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SHARLEN ELECTRIC

Leading electrical contractors in Chicago for over 25 years

Sharlen Electric Company is a full-service electrical contractor serving commercial and industrial clients throughout Chicago and in Northwest Indiana. With services ranging from electrical contracting to underground utilities, telecommunications, 24/7 emergency services, energy audits, and more, Sharlen Electric handles all of your needs.

We have built a strong reputation in our local industry for quality workmanship, hands-on project management, reliable communication, and proactive problem solving. Click below for more information about each of our core capabilities.

our services

Electrical Contracting
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Special Projects
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Industrial
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Service & Maintenance
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PROUDLY SERVING A
WIDE RANGE OF MARKETS

Discover our diverse electrical contracting capabilities & experience
As one of the premier electrical contractors in Chicago, Sharlen Electric has completed projects of all types for clients in various commercial and industrial markets. We bring extensive expertise and a unique attention to detail to all of the projects we take on, no matter the size. Explore our project portfolios below to learn more about our experience.

Healthcare

Installation, maintenance, and upgrades for hospitals & medical clinics
Sharlen Electric is well known among the healthcare and medical industry as one of the most trusted and capable Chicago electrical contractors. Click below to visit our healthcare portfolio, and learn more about the unique experience and know-how we bring to clients in the medical industry.

INSTITUTIONAL

A range of projects for public-sector clients throughout the Chicago area
Institutional clients in Chicago and Northwest Indiana—including public school systems, universities, municipalities, and many others—rely on Sharlen Electric for the full spectrum of electrical contracting needs. Explore our institutional portfolio by clicking below to find more information.

Commercial

Trusted commercial electrical contractor serving clients in Chicago
As a commercial electrical contractor, Sharlen Electric has decades of experience with projects of all sizes and scopes. To find out more about the electrical projects we have completed for Chicago-area offices, restaurants, theaters, retailers, and others, please click below to visit our commercial portfolio.

Public Works

Diverse experience with Chicago-area projects involving public utilities
Sharlen Electric has extensive and diverse experience with infrastructure and public utility projects throughout the Chicago area, including water treatment facilities, airports, law enforcement facilities, and many others. Click below to see examples of our public works electrical contracting projects.

INDUSTRIAL

A range of experience as industrial electrical contractors in Chicago
Serving as an experienced industrial electrical contractor in Chicago, Sharlen Electric has completed a variety of projects for industrial clients, from wiring to arc flash studies, energy audits, lighting retrofits, and beyond. For descriptions from some of our featured industrial projects, please click below.

RESIDENTIAL & HOSPITALITY

A range of experience as industrial electrical contractors in Chicago
Serving as an experienced industrial electrical contractor in Chicago, Sharlen Electric has completed a variety of projects for industrial clients, from wiring to arc flash studies, energy audits, lighting retrofits, and beyond. For descriptions from some of our featured industrial projects, please click below.

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Underground utilities

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Serving the greater chicago area

what our clients have to say

See how our clients feel about their experience with Sharlen Electric.
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Working with Sharlen Electric over the past 20 years has been a great experience. While at Leopardo Construction, I had the pleasure of working with many of their talented professionals on numerous retail projects in the Chicago market. When your project is tasked with field conditions or engineering challenges, you can count on Sharlen Electric to roll up their sleeves, creatively work through the issues, and deliver cost-effective solutions on a timely basis. I look forward to Sharlen’s expertise to support our future project opportunities at Clark Street development.

David Low Jr.
Partner & Vice President
Clark Street Development
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It has been refreshing to work with a company that understands and is dedicated to the “team” approach and assists the general contractor in making the construction process efficient and economical. Sharlen takes special care to ensure that the finished building meets or exceeds all of their respective expectations, and they are especially good to work with in the design phase.

Al Raffin
Raffin Construction Company
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We are proud of the many projects that Walsh Construction and Sharlen Electric have built together. Best to the Cullen family and all at Sharlen.

Sean Walsh
Managing Director
Walsh Construction Group
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Sharlen has time and again exceeded our expectations with regard to quality of work, timeliness, and the ability to bring solutions to problems encountered in the field during the course of construction.

Our firm is known as one of the quickest Interior specialty contractors in the Chicago market. We have NEVER failed to deliver a quality project on time with reasonable cost. We demand competent and well equipped crews, sufficient staffing, and forward thinking tradespeople from our subcontractors. Sharlen has NEVER failed us no matter how big or small our project may be.

The electrical trade is probably the most pivotal trade in our field of work. They can make or break a project schedule which impacts all trades. We expect the electrical contractor to be our catalyst with regard to project pace and work flow. Sharlen has always met that task, which allows IAI to exceed the customer’s expectations.

Bob McKenna
Co-President
IAI Interior Alterations, Inc.
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When any of my industrial or commercial customers ask me about electrical expertise, Sharlen is my ready recommendation. Whether installing and designing systems in new construction or updating existing service, Sharlen has proven its versatility and capability time and again. Sharlen’s hands-on project management style ensures superior craftsmanship and reliability in any project they take on.

Ted Stalnos
President
Calumet Area Industrial Commission
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KJWW Engineering has worked with Sharlen Electric in a traditional contractor/consultant role. I have been impressed by Sharlen’s staff they provided at St. James Hospitals and Clinics for numerous projects, including the 2000 Master Plan project, which was a substantial addition to their existing Olympia Fields campus. In particular, Don Voss as the project manager has been the best I’ve ever had the privilege of working with. Our relationship was more of teaming and not the “traditional” adversarial role. Don was always ahead of the game, looking ahead and not waiting till issues were in a time-sensitive crisis. This gave us time to plan a correct course that served the owner’s best long-term needs. His leadership and advance planning made Sharlen Electric a stand out in my opinion. In-so-much, when asked by clients for recommendations for electrical contracting, Sharlen Electric is always at the top of my list.

Rick Gilson
Senior Engineer
KJWW Engineering
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We have worked with Sharlen Electric on many projects over the years. These projects have been performed on a traditional bid basis, design-assist, and design-build process in a wide variety of markets such as educational, residential, institutional, and interior buildout. They have demonstrated their expertise in preconstruction, BIM technology, and quality. The projects have all been done very successfully for both the owner and O’Neil. They have proven to be good business partners, dependable, responsive, and fair. We would highly recommend Sharlen for any type of projects and view them as a preferred contractor.

Michael J. Faron
Chairman
W.E. O'Neil Construction
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Sharlen Electric has been a subcontractor to many of our award-winning designs. They are not just responsive, but they do share a concern to improve quality while maintaining a tight grip on costs. We couldn’t ask for more.

Dan McCaffery
CEO
McCaffery Interests, Inc.
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