01 Electrical + General Contracting · Southern California

Power.
Infrastructure.
Delivered.

Full-service general and electrical contracting across institutional, municipal, utility, industrial and commercial environments since 1976.

Industrial infrastructure · concept imagery

Established1976
ContractorGeneral + Electrical
MarketsPublic + Private
RegionSouthern California
02 Company

Built for consequential work.

Nearly five decades of building what others depend on.

Mel Smith Electric has grown from its 1976 foundation into a full-service contractor with experience spanning power, low voltage, utilities and complete site infrastructure.

About Mel Smith Electric
Construction activity from the Mel Smith Electric project archive
Established19
76
Authentic archive image
03 Connected capabilities

One contractor.
Complete site thinking.

Electrical expertise is one part of a wider infrastructure capability—from early costing and documentation through field execution.

01

Electrical power + low voltage

Integrated electrical power, communications, fire alarm, security, data and low-voltage systems for demanding sites.

SCOPE / INTEGRATEDREGION / SOCAL
04 Markets

Experience across
critical environments.

The published portfolio documents work across education, every level of government, transportation infrastructure and private industry.

01

K–12 Education

Primary focus
02

College + University

Published experience
03

Federal

Published experience
04

State + County

Published experience
05

Municipal

Published experience
06

Ports + Airports

Published experience
07

Commercial + Industrial

Published experience
05 Selected project experience

Proof, not promises.

A cross-section of completed work published by Mel Smith Electric. Contract amounts are shown as listed on the company’s existing website.

Mel Smith Electric archive imagery accompanying Higher Education project experienceMSE archive imagery
01Higher Education

El Camino Community College District

El Camino College — Phase 1

Scope
Site Infrastructure
Published contract amount
$11,234,881
Mel Smith Electric archive imagery accompanying Higher Education project experienceMSE archive imagery
02Higher Education

Long Beach Community College

Water Main Relocation

Scope
Utility Relocation
Published contract amount
$5,231,731
Mel Smith Electric archive imagery accompanying County project experienceMSE archive imagery
03County

County of Orange

Sheriff Forensic Building — Phase 1 Gates

Scope
Utility Replacement
Published contract amount
$4,047,922
Concept imagery representing municipal infrastructureConcept imagery
04Municipal

City of Montclair

Montclair Police Department

Scope
Prime Electrical
Published contract amount
$3,960,786
Concept imagery representing infrastructure infrastructureConcept imagery
05Infrastructure

Port of Long Beach

Pier A

Scope
Electrical
Published contract amount
$2,900,000
Mel Smith Electric archive imagery accompanying Federal project experienceMSE archive imagery
06Federal

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Plant 42 Runway / Taxiway Lighting

Scope
Airport Lighting
Published contract amount
$1,927,825
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06 Professional relationships

Built on professional relationships.

Organizations named on Mel Smith Electric’s publicly listed banking, bonding, supplier and customer references.

01McCarthy Building Companies
02Long Beach Container Terminal
03Graybar Electric
04Walters Wholesale Electric
05One Source Distributors
06Bomel Construction Company
07Pinner Construction
08GKK Works

Selected published references · Presented as listed, not as endorsements.

1976

Built over decades.
Ready for what’s next.

1976Present
01

Plan

Project review, costing and working budgets.

02

Coordinate

Documentation, scheduling and project management.

03

Execute

Experienced field supervision and installation.

04

Complete

Delivery centered on schedule, quality and budget.

07 Start a conversation

Let’s power
what comes next.

Planning an electrical, infrastructure or general contracting project? Start a conversation with the Mel Smith Electric team.

Office
10950 Dale Street
Stanton, CA 90680