About
Tice Electric Company has served Portland-area commercial and institutional clients since 1934, making it one of Oregon's most established IBEW Local 48 union electrical contractors. Operating out of North Portland, Tice brings over 90 years of hands-on experience to complex commercial electrical systems across the greater metro area and into Southwest Washington. For facility managers and property managers overseeing office buildings, institutional campuses, multifamily properties, and industrial facilities, Tice offers a comprehensive scope that spans power distribution, switchgear, panelboards and breakers, lighting systems, EV charging infrastructure, and low-voltage/data communications. The firm's project portfolio reflects serious infrastructure capability — completed work includes collector substations, light rail transportation systems, water treatment facility electrical upgrades, and large-scale wind energy installations, demonstrating fluency with utility-scale and mission-critical power systems that directly translates to complex commercial and institutional assignments. Tice's licensed journeymen electricians and project managers deliver cost-effective, code-compliant solutions under the Oregon-Columbia NECA labor partnership, ensuring NEC compliance and consistent quality on projects of all sizes. Their manufacturing and industrial division addresses the three-phase power and process control demands of Portland's industrial sector, while their transportation and water treatment project experience signals the depth of engineering judgment available to institutional owners. Business communications services round out the offering for tenants and property managers needing structured cabling or low-voltage integration alongside primary electrical work. For general contractors and facility teams bidding commercial construction or major renovation projects in the Portland metro, Tice Electric represents a proven, long-tenured partner with the workforce and project management infrastructure to execute on schedule.
