Commercial Electrical Maintenance Contracts in Perth

What a maintenance contract can include

• RCD testing: push-button and trip-time testing to the schedule AS/NZS 3760 sets for your type of site, with results recorded in your RCD logbook and failed RCDs replaced.
• Emergency and exit lighting: inspection and testing at the intervals AS/NZS 2293 requires, with failed fittings and batteries replaced and the logbook kept up to date. More in our article on routine emergency lighting maintenance.
• Switchboard inspections: visual checks plus thermal imaging to find hot joints and overloaded circuits early.
• Lighting: failed lamp and fitting replacement, car park and external lighting checks, and LED upgrades when they make sense.
• Reactive repairs: faults found between visits handled by the same team that knows your site (see reactive maintenance).
• Air conditioning and refrigeration: if you want, HVAC servicing can go on the same schedule (see HVAC service and maintenance).

How it works

1. We walk the site with you, look at the switchboards, lighting and existing logbooks, and agree what needs to be on the schedule.
2. You get a clear scope and price, and a visit frequency that suits the site: monthly or quarterly visits are common.
3. Visits are booked around your trading hours. In occupied buildings, testing can be done early or after hours. For one East Perth office building, we tested the house services RCDs on every floor between 6am and 8am, before tenants arrived, and recorded the results in the building's RCD logbook.
4. After each visit you get job notes, photos, test results and updated logbooks, with any repairs priced and explained before we do them.

Examples are from completed jobs. Locations are given at suburb level only.

Why use one contractor for maintenance

• One point of contact and one set of reports for the whole site or portfolio, electrical and HVAC.
• We work to your work order numbers and not-to-exceed limits, and stop to ask before going over.
• Tenant access arranged by us, with notice given before any isolation.
• Our 24/7 after-hours line is there for commercial, strata, real estate and insurance clients between visits.
• Licensed electrical contractor EC12549, ARCtick AU52837, looking after Perth businesses since 2016.

Managing strata or rentals? See strata electrical services and electrical services for property managers. For a one-off safety review, read electrical safety audits: what to expect.

Set up a maintenance schedule

Call us on 0468 347 328, email admin@directconnectelectrical.com or request a free estimate. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.

FAQs

What's included in a commercial electrical maintenance contract?

Typically RCD testing, emergency and exit lighting inspections, switchboard inspections and thermal imaging, lighting repairs and reporting. We agree the exact scope with you after a site walk-through.

How often will you visit?

It depends on the site and what's on the schedule. Monthly or quarterly visits are common, with RCD and emergency lighting testing at the intervals the Australian Standards set.

How often should RCDs be tested in a commercial building?

AS/NZS 3760 sets intervals for push-button and trip-time testing that depend on the type of site. We set up a schedule that suits your building, record the results in your logbook and fix any RCD that fails.

Can you work within a not-to-exceed amount on our work order?

Yes. We note the limit on the job. If the repair will cost more, we stop and ask for approval before going further.

Can air conditioning servicing be part of the same contract?

Yes. We do commercial HVAC and refrigeration as well as electrical, so both can be serviced on one schedule with one contractor.

Will we get reports?

Yes. After each visit you get job notes, photos, test results and updated logbooks you can hand to auditors, insurers or your committee.