Archives: Our works

The Legislative Office Building | Hartford, CT

The Legislative Office Building (LOB) was completed in 1988. It is a 5-story building and is connected to the Connecticut State Capitol by an underground concourse that crosses under the highway ramps and a terrace walkway that crosses over the highway ramps.

The LOB is connected to the parking garage by an enclosed bridge that is accessed from the third floor of the LOB and connects to the third floor of the garage. There is also a parking garage under the LOB for committee members.

Electrical Contractors work on both of the garage spaces as well as ten hearing rooms located on two floors. We completed work on the cafeteria and dining room on the first floor in addition to the committee offices and legislator offices located on the upper three floors.

State Capitol | Hartford, CT

For this Connecticut landmark, ECI completely reworked the entire electrical system, including security, fire alarms and sound systems. Additionally, we integrated new services into the building including feeders, sub feeders, panel boards and lighting.

The project’s architect and the electrical engineer devised a plan of cutting floor ducts into the individual offices and working everything out of those ducts, including the light fixtures in the offices below. Wiring was also run through the existing fireplace flues which were used as chaises for power, telephone and data cabling. The existing brick walls were also cut up to the locations of the existing gas wall sconces and this was replaced with 120volt lighting. The original gas sconces were refurbished and changed to incandescent lights.

The house and Senate chambers were also re-wired thru crawl spaces below the floors.

Werth Family Basketball Champions Center Training Facility | Storrs, CT

This 78,200-square foot facility was completed in 2014 and includes two identical wings which contain practice courts, locker rooms, coaches’ offices, athletic training rooms, and dining areas. Estimated at $40 million, the sate-of-the-art training center is located on Jim Calhoun Way, adjacent to Gampel Pavilion.

Mullins Center | Amherst, MA

ECI completed all electrical systems, stage lighting and controls for the $51 million William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center. The 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is the home of the UMass Minutemen men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and men’s ice hockey teams. In addition, the venue hosts numerous concerts, family shows, theater shows, and commencements annually.

Montgomery Mill Conversion | Windsor Locks, CT

Located in Windsor Locks, the Montgomery Mill project required a complete overhaul of an abandoned textile mill into 159 1- and 2-bedroom apartments. The $62 million endeavor was completed in 2022 and was the recipient of multiple awards, including the AIA CT Elizabeth Mills Brown Merit Award 2022, the Connecticut Main Street – Award of Excellence 2020, the Preservation Connecticut Preservation Award 2020 and the Urban Land Institute – Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable & Workforce Housing Award 2020.

The Boathouse | New Haven, CT

Located on Long Wharf in New Haven, CT., and positioned in Long Island sound, the boat house is surrounded by a 48,00 square foot platform that extends out to a floating transient dock. The project was financed by the State of Connecticut with Federal Aid. The $43 million project officially opened in 2018.

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion | University of Connecticut Sports Complex | Storrs, CT

The 8,028-seat Gampel Pavilion at UCONN is designed as a 143-foot high, 320-foot wide dome. Electrical Contractors, Inc. was challenged by the design of this building as the lighting is hung from aluminum catwalks placed above the seating areas along the rim of the dome – a unique scenario for buildings of this type. We also installed all electronics including the sound system, electronic scoreboard, TV, satellite and telephone systems, and fire alarm system. ECI also designed and installed power distribution, generator, and lightning protection for the building.

The Bristol Hilton | Bristol, CT

The Bristol Hilton project required multiple teams from Electrical Contractors to work on different areas of this multi-faceted project simultaneously. The 12-month construction schedule included a complete renovation of 120 rooms, 3 banquet facilities, 4 meeting rooms, a restaurant and bar, and a commercial kitchen. A 35,000 square foot, six-story project was also completed on the same schedule, including the development of 42 suites, a 2,000 square foot Presidential Suite and a new lobby.

Liberty Bank Corporate Office | Middletown, CT

The Liberty Bank Corporate office fit-out was a 90,000 sq-ft building total removal, gut and renovation at an existing site in Middletown, CT. The three-story building required ECI to install a new generator, switchgear, panels, fire alarm system, site lighting, power and interior lighting.

Total cost of the electrical portion of the project was $2,463,400.00 and it was completed in 8 months.