District of Columbia
Electrical & fire alarm contractors in Washington, D.C.
Our office sits on Georgia Avenue NW, so the District is not a service area we drive out to — it is where the company has been based since 1977. We hold a D.C. master electrician licence, we are a certified Certified Business Enterprise, and we have worked for federal and District agencies including the National Institutes of Health, the National Park Service and DC Water.
Working in Washington, D.C.
What is different about Washington, D.C.
Same code book, different front desk. These are the local specifics that decide how long a job takes here.
- Permitting authority
- District of Columbia Department of Buildings (DOB), which took over construction permitting and inspections from DCRA in 2022. Electrical permits are filed through the Citizen Access Portal.Source
- Electric utility
- Pepco serves the entire District. Service upgrades and new services are coordinated through Pepco's construction services group before the meter can be set.Source
- Licensing
- Master and journeyman electricians are licensed by the D.C. Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection; licences can be checked against the public register.Source
- Local business certification
- C & A is a Certified Business Enterprise (CBE), which counts toward District agency and developer CBE participation requirements on District-assisted projects.Source
Where in Washington, D.C.
- Petworth
- Columbia Heights
- Shaw
- Capitol Hill
- Georgetown
- Brookland
- Anacostia
- Foggy Bottom
Not seeing your neighbourhood? Call the office — we almost certainly cover it.
Why C & A, Inc.
We are a family-run, woman-owned electrical and fire alarm contractor that has worked in this region since 1977. We hold master electrician licences in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, we are a Certified Business Enterprise in the District, and our clients include the National Institutes of Health, the National Park Service, the Department of Commerce and DC Water alongside general contractors, property managers and homeowners.
Whichever jurisdiction the work is in, the same licensed crews do it — we do not sub the electrical out.
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Working in Washington, D.C.?
Send the address and what needs doing. We will come back with a scope, a permit path and a price.
Office hours Mon–Fri, 8am–4pm