The process
How we deliver
Each service has its own path. We keep you updated through to delivery.
How it works, service by service
Pick the service your strata is considering. Each follows its own path — what happens at every step, what your council receives along the way, and the short list your council handles beside it.
The Electrical Planning Report, start to finish
From intake to final delivery, one team handles the engagement and keeps you updated through to delivery.
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Intake
Send your building details — units, address, any documents you have.
You receive: A fixed-price proposal, within one business day.
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Onboarding documents
Your council gathers what the strata has on file — strata plan, electrical drawings, past reports and studies. We handle the paperwork with the utility.
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Property assessment
A physical inspection of every electrical room, switchgear, transformer, and panel — the property assessment the Province's guidance recommends.
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Analysis
The report's figures rest on twelve months of metered consumption data: current capacity, spare capacity, and the future-electrification scenarios of EV charging, heat pumps and gas-to-electric conversion.
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Report preparation
Findings translated into a plain-language report written for council — covering every content area BC strata law requires, with upgrade recommendations ranked by the capacity each would unlock.
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Final delivery
Pairing this EPR with an EV Ready Plan also includes a LivingEPR™ — our interactive Living Report, a web version every owner can open alongside the PDF — at no extra charge; ordering the EPR on its own, the LivingEPR is available as an add-on.
You receive: The final EPR, with a LivingEPR included if paired with an EV Ready Plan.
The EV Ready Plan, start to finish
A BC Hydro program deliverable rather than a Strata Property Act report — and the route to the plan rebate (up to 75% of the plan's cost, to a $3,000 maximum). Most stratas combine it with an EPR, since the two share data inputs.
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Intake
Send your building, unit, and parking details. Fixed price, known before council commits.
You receive: A fixed-price proposal, within one business day.
- 02
Onboarding documents
Your council gathers what the strata has on file — strata plan, electrical drawings, parking layout, past reports and studies. We handle the paperwork with the utility.
- 03
Site & parking assessment
Conduit routing and parking-stall layout reviewed on site against the building’s structural and electrical constraints.
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Charging strategy
A 100% EV-Ready strategy — every residential stall provisioned, not just the most accessible ones — with a charging-management evaluation against existing service capacity. Energy management done well can defer or avoid a costly service upgrade.
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Phased implementation plan
How the strata grows charging capacity over time, at a pace owners can vote for.
You receive: A fundable, phased roadmap with itemized cost estimates.
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The rebate
The plan rebate covers up to 75% of the plan’s cost, to a $3,000 maximum — and the plan on file is what makes the strata eligible to pursue BC Hydro’s later installation rebates.
You receive: The plan on file that the rebate program requires.
A managed electrification project, start to finish
Every engagement is scoped and priced per project — an EV charging rollout, a heat pump conversion, a service upgrade. A typical engagement takes this shape, with your council keeping every decision and one point of contact managing the project from planning through completion.
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Tell us about the project
Where your strata is at — report in hand, quotes gathered, or just starting. The engagement is scoped and priced per project, so council knows the cost before it commits.
You receive: A per-project proposal, with a reply within one business day.
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Scope & specifications
The report's recommendations turned into a written scope of work — the document that makes every quote comparable.
You receive: A written scope contractors can price like-for-like.
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Procurement
We prepare the request for quotes, field contractor questions, and help council compare bids on substance — scope coverage, exclusions, schedule — not just the bottom line.
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Council decides
Your council selects the contractor, with the bids laid side by side on scope, exclusions, and schedule so the choice is an informed one.
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Rebates & approvals
BC Hydro rebate streams, utility coordination, and permitting paperwork kept moving on the timelines the programs require.
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Delivery oversight
Milestones tracked against schedule and budget; progress and invoices reviewed against the agreed scope; issues flagged while they are still small.
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Closeout & communication
Council updates and owner-meeting material in plain language throughout — written for the people who have to vote on the project.
You receive: Closeout documentation, and an owner-ready paper trail for the whole project.
Pricing
One proposal, one price — before you commit
Fixed-price by proposal. Send us your building details and we respond within one business day with a fixed-price proposal, quoted before you commit.
Project management engagements are scoped and priced per project — also by proposal, so your council knows the cost before it commits.
Strata managers juggle a lot. We take electrical planning off your list entirely.
Written to be read
The findings in plain language, for the council that has to act on them
Every report is written for the people who have to budget from it, vote on it and explain it to owners — so council can act on the report, not just file it.
Common questions
Process FAQs
If yours is not here, call the office. Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
778-910-4772How long does the process take?
What do we (the strata) need to provide?
Can we speak to references before we commit?
Does the process cover managed electrification projects too?
About CF Electrical Services
From the job site to the planning desk
Chris Farrar started in the electrical trade and spent years doing installation and service work. Over that time he noticed that strata managers were constantly struggling with electrical planning. They needed reports and they needed expertise, but they did not need another vendor adding to their workload.
That is what led to CF Electrical Services: a team that handles the complexity, delivers accurate work, and makes it easy for the people managing these buildings.
Read more about CF Electrical Services"Strata councils need information they can use to set guidelines and budgets, and the confidence that their decisions are backed by evidence from their own infrastructure. CF Electrical Services exists as a bridge between that technical complexity and the day-to-day decisions of diligent strata council volunteers."
Chris Farrar, Founder
Who you will work with
Chris Farrar, Founder
Started in the electrical trade and built CF Electrical Services around strata electrical planning.
Alex, Client Services
Your proposal, onboarding, scheduling and questions, from the first email to delivery.
Our assessment team
Our team visits your property to assess your electrical infrastructure and understand the distribution of your unique strata. This information is carefully recorded and becomes an important step in the project.
Our office
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific. 778-910-4772 or [email protected].
Today's 30-second brief
One council question, answered in 30 seconds
A short video from Chris on a question we hear from councils: deadlines, rebates, owner EV requests, what happens at a property assessment. A new one each weekday.
Reviews
What strata councils and managers say
"Our Strata, a small townhouse complex in East Vancouver, had a great experience with CF Electrical. They prepared a helpful Electrical Planning report at a very reasonable price. The entire process was straightforward and seamless. We would highly recommend."
"We selected CF Electrical from three providers due to their excellent communication. They answered (and anticipated) all our questions before we'd even heard back with a quote from the third potential provider. They completed an EPR quickly and comprehensively, at a fair price. [...] The more we learned about CF Electrical and its founder, the more we appreciated their approach. Highly recommended!"
"CF Electrical Services responded promptly to my request for proposals for the Electrical Planning Reports and EV Ready Plans on the buildings I manage, and completed every report on time. Their professionalism, responsiveness, and efficiency throughout the process helped move these projects forward smoothly — excellent service and support."
"The process of providing pre-visit documentation was made very easy and the site visit was arranged in a timely manner. [...] At every step CF Electrical was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend them for their exceptional service."
"Great service. CF Electrical provided our condo building owners with an Electrical Planning Report and an EV Ready Plan to help us with long-term planning. Chris was easy to work with and provided a thorough presentation to all owners at the completion of the project. We can highly recommend CF Electrical Services for their report writing."
"Prompt, honest service, highly recommend"
Our services
Strata electrical consulting. Three services, one firm.
The report that assesses your building, the plan that maps the EV charging, and the project management that delivers the upgrades. The same team and consistent numbers from the first report to the finished project.
Electrical Planning Report (EPR)
Mandatory under BC strata law. Built on a property assessment and twelve months of consumption data, and written to be read by the council.
Learn more02EV Ready Plan (EVRP)
The route to BC Hydro's plan rebate, up to 75% of the plan's cost to a $3,000 maximum, and the prerequisite for the program's later installation rebates.
Learn more03Electrification Project Management
Customized consulting for the projects a plan leads to: EV charging rollouts, heat pump conversions, service upgrades and large retrofits. We manage the project on your strata's behalf; licensed contractors carry out the installation.
Learn moreEV Ready Plan
Add an EV Ready Plan to your report and get up to $3,000 back from BC Hydro.
Most stratas receive an owner's EV charging request sooner or later. An EV Ready Plan prepares the building for it, and the BC Hydro rebate covers up to $3,000 of the plan itself. Report and plan together also come with LivingEPR™, our interactive Living Report, an online version of your report your council can return to.
Free tools
Answers for your strata in a minute, no email needed
EPR Deadline & Requirement Checker
Your EPR deadline, who may prepare the report and what it must contain.
Use the toolEPR Price Guide
What sets the price of an Electrical Planning Report and how to compare quotes.
Read the guideEV Ready Plan Rebate Estimator
The rebate stages, municipal top-ups and who administers the file.
Use the toolGuides for councils
Plain-language guides to the Electrical Planning Report
Free to read, no sign-up required.
Request a proposal
A fixed-price proposal within one business day
Send us your strata plan number and address. We look up the rest and reply with a written fixed-price proposal.
Prefer to call?
778-910-4772, Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PMBook a free 15-minute call[email protected]What happens next
Alex confirms your request. The proposal arrives as a PDF and as a link you can forward to the rest of council.
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