J&a Electrical Contractors Inc

Panel upgrade electrician based in Cicero.

License active

10 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2023 to 2025. 163rd most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago.

Get a quote from J&a Electrical Contractors Inc Call (773) 640-1113 Check license ECC95998

What the public records show

From the city's license records and the city's permits, one question at a time.

Question	Records show	Mark
Licensed?	License ECC95998, active in the city's records on Oct 2, 2026Electrical Contractor (General)We found this license by the business name. No other active license has that name.	Checks out
Jobs on record	10 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2023 to 2025Every permit we have for them is panel upgrade.They are based in Cicero. Work outside Chicago is not in these records.163rd most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Chicago permit records cover September 2021 to September 2026.

Records: the city Department of Buildings and City of Chicago permits.

Cost and timing

All panel upgrade jobs in Chicago: $2,400 to $8,000

Half of 9,692 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.

Panel upgrades in Chicago: $2,500 to $9,000 (5,183 permits)

How to read this range

Contractors write a job value on the permit form, and the city uses it to set the permit fee. It is not the contract price, and it is often lower than what you pay. A quarter of the permits list less than this range, and a quarter list more. Use it to see if a quote is in the normal range.

Permit value (not a price)

Their typical permit lists $5,250 (half list more, half less)

That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. What panel upgrade jobs cost in Chicago.

Get 2 or 3 written quotes.

Permit wait

Across Chicago, panel upgrade permits usually take same day to be issued

How long panel upgrade jobs take.

Track record

Jobs per quarter

Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 2 jobs, April to June 2023.

Latest jobs

Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.

Date	Work	On the permit form
Dec 19, 2025	Panel upgrade	$3,500
Sep 17, 2025	Panel upgrade	$6,500
Apr 9, 2025	Panel upgrade	$4,000
Oct 18, 2024	Panel upgrade	$7,000
Oct 16, 2024	Panel upgradeLine voltage electrical work	$6,000
Jan 10, 2024	Panel upgradeelectrical only permitinstall new 400 amp service with 4 aparments meters and 1 public meter…	$12,000
Nov 14, 2023	Panel upgradeelectrical only permitinstall 400 amp service 120/240 v single phase overhead with 7 meters …	$15,000
Aug 14, 2023	Panel upgradeInstall 200 amp service with 3 meters	$4,500
May 21, 2023	Panel upgradeInstall new electrical in 1st floor front apartment and 2nd floor front kitchen, install 100 amp…	$4,000
Apr 10, 2023	Panel upgradeReplace 100 amp service one meter overhead	$2,500

What to ask before you hire

About J&a Electrical Contractors Inc

Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
Search their name on the Better Business Bureau site, and read their reviews.

Worth asking any panel upgrade electrician

Can you show me proof of liability insurance and your bond?
What size panel, and does the utility need to change the service to my house?
Who arranges the power shutoff with the utility?
Who pulls the permit, and who meets the inspector?

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