How do I win maintenance contracts with property managers and commercial buildings?
Property managers want electricians who respond, document and invoice cleanly. Make that easy to see.
- How do we get on vendor lists?
- What do property managers expect?
- How do we keep the work?
Have vendor documents ready: insurance, WSIB clearance in Ontario, licences and safety records. Offer clear response times and rates, update work orders with photos and completion notes in their system or by email, and invoice with work order numbers. Visit property management offices with a one-page vendor sheet. Track jobs and revenue per property manager.
Vendor sheet
- Services: repairs, lighting, panels, EV chargers, emergency.
- Response times by priority.
- Rates and after-hours fees.
- Insurance and licence details.
- How you report completed work.
How we look at it at ShoutEx
We build vendor pages, onboarding packets and work order updates. Plumbers win property manager accounts in a similar way.
- Documents not ready.
- No response commitments.
- No completion photos.
- Invoices without work order numbers.
- Vendor packet ready.
- Response times.
- Photo updates.
- Revenue by manager tracked.
What electricians and safety authorities say
Here is what property managers and electricians say.
Managers describe what they want from electrical vendors.
Browse the threads →Ontario property managers often require WSIB clearance from contractors.
Read the WSIB page →Community summaries describe recurring themes in public threads, not individual posts. Vendor pages describe vendor claims, so test them on your own calls.
Read next
Go deeper in the ShoutEx guides, or check the sources behind this answer.
We'll build vendor pages and work order updates.
Book a call →Follow-up questions
Do property managers use vendor platforms?
Many do. Register on the ones they use.
Are rates negotiable?
Volume often gets a rate. Keep margins.
What about condo boards?
Similar, with board approvals.