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Cal Electro, Inc.

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Cal Electro, Inc. · Past performance · 3710 Electro Way, Redding, CA 96002 · (530) 223-5937 · CSLB 390480 A · B · C-10 · Surety bonding $30M · EMR 0.80

Cal Electro past performance: 131 projects published in full, newest first, with owner, year and published contract amount.
ProjectOwnerYearContract
2026
City of Anderson2026 · upcoming$247,311.69

Cal Electro is furnishing and installing an 80kW standby generator and its associated infrastructure at the Anderson Library, on a project that also adds a ground-mount photovoltaic system.

Cal Electro was awarded Anderson Library Solar & Standby Generator for City of Anderson in California, 2026, a $247,311.69 contract.

USACE2026 · upcoming$846,510

Working to USACE requirements, Cal Electro is pulling roughly 15,000 feet of cable, installing conduit and stub-ups, and setting the electrical switchgear for the generation plant.

  • Secure site

Cal Electro was awarded MOTCO ERCIP 6.25MW Generation Plant for USACE in Concord, California, 2026, a $846,510 contract.

2025
WAPA2025$874,185
Several grey metal-clad electrical cabinets standing on a new concrete pad in a substation yard under a cloudy sky
Several grey metal-clad electrical cabinets standing on a new concrete pad in a substation yard under a cloudy skyAn excavator digging a narrow trench beside a concrete station road, with a worker in high-visibility clothing alongsideA long timber-formed foundation trench filled with a tied reinforcing steel cage, seen from aboveRows of electrical conduit stub-ups rising through timber formwork and reinforcing steel before concrete is placedA telehandler carrying a white metal-clad switchgear cabinet on a pallet outside a steel buildingA crane hook and rigging lifting a galvanised steel structure against a clear blue sky, with substation equipment belowThe interior of a stainless steel control cabinet with neatly formed and terminated blue control cables

Cal Electro demolished the existing Unit Substation DZA, pad-mount transformer and standby generator, then installed a 230kV bay with a motor-operated disconnect switch, SSVTs and associated material. The work also covered a pad-mount transformer, an automatic transfer switch, three safety switches, 35kV power cable, a main distribution switchboard, and the steel structures and foundations that carry them.

  • 230kV
  • 35kV
  • Energized

Cal Electro delivered Olinda Substation, Station Service Upgrades for WAPA in Shasta County, California in 2025, a $874,185 contract.

BCRAA2025$739,710
A grader and a crew working along an open trench beside a runway
A grader and a crew working along an open trench beside a runwayA black airfield sign base with cabling installed, sitting on a concrete pad beside the runway and marked with conesTwo workers placing and working concrete from a truck chute into a formed light baseTwo precast concrete bases on a truck bed, ready to be set at the airfieldA yellow airfield light fitting set into a black mat on a gravel runway shoulder, with a loader working behind

Returning to Del Norte Airport, Cal Electro installed 70 MIRL fixtures and 21 guidance signs, with the associated trenching and wiring.

  • Electrical
  • Active runway

Cal Electro delivered Runway 18-36 Rehab, Marking & Lighting, Del Norte County Airport for BCRAA in California in 2025, a $739,710 contract.

WAPA2025 · ongoing$2,237,150
Substation bay under construction with a crane, a boom lift and crews working beneath large 500kV bus insulators
Substation bay under construction with a crane, a boom lift and crews working beneath large 500kV bus insulatorsThree cylindrical capacitor units mounted on galvanised steel stands in a substation yard, with lattice towers behind

Cal Electro is removing and replacing the 500kV power circuit breakers, motor-operated disconnecting switches and motor-operated ground switches in Bay T8, and installing the associated conduit, outdoor bus and control cables.

  • 500kV
  • Electrical
  • Civil
  • Energized
  • Outage coordination

Cal Electro is delivering Tracy 500kV Substation, Bay T8 Breaker & Switch Replacement for WAPA in California, 2025, a $2,237,150 contract.

2024
WAPA2024$2,319,355
An elevated view along a row of substation equipment with crews and materials laid out along the bay
An elevated view along a row of substation equipment with crews and materials laid out along the bayA large electrical unit on a covered semi-trailer being delivered to a substation siteA long cylindrical shunt reactor with fins lying on gravel, waiting to be lifted into placeA crane boom and rigging lifting a long insulator string in a high-voltage substation yardA cylindrical reactor unit slung in red rigging straps and lowered onto a galvanised steel standThree large capacitor units mounted side by side on steel stands in a substation yard

Cal Electro removed and replaced the 500kV power circuit breakers, motor-operated disconnecting switches and motor-operated ground switches in Bay T10. The contract also covered a surface trench with its associated electrical equipment and site development.

  • 500kV
  • Electrical
  • Civil
  • Energized
  • Outage coordination

Cal Electro delivered Tracy 500kV Substation, Bay T10 Breaker & Switch Replacement for WAPA in California in 2024, a $2,319,355 contract.

2023
Caltrans2023$4,456,185
A weigh station building and canopy beside a paved truck lane, with construction materials on site
A weigh station building and canopy beside a paved truck lane, with construction materials on siteThree galvanised steel posts projecting from new concrete foundations beside a paved laneA room with several electrical panels and enclosures mounted on a white wall, conduit dropping from aboveRuns of metal conduit and cable tray fixed to a timber ceiling structure during fit-outConcrete pull boxes and a manhole ring set in an excavation with an excavator working behindA crane lifting a steel overhead sign truss up to a mounting post against a blue skyA steel gantry carrying changeable message signs spanning a paved truck lane

As electrical subcontractor to McCuen Construction on the new scale facility, Cal Electro modified the existing camera systems and installed the lighting systems and controls, a 200kW backup diesel generator, main service gear, and the surveillance and communications systems.

  • Electrical
  • Civil

Cal Electro delivered Cottonwood Scales Facility for Caltrans in California in 2023, a $4,456,185 contract.

Caltrans2023

Cal Electro delivered New Cuyama Charging Station for Caltrans in California in 2023.

SLDMWA2023 · ongoing$5,358,818.79
A single-phase power transformer suspended from crane rigging above a substation yard, dry hills behind
A single-phase power transformer suspended from crane rigging above a substation yard, dry hills behindA transformer lowered towards a concrete pad while a worker in a hard hat and high-visibility vest guides itA transformer radiator assembly hanging in slings from a crane boom against a clear blue skyA wide view of a pumping plant with a mobile crane rigged beside the switchyard and a crew working at the baseA mobile crane with its boom raised beside the tall brick wall of a pumping plantA crane boom extended overhead above a trailer carrying an oversize load placardA crane lifting a steel assembly from a flatbed trailer beside a substation structureA substation structure carrying insulators and bus, with a tractor unit parked in the foregroundWorkers in hard hats and high-visibility vests standing at a table beside the transformer padA mobile crane and trailers parked on an access road at sunset

Cal Electro rehabilitated four single-phase main transformers at the O'Neill Pumping-Generating Plant, three in service and one spare, refilling them with synthetic ester fluid and replacing bushings and other critical components. The work was sequenced around coordinated outages, with the plans and testing that required.

  • Electrical
  • Mechanical
  • Outage coordination
  • Live facility

Cal Electro is delivering O'Neill Pumping Plant Power Transformer Rehabilitation for SLDMWA in Merced County, California, 2023, a $5,358,818.79 contract.

Caltrans2023$1,300,000
Large flanged pipework, a butterfly valve and an actuator inside a concrete pumping plant
Large flanged pipework, a butterfly valve and an actuator inside a concrete pumping plantA concrete pull box with a metal frame and lid being set into an excavationThe interior of a deep rectangular concrete wet well with a fixed access ladder running down one wallAn open control panel showing relays, terminal blocks and neatly routed control wiringA grey electrical service pedestal with reflective banding, protected by yellow bollards and traffic conesA completed pumping plant site enclosed by new chain link fence beside a highway guardrail

Cal Electro installed the mechanical and electrical systems for a new pump at the 13th Street Pump Station.

Cal Electro delivered SLO Emergency Pumping Plant Upgrade for Caltrans in San Luis Obispo, California in 2023, a $1,300,000 contract.

2022
Caltrans2022

Cal Electro delivered Douglass City 36" Trenchless Pipe for Caltrans in 2022.

Caltrans2022

Cal Electro delivered Fuel Station Canopy for Caltrans in 2022.

USACE2022$4,890,000
A worker standing on a large tied reinforcing steel mat inside timber formwork
A worker standing on a large tied reinforcing steel mat inside timber formworkMultiple parallel grey conduits laid in a long open trench across a graded siteA flatbed trailer loaded with metal-clad electrical equipment parked on an open apronA crane lowering a long grey walk-in electrical enclosure onto a new concrete padA crane lifting a large radiator-fronted generator set above a completed concrete padA crane lowering a horizontal cylindrical fuel tank beside new electrical equipmentA finished standby power plant with equipment enclosures behind yellow bollards and a security fenceA completed standby power installation on a paved pad, enclosed by a chain link fence with hills behind

Cal Electro designed and built a complete standby power plant to power the MOTCO pier, comprising fuel tanks, transfer pumps, switchgear, a load bank, automatic transfer switch, transformer and the associated electrical and mechanical equipment. Civil work covered site preparation, concrete pads, electrical grounding, site lighting, fencing and bollards, and the required demolition.

  • Electrical
  • Civil
  • Mechanical
  • Secure site

Cal Electro delivered MOTCO Wharf 2 Standby Power Plant for USACE in Concord, California in 2022, a $4,890,000 contract.

2021
USACE2021$2,274,359
A crane lowering a large precast concrete vault on four slings into an open excavation while a crew guides it
A crane lowering a large precast concrete vault on four slings into an open excavation while a crew guides itTwo workers standing in a stepped excavation beside a large industrial buildingA precast concrete vault set in an excavation with a worker connecting conduit at one endA flatbed truck carrying electrical equipment parked beside a building, with a crane working in the backgroundA finished electrical substation with metal-clad equipment standing behind a chain link security fence

Cal Electro replaced the Building 606 transformer and switchgear together with the overhead transmission lines and security fencing, alongside minor site improvements and the related integration work.

  • Secure site

Cal Electro delivered Building 606 Electrical Substation Upgrade, MOTCO for USACE in Concord, California in 2021, a $2,274,359 contract.

WAPA2021$2,184,032
A concrete truck discharging down a chute while a crew places and screeds concrete at a substation
A concrete truck discharging down a chute while a crew places and screeds concrete at a substationA telehandler carrying a station service transformer past crew members inside a substation yardWorkers guiding a station service transformer into position on a pad at the base of a steep hillsideA boom truck and a lift working beneath the steel lattice structures of a high-voltage switchyardAn excavator working along a paved road that runs through a substation, with steel structures on both sidesTwo workers placing reinforcing steel inside timber formwork for a new equipment foundation

Cal Electro installed the government-furnished 230kV SSVTs and the 115kV station service transformer, with the automatic transfer switch, safety switches, main distribution panel and the balance of the station service equipment: yard panels, dry-tape, pad-mounted transformers, insulated conductors and conduit. Cal Electro provided the concrete foundations and galvanized steel structures, installed precast cable trench, and removed the old cable and equipment after station service cut-over.

  • 230kV
  • 115kV
  • Electrical
  • Energized
  • Government-furnished equipment
  • Outage coordination

Cal Electro delivered Keswick & Maxwell Substations, Station Service Upgrades for WAPA in Redding, California in 2021, a $2,184,032 contract.

NNSS2021$4,332,659.98
Galvanised steel structures and equipment in a desert substation with mountains on the horizon
Galvanised steel structures and equipment in a desert substation with mountains on the horizonA worker in a lift bolting up galvanised steel structures at a substation under constructionA crane and a line truck working among new galvanised steel structures at a desert substationA line truck and a telehandler positioned beside tall steel structures in an open desert substationSteel substation structures carrying insulators and switches, with a low equipment building alongsideA completed desert substation with steel structures, switches and equipment cabinets behind a fenceA finished substation seen through its perimeter fence, with equipment enclosures and gravel surfacingAn open control cabinet door carrying rows of terminal blocks with neatly dressed, labelled white wiringA row of small breakers with labelled grey control cables looping into them and red and black battery leads belowAn equipment rack with relays, terminal strips and fiber patch cords, an office chair beside it

Cal Electro modernized two substations at the Nevada National Security Site, building one new redundant substation identical to the existing one and making critical upgrades to a second. Cal Electro provided all technical and professional services for the work, including labor, testing, material and equipment.

  • Secure site

Cal Electro delivered Nevada National Security Site DAF & Frenchman Flats Substations for NNSS in 2021, a $4,332,659.98 contract.

2020
Caltrans2020

Cal Electro delivered CCTV Barney Road, Anderson for Caltrans in California in 2020.

DWR2020$1,725,207.54
Cable running over a pulling sheave down into a concrete pull box set in gravel, with dry hills in the distance
Cable running over a pulling sheave down into a concrete pull box set in gravel, with dry hills in the distanceA worker in a hard hat and vest drilling at the base of new switchgear while a second worker holds a vacuum hose to the holeThree blue protective relays mounted in a row on a grey switchgear door, each with an engraved label aboveRows of red and green indicator lights above black control switch handles on a switchgear panelA switchgear nameplate reading DWR Substation U1A, with the manufacturer rating plate above itA weathered outdoor switchgear enclosure and transformer standing in a walled yard, with a high-voltage warning sign

Cal Electro removed and replaced the unit substation and main switchgear in the maintenance yard, with a 4160V incoming line and 480V main switchgear. Temporary generators were used during the switchover.

Cal Electro delivered DWR Unit Substation Replacement, San Luis Operation and Maintenance Center in Merced County, California in 2020, a $1,725,207.54 contract.

City of Oakland2020$421,429.31
A marked saw-cut line crossing a paved lot toward a fence, stacked shipping containers and ship-to-shore cranes beyond
A marked saw-cut line crossing a paved lot toward a fence, stacked shipping containers and ship-to-shore cranes beyondWork trucks, a trailer and a concrete saw on a paved lot marked out with orange delineatorsA core drill bit against a concrete wall with three round cored holes and scanned rebar lines marked in ink

Cal Electro installed 1000 kcmil medium-voltage cable to a new pad and into a four-way switch and manhole.

  • 12kV

Cal Electro delivered Port of Oakland Seaport 12kV Service Connection for City of Oakland in California in 2020, a $421,429.31 contract.

Caltrans2020

Cal Electro delivered Pumping Plant Bakersfield/Hanford for Caltrans in California in 2020.

2020

Cal Electro delivered Red Bluff SLEP Site Improvements in California in 2020.

2019
CSU San Jose2019
  • 12kV

Cal Electro delivered 4160V to 12kV Conversion, CSU San Jose in California in 2019.

Caltrans2019$3,385,154.24
A yellow walking excavator braced on its legs across a steep, rocky slope among pines, a drill mast on its boom
A yellow walking excavator braced on its legs across a steep, rocky slope among pines, a drill mast on its boomTwo grey equipment cabinets on a concrete pad beside a guard-railed highway, with a snow-capped mountain beyond the treesAn open trench with conduit alongside a highway lined with pines, traffic cones set along the laneA galvanised lattice tower seen from below against a deep blue skyA yellow towable generator parked beside a grey equipment building, a communications tower rising behind it

Cal Electro delivered the communication tower and generator set at the remote Mount Bradley site, with new fiber optic cable on Highway 89.

Cal Electro delivered CCTV Shasta & Siskiyou Counties for Caltrans in Shasta County, California in 2019, a $3,385,154.24 contract.

Caltrans2019

Cal Electro delivered Crosswalk & Ped-Activated Beacon, C for Caltrans in 2019.

Diablo Valley College2019

Cal Electro delivered Diablo Valley College Replacement of Main Electrical Switchgear in 2019.

Caltrans2019

Cal Electro delivered Siskiyou County Charging Stations for Caltrans in California in 2019.

Caltrans2019

Cal Electro delivered Trinity County Charging Stations for Caltrans in California in 2019.

City of South Lake Tahoe2019$6,136,535
Timber formwork and reinforcing set on a concrete pad at a treatment plant, with snow-capped mountains behind
Timber formwork and reinforcing set on a concrete pad at a treatment plant, with snow-capped mountains behindA crew working around two large precast concrete vaults inside a taped-off work areaA rectangular precast concrete vault sitting in an open excavation with spoil piled alongsideLarge blue ductile iron pipes and fittings joined together in an open excavationA boom truck with its boom stowed parked on a plant road among tall pine trees

Cal Electro replaced the treatment plant's emergency generator, beginning with demolition of the existing generator, breakpoint chamber, engine-driven pump motor, main electrical switchgear, and miscellaneous piping and duct banks. The replacement went into a new building, with new electrical switchgear, piping and a fuel tank. Site work regraded several areas to improve drainage, relocated existing utility piping and installed new electrical duct banks.

  • Electrical
  • Civil
  • Mechanical
  • Live facility

Cal Electro delivered Wastewater Treatment Plant Emergency Generator Replacement, South Lake Tahoe for City of South Lake Tahoe in California in 2019, a $6,136,535 contract.

2018
CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife2018$598,000
A wooden distribution pole carrying crossarms, insulators and conductor, with hatchery buildings below
A wooden distribution pole carrying crossarms, insulators and conductor, with hatchery buildings belowA worker at a grey padmount electrical enclosure on a concrete pad, with mountains in the distanceA line truck with its boom raised to a wooden distribution pole in open sagebrush countryThe empty interior of a metal switchgear enclosure showing copper bus bars and mounting railsA wooden pole carrying a bank of distribution transformers and cutouts against a cloudy skyA worker in fall protection reaching along a new wooden crossarm fitted with insulatorsA wooden pole carrying a transformer and riser conduit, seen from below against a blue sky

Cal Electro repaired and replaced material, cross arms and hardware on deteriorating wood poles, and replaced the overhead transformers along with roughly 2,300 feet of overhead conductor and the underground 12kV.

  • 12kV

Cal Electro delivered Overhead Electrical System Replacement & Upgrade, Fish Springs Hatchery for CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife in California in 2018, a $598,000 contract.

Caltrans2018

Cal Electro delivered Upgrade Pumping Plans, Santa Barba for Caltrans in 2018.

2017
CSU San Jose2017

Cal Electro delivered Electrical Substation Reliability Improvements, CSU San Jose in California in 2017.

WAPA2017$3,546,209.22
A row of tall grey metal-clad switchgear cubicles standing on a concrete pad ready to be installed
A row of tall grey metal-clad switchgear cubicles standing on a concrete pad ready to be installedTwo workers at an open electrical cabinet, one in a full silver arc flash suit and hood, the other in high-visibility clothingA crane lifting a metal-clad switchgear cubicle on yellow slings above a substationSeveral workers guiding a large grey switchgear cabinet along rollers onto its foundationA large transformer with a bank of cooling radiators standing beside a site buildingNew electrical enclosures on a concrete pad with the spillway gates of a large dam rising behindA worker in a full arc flash suit using an insulated tool at a wall-mounted electrical enclosureRows of large red insulated cables terminated in an open switchgear enclosure

Cal Electro removed and replaced the station service switchgear and UHA, with the protective relay systems, instrumentation transformers and metering, the 5kV cables, structural metalwork, and the concrete foundations and slab for the fabricated control building. Cal Electro delivered a turn-key interface with the existing switchyard and with the power plant alarm, protection, control and SCADA circuits, plus a communications interface with the plant's Central Valley Automated Control System. The contract also covered a document management system, drawings and data, as-builts, new cable tray below the existing UHA switchgear, spare parts and training.

  • 5kV
  • Electrical
  • Energized
  • Outage coordination
  • Government-furnished equipment

Cal Electro delivered Folsom UHA Switchgear Replacement, WAPA Switchyard in California in 2017, a $3,546,209.22 contract.

Caltrans2017

Cal Electro delivered Install Heavy Duty Fences for Caltrans in 2017.

2017

Cal Electro delivered Install of AWOS II System at Benton Airport in California in 2017.

Caltrans2017

Cal Electro delivered Kings County Install Signals & Modify Curbs for Caltrans in California in 2017.

Caltrans2017

Cal Electro delivered Tehama County, Replace POW for Caltrans in California in 2017.

2016
Caltrans2016
A crew finishing a new concrete slab within timber formwork, with an excavator alongside
A crew finishing a new concrete slab within timber formwork, with an excavator alongsideAn excavator working in a large open excavation behind orange safety fencingA large rectangular basin lined with black membrane, with mountains on the horizonA wide lined basin with ballast sandbags spaced across the membrane under a clear skyAn excavator spreading gravel across a membrane-lined basin at a highway rest area siteLong parallel rows of perforated distribution pipe laid out across a graded field

Cal Electro carried out the excavation and water piping for the rest area foundation, then set the sewage pumping equipment, water pipes, valves and tanks, and an 81kW diesel generator.

Cal Electro delivered 02-4E6904 Honey Lake Rest Area for Caltrans in Lassen County, California in 2016.

City of Gridley2016$162,859.41
A standby generator installed inside a masonry enclosure with louvred doors open to the front
A standby generator installed inside a masonry enclosure with louvred doors open to the frontA generator set and a packaged unit standing on a paved area beside a building, cones set around themTwo workers laying concrete block for a low enclosure wall beside a mixer and a stack of block

Cal Electro installed a new generator with two disconnects feeding two new automatic transfer switches, and cut the switches into the existing services during a short outage.

Cal Electro delivered City of Gridley City Hall Generator in California in 2016, a $162,859.41 contract.

Caltrans2016

Cal Electro delivered Donner Pass Comml Vehicle Insp Faclty for Caltrans in 2016.

Caltrans2016

Cal Electro delivered Modify Fiber Obtic Cable System for Caltrans in 2016.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo2016$458,000
Square timber column forms with reinforcing steel projecting, set on new concrete pads at a substation site
Square timber column forms with reinforcing steel projecting, set on new concrete pads at a substation siteElectrical equipment slung on red rigging beneath a crane hook, being lowered between steel structuresA large rectangular concrete foundation with timber edge forms in a fenced substation compoundA large power transformer on a low trailer being manoeuvred along a narrow tree-lined access roadA yellow mobile crane lifting a large transformer clear of its trailer between trees and a buildingA completed substation bank with a transformer, steel structures and bushings behind a wall

Cal Electro replaced the existing 70kV–12.47kV, 10MVA transformer at Mustang Substation with a 15MVA transformer, together with the associated transmission equipment, on the Cal Poly campus.

  • 70kV
  • 12.47kV

Cal Electro delivered Mustang Substation Bank 1 Replacement, California Polytechnic State University for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2016, a $458,000 contract.

2016

Cal Electro delivered W. Apron & T-Hanger Taxilane in 2016.

2015
CHP2015$2,089,000
A crane lifting steel members beside a tall steel lookout tower on a mountain summit
A crane lifting steel members beside a tall steel lookout tower on a mountain summitA concrete pump boom extended over a foundation excavation on a wooded mountaintop at duskA large formed foundation with anchor bolts set, and a steel lookout tower standing behindA heavy steel platform on splayed legs standing on a mountaintop, with forested ridges beyondA steel equipment platform and lookout tower above a formed concrete vault under constructionA freshly poured concrete slab within timber formwork on a mountaintop construction siteCommunications towers and an equipment building on a wooded mountaintop, with a service truck alongsideA steel lattice communications tower with two microwave dishes and antenna arrays against a clear sky

Cal Electro transported, erected and installed an owner-furnished 120-foot tower, self-supporting, four-legged and pre-manufactured, moving it from West Sacramento to the Colby Mountain site. Cal Electro also built the foundations, a separate generator building with emergency backup generator, a photovoltaic panel field, a propane fuel system and the electrical utilities.

  • Electrical
  • Civil
  • Structural

Cal Electro delivered Communications Towers & Vault, Colby Mountain for CHP in Forest Ranch, Tehama County, California in 2015, a $2,089,000 contract.

Caltrans2015

Cal Electro delivered Fluorescent Light Replacement for Caltrans in 2015.

Caltrans2015

Cal Electro delivered Painting, Flooring, and Roof REPAIRS/D2 for Caltrans in 2015.

2015

Cal Electro delivered Relocate Runway 18 REIL Del Norte Airport in Del Norte County, California in 2015.

2014
Caltrans2014$1,889,500
A long steel swing bridge over water, seen from the levee with timber pilings along the shore
A long steel swing bridge over water, seen from the levee with timber pilings along the shoreRed conduit and supports fixed to the underside of a steel bridge truss above the waterA green operator house raised on steel legs above a bridge deck, with a worker on the walkway belowA steel through-truss bridge carrying a two-lane road across a delta channel

As subcontractor to Myers and Sons Construction, Cal Electro furnished the labor and materials for a temporary signal system and barrier post system, wastewater and water supply systems, traffic management, a changeable message sign, a radar feedback sign, a modified flashing beacon, and the building electrical work.

Cal Electro delivered 10-0J92U4 Mokelumne Bridge for Caltrans in 2014, a $1,889,500 contract.

Alderpoint County Water District2014$1,530,332.49
A concrete pump truck with its boom extended over a hillside construction site, with a storage tank behind
A concrete pump truck with its boom extended over a hillside construction site, with a storage tank behindTimber formwork braced into position around a foundation, with a crew working at a cut table alongsideTwo workers in high-visibility clothing working along a concrete wall line between reinforcing barsTwo workers laying timber forms across the top of a poured concrete structureA flanged pipe elbow and valve emerging from the ground beside a narrow track

Cal Electro installed a new domestic water treatment plant for the Alderpoint County Water District.

  • Civil

Cal Electro delivered Alderpoint Water System Improvements for Alderpoint County Water District in California in 2014, a $1,530,332.49 contract.

Caltrans2014

Cal Electro delivered Bogard & O'brien Emergency Wells for Caltrans in 2014.

Siskiyou Power Authority2014$376,542.07
The open interior of a control panel showing rows of numbered terminal blocks and bundled field wiring
The open interior of a control panel showing rows of numbered terminal blocks and bundled field wiringAn open control cabinet with dense wire bundles, labelled control switches and a digital multimeter hanging at the rightA row of grey control cabinets standing open inside a powerhouse, their interiors exposedA red switchgear unit on a wooden pallet with copper bushings across its faceA view from above of a hydroelectric powerhouse floor with large blue penstock pipes running to turbine casingsThe curved concrete face of a dam in a rock canyon with a steep incline railway running down beside it

Cal Electro delivered Box Canyon Hydroelectric PLC Control & Relay Upgrade Project for Siskiyou Power Authority in 2014, a $376,542.07 contract.

2014

Cal Electro delivered Electrical Underground Rebuild and Re-Conductor Project in 2014.

City of Biggs2014$1,839,000
A crew placing concrete into a formed trench alongside a metal building
A crew placing concrete into a formed trench alongside a metal buildingA concrete truck discharging down its chute to a crew working in a trench beside a buildingA long trench with reinforcing steel and conduit laid in, running along the side of a buildingA white pipe laid along the bottom of a long open trench across a treatment plant siteAn excavator loading a dump truck beside an open excavation at a wastewater treatment plant

Cal Electro built the plant improvements: new influent piping and manholes, a spiral mechanical screen, a new concrete sewer influent wet well, an influent pump distribution system, field piping, valves, a flow meter and a new influent sampler, tied into the existing gravity and force main system. Electrical work covered services for the new equipment, a SCADA system and its telemetry, and a backup generator. The contract also included a manual bar screen with associated piping modifications, replacement of field valves across the facility, repair or replacement of a vertical pump, and fencing and gates.

Cal Electro delivered Phase 1 Wastewater Treatment Improvement Project, Biggs for City of Biggs in California in 2014, a $1,839,000 contract.

FAA / BCRAA2014$2,005,290
A tracked trencher cutting a trench along the edge of a runway, with marker flags alongside
A tracked trencher cutting a trench along the edge of a runway, with marker flags alongsideA long narrow trench cut through grass alongside a runway, with a white truck parked at the far endA utility truck carrying marker flags parked on the grass safety area beside a runwayA worker beside a boom truck fitted with an auger, setting a pole in freshly turned groundConcrete discharging down a chute into steel-supported formwork in a sandy excavation

Cal Electro furnished all labor and materials for the runway lighting systems, the electrical and generator vault installations, and the underground conduit infrastructure. The scope also covered removal and replacement of guidance signs and concrete pads, and construction of a new CMU electrical building.

  • Electrical
  • Civil
  • Active runway

Cal Electro delivered Runway Safety Area Improvements, Del Norte County Airport for FAA / BCRAA in California in 2014, a $2,005,290 contract.

City of Gridley2014

Cal Electro delivered Substation Infrastructure Project, City of Gridley in California in 2014.

2013
2013

Cal Electro delivered Arden Del Paso Substation in 2013.

BART2013

Cal Electro delivered BART Substation Transformer Replacement in 2013.

2013

Cal Electro delivered Canby Substation in California in 2013.

2013

Cal Electro delivered COR Moore Substation in 2013.

Caltrans2013

Cal Electro delivered Gibson Maintenance Facility for Caltrans in 2013.

Caltrans2013

Cal Electro delivered Install Flashing Warning Signs for Caltrans in 2013.

Caltrans2013

Cal Electro delivered Install Rigid Towers for CCTV for Caltrans in 2013.

Caltrans2013

Cal Electro delivered Install Traffic Monitor Stations for Caltrans in 2013.

Caltrans2013

Cal Electro delivered N.of Gridley-Pavement Rehab-W/Knife River for Caltrans in California in 2013.

2013

Cal Electro delivered Orchard Substation, Ukiah in California in 2013.

Oregon Air Guard2013$51,160

Cal Electro designed and installed new lightning protection for the Oregon Air Guard.

Cal Electro delivered Oregon Air Guard Lightning Protection in 2013, a $51,160 contract.

Caltrans2013

Cal Electro delivered Radio Pads for Caltrans in 2013.

Caltrans2013

Cal Electro delivered Red Bluff Flashing Beacons for Caltrans in California in 2013.

2013

Cal Electro delivered SAC 2E/2F Substation in 2013.

WAPA2013$1,447,256.27
A lift working beneath the steel bus structures of a switchyard, with the face of a large concrete dam behind
A lift working beneath the steel bus structures of a switchyard, with the face of a large concrete dam behindA long view down a high-voltage switchyard between rows of steel lattice structures and insulator stringsA worker in an elevated lift basket reaching up to high-voltage bus conductors and insulators against a blue skySteel lattice substation structures carrying switches and insulators, seen from below against a clear skyAn elevated view across a large switchyard showing rows of structures, bus work and equipmentA worker high on a steel lattice structure fitting a conductor jumper, with a river valley far belowA wrapped electrical bushing suspended on a line inside the steelwork of a switchyardA wide view of a high-voltage switchyard with a river and wooded hills in the backgroundA substation bay seen past insulator stacks and steel structures, with a crane boom standing behindA boom-lift basket raised to a bus conductor between steel lattice structures against a clear skyDisconnect switches mounted along a steel substation structure with insulator strings hanging belowClose view of a bolted switch connection above a large aluminium corona ringA switchyard on a hillside seen from an access road, with rows of steel structures against the sky

Cal Electro removed and disposed of the existing switches, conductors, wave traps and insulator assemblies, then installed the government-furnished 230kV disconnect switches, motor group-operated and selector/tandem type motor group-operated, with ACCR Drake conductor, high-temperature fittings and insulator assemblies. Cal Electro supplied the associated jumpers, hardware and conduit.

  • 230kV
  • Energized

Cal Electro delivered Shasta Switchyard, Flanagan and Keswick Substations Upgrades for WAPA in Shasta County, California in 2013, a $1,447,256.27 contract.

Caltrans2013

Cal Electro delivered Yreka Hwy 3 Lighting for Caltrans in California in 2013.

2012
2012

Cal Electro delivered 12kv Underground Distribution System Cable Replacement in 2012.

BART2012

Cal Electro delivered Bart Substation South San Francisco in California in 2012.

2012

Cal Electro delivered Colusa County Airport in California in 2012.

2012

Cal Electro delivered COR Substation in 2012.

2012

Cal Electro delivered East Redding Substation in California in 2012.

2012

Cal Electro delivered Gansner Field Airport & Beckwourth-Nervino in 2012.

2012

Cal Electro delivered Hewlett Subdivision 12kv Upgrade in 2012.

2012

Cal Electro delivered Lampson Field Airport in 2012.

2011
Shasta College2011
Five workers in high-visibility vests laying yellow gas pipe in an open trench on a campus lawn
Five workers in high-visibility vests laying yellow gas pipe in an open trench on a campus lawnTwo workers at a fusion machine beside stacked lengths of yellow gas pipe under oak treesA worker digging by hand beside a horizontal directional drilling rig in a parking lotA yellow horizontal directional drilling rig positioned at the edge of a roadwayYellow gas pipe runs and a tee fitting laid in a red-earth trench

Cal Electro installed a gas line at Shasta College, using horizontal directional drilling.

Cal Electro delivered Shasta College Gas Line in 2011.

2011

Cal Electro delivered Alternate Intake Project, 69kv Transmission Line in 2011.

Bellevue Union School District2011

Cal Electro delivered Bellvue Unified School District Solar for Bellevue Union School District in 2011.

City of Ukiah2011$2,980,000
Workers guiding a large power transformer down onto a concrete pad between two cranes
Workers guiding a large power transformer down onto a concrete pad between two cranesA crane setting galvanised steel structures at a muddy substation site with hills behindA finished concrete equipment foundation with a wheeled loader working on backfill alongsideTwo mobile cranes lifting a large power transformer clear of a low trailerGrey electrical conduit running along a formed trench with vertical stub-ups at intervalsA worker standing in an open trench containing large conduits, with formwork along both edgesA crew placing and vibrating concrete over a run of conduits in an open trench

Cal Electro built a new 115kV substation: foundations, 40MVA 115/12kV transformers, 115kV SF6 breakers and switches, 27,000 feet of 12kV 1100 KCM cable, and a 30-by-90-foot pre-manufactured control building. All major electrical equipment was owner supplied.

  • 115kV
  • 12kV

Cal Electro delivered Orchard Substation, Ukiah for City of Ukiah in California in 2011, a $2,980,000 contract.

2010
2010

Cal Electro delivered Big O Tires Rooftop Array in 2010.

2010

Cal Electro delivered Klamath Security Gates in California in 2010.

2010

Cal Electro delivered Wild Horse Ranch, Platina, CA in California in 2010.

2009
Butte College2009

Cal Electro delivered Butte College Solar Project in 2009.

2008
Milpitas USD2008

Cal Electro delivered Milpitas Unified School District Solar Project for Milpitas USD in California in 2008.

2008

Cal Electro delivered Monterey DASR in California in 2008.

2008

Cal Electro delivered Redding Airport Taxiway A&B in California in 2008.

2007
2007

Cal Electro delivered Panamint Valley DASR in 2007.

FAA2007$1,550,000
A fenced radar and communications compound on a bare desert hilltop, with masts and a radome
A fenced radar and communications compound on a bare desert hilltop, with masts and a radome

Cal Electro completed the earthwork, grading and foundations for a radar tower, equipment shelter, generator building and related infrastructure at Velvet Peak. The scope included CMU building construction, tower erection, grounding systems, power and communication conduits, diesel fuel systems, radar reflector installation, waveguide setup and SIU rack integration.

  • Government-furnished equipment

Cal Electro delivered Velvet Peak Radar Site DASR for FAA in Barstow, California in 2007, a $1,550,000 contract.

2006
2006

Cal Electro delivered Fall River Mills Runway Lighting in California in 2006.

2004
Bechtel Nevada2004
  • Secure site

Cal Electro delivered Bechtel Nevada Corporation, Nevada Test Site - Modernization of 128kv Substations in 2004.

2003
USBR2003$1,023,500
A concrete-clad gantry crane tower on a dam crest with a boom truck parked beside it
A concrete-clad gantry crane tower on a dam crest with a boom truck parked beside itA large gantry crane standing on a dam crest at dusk, captioned 140 ton Folsom Dam Gantry CraneA boom truck with outriggers deployed underneath the legs of a gantry craneTwo frames showing a large steel crane component being rolled and lowered by mobile craneWorkers placing formwork and reinforcing steel for a crane rail, with an excavator working below

Cal Electro modified three cranes, installing new load cells, VFDs, festoon systems, wire rope, rail foundation, operator controls and a 140-ton trolley. The work included load testing the 140-ton crane with water weights on Folsom Dam Boulevard.

Cal Electro delivered Folsom Cranes for USBR in California in 2003, a $1,023,500 contract.

USBR2003$996,000

Cal Electro rehabilitated a 125-ton gantry crane at Shasta Dam, installing new VSDs, an engine generator, an automatic rope re-winder, operator controls, wire rope, and a fuel tank and platform.

  • Government-furnished equipment

Cal Electro delivered Shasta Crane for USBR in 2003, a $996,000 contract.

2003

Cal Electro delivered Alameda County Fairgrounds Photovoltaic in California in 2003.

2003

Cal Electro delivered Merced DASR in California in 2003.

2002
El Dorado Irrigation District2002$690,000
A small concrete powerhouse beside a river with an outdoor switch structure behind it
A small concrete powerhouse beside a river with an outdoor switch structure behind itScaffolding and staging against the concrete wall of a powerhouse in a steep river canyonAerial view of a powerhouse surrounded by brown floodwater, captioned EID Power House The Flood 1975

Cal Electro installed flood protection at the power house: removing windows, placing and grout-injecting concrete walls, demolishing existing equipment and walls, fitting water-tight doors, and carrying out erosion control outside the building.

Cal Electro delivered EID Power House for El Dorado Irrigation District in 2002, a $690,000 contract.

City of Redding2002

Cal Electro delivered City of Redding Switchyard Expansion in California in 2002.

2002

Cal Electro delivered Fresno Yosemite Airport DASR in California in 2002.

2002

Cal Electro delivered Seaside Park Photovoltaic in 2002.

2001
DWR2001$1,600,000

Cal Electro installed the crane controls at the Oroville power house for the Department of Water Resources.

Cal Electro delivered Oroville Power House for DWR in California in 2001, a $1,600,000 contract.

Bechtel Nevada2001
  • Secure site

Cal Electro delivered Bechtel Nevada Corporation, Nevada Test Site - Modernization of 128kv Substations in 2001.

City of Redding2001

Cal Electro delivered City of Redding Generator in California in 2001.

2001

Cal Electro delivered Redding Airport Runway Lighting Upgrade in California in 2001.

2000
2000

Cal Electro delivered FAA Maui, HI ASR 9 Upgrade in Hawaii in 2000.

Wheelabrator2000

Cal Electro delivered Wheelabrator Redding, CA Upgrade Substation in California in 2000.

1999
City of Redding1999
  • 115kV
  • 12kV

Cal Electro delivered City of Redding East Substation Installation of 115/12kv Transformer bank Number in California in 1999.

1999

Cal Electro delivered FAA Monterey, CA Installation of E/G shelter at ASR 9 in California in 1999.

FAA1999

Cal Electro delivered FAA Northern California Tracon Project in 1999.

1998
City of Sacramento1998$385,000
The Sacramento Tower Bridge seen from the river, with its two lift towers and the span lowered
The Sacramento Tower Bridge seen from the river, with its two lift towers and the span loweredThe Sacramento Tower Bridge seen head-on from the roadway, with traffic crossing

Cal Electro installed the crane controls on the Tower Bridge for the California Department of Transportation.

Cal Electro delivered Sacramento Tower Bridge for City of Sacramento in California in 1998, a $385,000 contract.

City of Shasta Lake1998

Cal Electro delivered City of Shasta Lake, CA Knauf Substation in California in 1998.

1998

Cal Electro delivered FAA Boulder City, NV VORTAC Antennas in Nevada in 1998.

1998

Cal Electro delivered FAA Maui, HI Wind Sock in Hawaii in 1998.

1998

Cal Electro delivered MALSR, Independence Municipal Airport, Independence, Kansas in 1998.

1997
City of Shasta Lake1997

Cal Electro delivered City of Shasta Lake, CA Corporate Yard Substation in California in 1997.

1997

Cal Electro delivered FAA Grand Canyon, AZ Wind Sock in Arizona in 1997.

1997

Cal Electro delivered FAA Pomona, CA VORTAC Antennas in California in 1997.

USAF1997
  • Secure site

Cal Electro delivered USAF Nellis Airforce Base in Nevada in 1997.

1996
City of Redding1996

Cal Electro delivered City of Redding Texas Springs Substation in California in 1996.

1996

Cal Electro delivered FAA Arcata, CA PAPI Guidance System in California in 1996.

1996

Cal Electro delivered FAA Chico Airport PAPI Guidance System in California in 1996.

1996

Cal Electro delivered FAA Oakland, CA Upgrade HVAC at AFSS in California in 1996.

1996

Cal Electro delivered FAA Squaw Peak, CA Engine Generator Replacement in 1996.

1995
1995

Cal Electro delivered Airport Transformer Bank Number 1 in 1995.

1995

Cal Electro delivered FAA Fresno, Modesto, Reno, (E/G Airport) in 1995.

1995

Cal Electro delivered FAA Oakland, CA Installation of UPS At AFSS in California in 1995.

1994
1994

Cal Electro delivered AWOS System Lampson Field in 1994.

City of Redding1994$1,307,000
A row of green turbine enclosures with tall exhaust stacks at a peaking power plant
A row of green turbine enclosures with tall exhaust stacks at a peaking power plantRoof-level view across green turbine enclosures and stainless exhaust stacks with access platforms

Cal Electro installed the phase two electrical for Zurn Nepco at the Redding Peaking Power Plant: finish grading, foundations, the control building, pipe supports, medium voltage cable, control cables, underground duct bank, buss duct and switchgear. The scope ran through to testing and commissioning of the three 20-megawatt generators.

  • Electrical
  • Civil

Cal Electro delivered City of Redding Peaking Power Plant in California in 1994, a $1,307,000 contract.

1994

Cal Electro delivered FAA Arcata Airport (MALSR) in California in 1994.

1991
US Navy1991
  • 35kV
  • Secure site

Cal Electro delivered US Navy China Lake Weapons Center, Repair 35kV Substation in California in 1991.

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