package.
Insurance
- General liability
- Carried. Certificate on request.
- Automobile
- Carried. Certificate on request.
- Workers compensation
- Carried. Experience modification rate 0.80.
- Umbrella
- Carried. Limits on request.
Certificates naming an owner or general contractor as additional insured are issued on request. Send the requirement and the deadline.
Safety
Current experience modification rate: 0.80.
Below the industry baseline of 1.0. Cal Electro crews work energized substations to 500kV, active runways and live treatment plants under one safety program. Training records and the written injury and illness prevention program go out with a prequalification package.
- Cable splicing
- 2 people hold National Cable Splicing Certification Board medium voltage cable splicing certification, current through 31 December 2026.
- Apprenticeship
- Merit shop. Apprentices are sponsored through the Western Electrical Contractors Association, a state-approved program.
Past performance
131 projects published in full, with owner, year and contract data where the records carry it.
The full recordThe record filters by owner agency, market and self-performed scope, and prints clean for a prequalification package. Rows carry the contract number where Cal Electro holds it.
Questions a prequal asks
The short answers, in the order the forms tend to ask them.
- What license does Cal Electro hold?
- California Contractors State License 390480, classifications A General Engineering, B General Building and C-10 Electrical.
- Is Cal Electro registered for California public works?
- Yes. Department of Industrial Relations public works contractor registration 1000742172, current through 30 June 2028. The registration covers bidding and performing prevailing wage public works, and certified payroll is filed for every one.
- Is Cal Electro registered to work for the federal government?
- Yes. Unique Entity ID KWB7DC6NAYF5, CAGE code 069W6. Cal Electro holds federal contracts continuously, including work for the Western Area Power Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Navy.
- What is Cal Electro's surety bonding capacity?
- Surety bonding capacity of $30M on a single project. The largest single contract completed is $6,136,535.
- Can Cal Electro take small business set-aside work?
- The 2021 Western Area Power Administration contract for the Keswick and Maxwell station service upgrades was awarded under a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The company's federal work sits under NAICS 237130 and 238210, and its Unique Entity ID is KWB7DC6NAYF5.
- What is Cal Electro's safety record?
- The current experience modification rate is 0.80, below the industry baseline of 1.0.
- What insurance does Cal Electro carry?
- General liability, automobile, workers compensation and umbrella coverage. Certificates naming an owner or general contractor as additional insured are issued on request.
- How long has Cal Electro been in business?
- Cal Electro has been in business since 1971 and was incorporated in June 1979. It operates from 3710 Electro Way in Redding, California.
- Is Cal Electro a certified small business?
- Yes. California Department of General Services small business enterprise 14812, current through 30 April 2028, which carries a five percent bid preference on state solicitations. Its 2021 Western Area Power Administration award was made under a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.
- Is Cal Electro union or open shop?
- Cal Electro is a merit shop and is not signatory to a local. It sponsors apprentices through the Western Electrical Contractors Association, a state-approved apprenticeship program, and files certified payroll on every public works contract.
- Is Cal Electro certified for medium voltage cable splicing?
- Two people hold National Cable Splicing Certification Board medium voltage cable splicing certification, current through 31 December 2026.
Prequal
Assembling a package that names Cal Electro? The documentation comes back in the format the package asks for.
Send the form and the deadline to info@calelectroinc.com. License, registrations, surety, insurance and similar-project experience are returned with it.