Electrical Design Scope of Work
General Scope of Services
HDEZ Electrical Design Inc., IDEA Inc. and Concept Electrical Solutions Inc. (“Consultants”) shall perform professional electrical design services as described below for the Client's project. Services will include, but are not limited to:
- Coordination with the Client and/or their authorized representatives to establish project-specific electrical design requirements.
- Review of the project milestone schedule and delivery of design documents in accordance with agreed timelines.
- Incorporation of plan check corrections necessary to obtain jurisdictional electrical approval.
- Review and implementation of coordination comments provided by the Client, architect, and other design team members prior to agency submittals.
- Participation in interdisciplinary coordination with architectural, mechanical, plumbing, civil, and structural teams, as required.
Power Design
- Identify and illustrate preliminary equipment sizes, clearances, and locations for all major electrical components.
- Determine electrical load parameters and requirements for specialty systems, including commercial kitchen equipment, rooftop HVAC, and process-specific devices.
- Define design parameters for solar PV system integration, if applicable.
- Develop general and specialized power outlet layouts (e.g., general use, AV systems, kitchen).
- Provide electrical load calculations, panel schedules, and single-line diagrams in compliance with the National Electrical Code (NEC) and California Electrical Code (CEC).
- Include relevant electrical notes, legends, and details to support construction and permitting.
Lighting Design
- Prepare interior and exterior lighting plans indicating fixture types, mounting methods, control schemes, and placement.
- Ensure lighting plans meet emergency and egress requirements under applicable code.
- Generate Title 24 compliance documentation for both indoor and outdoor lighting systems per California Energy Commission (CEC) requirements.
- Integrate daylighting, dimming, and demand response control design elements where required.
- Coordinate with the Client on lighting fixture specifications, lamping schedules, and control intent.
Site Electrical Design
- Illustrate locations for utility transformers, meter/main service gear, telecom service points, and other site-specific service entrances.
- Design routing of primary and secondary dry utility conduits and coordinate service entrance design with utility providers.
- Prepare site lighting layouts, including parking lot pole lighting with circuiting and control strategies.
- Design power connections for monument signs, pylon signage, and wayfinding lighting (as required).
- Prepare Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure plans and panel connections where applicable.
- Perform photometric studies to demonstrate compliance with municipal lighting ordinances (upon request).
Design Conditions & Assumptions
Consultant's scope is based on the following Client-furnished items:
- Architectural background drawings in AutoCAD (.DWG) format, to scale and current.
- Electrical specifications for all specialty and kitchen equipment, including locations and power requirements.
- Lighting fixture specifications, lamping data, mounting details, and control intent narratives.
- Documentation of existing conditions and proposed device layouts (as applicable).
The Client and/or Contractor shall:
- Be responsible for submitting Title 24 Certificate of Installation and Acceptance forms per CEC requirements.
- Verify existing field conditions prior to construction and notify Consultant of any discrepancies.
Exclusions and Additional Services
Unless specifically included in the executed agreement, the following services are excluded from the base scope and will only be provided as additional services under separate agreement:
- Major redesign resulting from scope changes not identified at project outset.
- Utility company coordination, applications, or meetings (available upon request).
- Construction administration, site observations, or field reports.
- Temporary power design or backup generator sizing and layout.
- Structural engineering or foundation design for electrical components.
- Probable cost estimating or contractor bid support.
- Government agency permit submittals and revisions beyond electrical discipline.
- Meter load reading, short circuit analysis, or field electrical load studies.
- Redline incorporation or record/as-built drawing preparation.
- Arc Flash Hazard Analysis, Coordination Studies, or Protective Device Settings.
- Additional site visits following final plan check approval.