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Tacoma · Seattle · Bellevue · Western Washington

The commercial electrical contractor powering the Pacific Northwest.

Tapps Electric is a union commercial electrical contractor in Sumner, Washington, building and energizing commercial, healthcare and industrial projects across Western Washington.

  • IBEW Local 46 and 76
  • NECA member
  • WA License TAPPSE*812QD

Preconstruction and design-build

Planned right before the first conduit goes in.

We review every drawing and spec before we price it, coordinate early with your team, and engineer design-build packages that hold budget and schedule.

  • Design-build
  • Plan and spec review
  • Value engineering

Switchgear, generators and critical power

Gear set, terminated and tested.

Service entrance and distribution, standby generators, transfer switches and UPS systems for buildings that cannot go dark, including occupied hospitals.

  • Switchgear
  • Generators and ATS
  • Healthcare

Tenant improvements, lighting and controls

Every floor, finished clean.

Class-A tenant improvements, new construction fit-outs, lighting and lighting controls, installed by union electricians who leave the ceiling better than they found it.

  • Tenant improvements
  • Lighting controls
  • New construction

Turnover

Energized, inspected, handed over.

Clean as-builts, labeled panels, a passed final and a team that still answers the phone after turnover. Send us your next bid.

  • bids@tappselectric.com
  • (253) 344-4622
UnionIBEW Local 46 and 76
NECASouthwest Washington Chapter
LicensedWA TAPPSE*812QD
Since 2019Sumner, Washington

Warehouses and local businesses

Need an electrician at your building? Call us.

A person answers the phone. We work directly for warehouses, industrial parks and businesses around Sumner, the Kent Valley, Fife and Lacey. Big job or small job, we are glad to help.

Commercial electrical services

Commercial electrical services for every kind of building we power.

Tapps Electric builds and services the electrical systems inside Western Washington's commercial, healthcare, industrial and public buildings. No residential, no distractions.

Illustration of a nearly finished hospital corridor with organized cable tray and patient room power
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Healthcare electrical

Emergency departments, imaging suites and clinic build-outs, including work inside occupied hospitals with phasing, shutdown planning and infection control.

Tapps Electric service vans lined up at the Sumner shop
Tapps Electric fleet

Tenant improvements

Office, lab, retail and fitness TIs from shell to occupancy: power, lighting, controls and coordination with every trade on the ceiling.

Illustration of a commercial building under construction at dusk with conduit and wire reels on the deck
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New construction

Ground-up commercial and public buildings, from underground and service entrance through branch wiring, fixtures and final inspection.

Illustration of an industrial facility with rigid conduit, motor control centers and high-bay lighting
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Industrial electrical

Warehouses, plants and process facilities: rigid conduit, motor control, equipment connections and high-bay lighting.

Tapps Electric service van parked beside commercial EV charging stations with Mount Si in the background
Tapps Electric on site

EV charging

Commercial and fleet EV charging, including DC fast charging and the gear behind it, from utility service to the last stall.

Selected commercial and healthcare electrical projects

Owners, general contractors and the work we delivered for them.

Row of Tesla Supercharger stalls installed by Tapps Electric at North Bend Premium Outlets
Project photo · 2024Tesla Supercharger, North BendCommercial electrical installation for the Tesla Supercharger site at North Bend Premium Outlets, 461 South Fork Avenue SW. Power cabinets, feeders and a full row of charging stalls.
  1. 01
    Sector
    Public, performing arts
    Location
    Auburn, WA
    General contractor
    Marpac Construction
  2. 02

    Sumner Library

    Pierce County Library System

    Sector
    Public, library
    Location
    Sumner, WA
    General contractor
    W.G. Clark Construction
  3. 03
    Sector
    Public tenant improvement
    Location
    Bellevue, WA
    General contractor
    Howard S. Wright
  4. 04

    Memorial Stadium Temporary Power

    Seattle Public Schools and City of Seattle

    Sector
    Construction power
    Location
    Seattle, WA
    General contractor
    Sellen Construction
  5. 05

    VMFH Emergency and Urgent Care, Port Orchard

    Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    Sector
    Healthcare
    Location
    Port Orchard, WA
    General contractor
    Sellen Construction
  6. 06

    St. Joseph Medical Center

    Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    Sector
    Healthcare, occupied hospital
    Location
    Tacoma, WA
    General contractor
    Sellen Construction
  7. 07

    CT Renovation, VA Puget Sound

    VA Puget Sound Health Care System

    Sector
    Healthcare, federal
    Location
    Puget Sound, WA
    General contractor
    Nelco Worldwide

How we deliver a commercial electrical project

01

Preconstruction

Full plan and spec review, early RFIs, budget and design-build pricing, gear lead times locked in before they slow the job.

02

Install

Union crews led by experienced foremen, coordinated with the GC schedule, clean and safe work areas every day.

03

Energize and close out

Testing, inspections, labeled panels, as-builts and O&M documentation delivered on time so turnover stays on schedule.

A row of Tapps Electric service vans lined up in front of evergreen trees

On every truck we send

Quality. Integrity. Reliability.

Those three words are on the side of every Tapps Electric van. They are how we bid, how we build and how we close out a job.

About Tapps Electric

A union electrical contractor built for general contractors.

Tapps Electric was founded in 2019 by Will and Kayla Morris in Sumner, Washington. Today we are a commercial and industrial electrical contractor working for general contractors, owners and public agencies across Western Washington.

We are signatory to IBEW Local 46, under both the Inside and Sound and Communication agreements, and IBEW Local 76, and we are members of the NECA Southwest Washington Chapter. That means trained, safe union electricians on every job and a contractor that knows how to staff a schedule.

  • Bids you can level. Clear scope, clear exclusions, no padding. Every bid starts with a full read of the drawings and specs.
  • Union manpower. Signatory to IBEW Local 46 and Local 76 through NECA, with access to the trained workforce Western Washington projects need.
  • Changes handled right. Changes are documented with RFIs, detailed scope and drawing markups, so the owner and GC always know where the job stands.
  • Sized for your project. Our sweet spot is electrical packages from $200K to $4M, with the attention of a firm where the owners still review the work.

Areas we serve

Commercial electricians from Olympia to Seattle.

Based in Sumner, we serve Pierce, King, Kitsap and Thurston Counties with union crews from IBEW Local 46 and Local 76.

Downtown Seattle skyline at dusk above Interstate 5
Downtown Seattle. We work from Olympia to Seattle and across the Sound.Photo: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Tapps Electric electrician in a hard hat and Tapps sweatshirt working from a ladder on a commercial lighting install

Electrical careers at a union shop

We hire journeyman wiremen, foremen and apprentices through IBEW Local 46 and Local 76, and we put people on real commercial work from day one. Project managers and estimators are always welcome to reach out.

Electrician careers at Tapps Electric

Frequently asked questions

Can a business or warehouse call Tapps Electric directly?

Yes. Building owners, tenants and facility managers can call (253) 344-4622 and a person will answer. We handle large projects and small jobs for warehouses and businesses in Sumner, Kent, Fife, Tacoma and Lacey.

What does Tapps Electric do?

Tapps Electric is a commercial and industrial electrical contractor. We build tenant improvements, new construction, healthcare projects, switchgear and generator systems, industrial facilities and commercial EV charging across Western Washington.

Is Tapps Electric a union electrical contractor?

Yes. Tapps Electric is signatory to IBEW Local 46 (Inside and Sound and Communication agreements) and IBEW Local 76, and is a member of the NECA Southwest Washington Chapter.

What areas does Tapps Electric serve?

We are based in Sumner, Washington and work throughout Pierce, King, Kitsap and Thurston Counties, including Tacoma, Seattle, Bellevue, Puyallup, Kent, Auburn and Olympia.

What size projects does Tapps Electric bid?

Our typical electrical contract is between $200,000 and $4 million, and we take on smaller projects for repeat clients.

Can Tapps Electric work inside an occupied hospital?

Yes. Our healthcare work includes the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Port Orchard Freestanding Emergency Department, St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma and a CT renovation for VA Puget Sound, with phasing and shutdowns planned around patient care.

Does Tapps Electric install commercial EV chargers?

Yes. We have built Tesla Supercharger sites in North Bend and Ocean Shores and DC fast charging at Way Scarff Ford in Auburn.

Does Tapps Electric offer design-build electrical?

Yes. We provide budgets, engineered drawings, permitting and construction for design-build and design-assist projects.

Does Tapps Electric do residential work?

No. Tapps Electric focuses only on commercial and industrial electrical construction and service for commercial facilities.

How do I invite Tapps Electric to bid?

Email bids@tappselectric.com with the project name, plans, specs and bid due date. We respond quickly and confirm whether we will bid.

Have a project out to bid?

Send plans, specs and the due date. We read every sheet and tell you quickly whether we are in.

Not a contractor? If you own or run a warehouse or business, just call. A person answers the phone.