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Commercial HVAC Replacement Electrical Coordination Checklist

Print this worksheet and bring your notes to your consultation. Updated September 24, 2026.

Use this worksheet when planning an HVAC replacement in an occupied commercial property. Share it with the HVAC contractor, electrician, and property representative before confirming delivery and shutdown dates. It organizes decisions; the qualified project team determines the technical requirements.

Collect documents and observations from normally accessible areas. Electrical measurements, equipment opening, roof access, isolation, and reconnection belong to the authorized project team.

1. Identify the equipment and location

Record the property, tenant space, equipment location, and areas served.
Obtain the exact proposed model, approved submittal, installation manual, and accessory list.
Have the HVAC contractor confirm equipment selection and identify changes from the existing system.
Ask the electrician to review the specified voltage, phase, circuit ampacity, and protection requirements.

Property / unit location / areas served

Model / documents / accessories

2. Define the electrical assessment

Identify the existing electrical records available to the project team.
Describe reported trips, intermittent operation, damage, or previous alterations.
Ask what can be reused and what must be repaired or replaced.
Record any unresolved site condition that could change the estimate.

Records / reported issues

Assessment findings / unresolved questions

3. Assign responsibilities

Name the contacts for HVAC work, electrical work, property access, and tenant coordination.
Confirm responsibility for delivery, lifting, roof access, and controls coordination.
Record permit and inspection responsibilities when applicable.
Identify who approves scope changes and additional costs.

Task / responsible contractor / contact

Approval contact / permit responsibility

4. Plan the interruption

Have the project team confirm which equipment and areas the shutdown affects.
List occupied hours, appointments, temperature-sensitive activities, and other restrictions.
Agree on staff or tenant notices and the person sending them.
Discuss the plan if equipment, access, weather, or an unexpected condition delays completion.

Shutdown window / affected operations

Notice owner / delay plan

5. Confirm readiness before delivery

Make sure the ordered equipment matches the reviewed documents.
Confirm access and delivery arrangements with the responsible contractors.
Resolve open electrical questions before the scheduled installation where possible.
Identify who authorizes the team to proceed if conditions differ from the agreed plan.

Readiness review date / participants

Open item / owner / decision deadline

6. Document the handover

Confirm who performs startup and commissioning and who receives the results.
Retain the electrical work summary, equipment manuals, invoices, and applicable inspection records.
Request updated circuit identification where the work changed it.
List remaining deficiencies, their responsible parties, and follow-up dates.

Handover records / storage location

Outstanding item / owner / completion date

Discuss the electrical scope with Bolt Electric

Bring this worksheet and the available equipment documents to your consultation. Describe the schedule and open questions so the next steps can be agreed before installation.

Reference guidance supports this planning worksheet. The selected equipment instructions and site assessment determine the project requirements.