A-Tec Inc.

The state insures A-Tec under workers'-comp classes for alarm and security system installation and for construction estimating, which matches the design-and-build shape of the work. Its public-works record runs from 2008 to 2020, nearly always as prime contractor, for the Spokane Police Department, the City of Spokane, West Valley School District, the West Central Community Center and Lutheran Community Services Northwest. It advertises work with Axis and Hanwha cameras, Exacq video platforms, HID Global and Hirsch credentials, and ASSA ABLOY and HES door hardware. The company says it dates to 2000, and the state lists Kevin Jetton and Laura Jetton as principals since 2001. This is a commercial security contractor. It fits a building owner or facilities manager adding cameras or card access, a business rolling out access control across several sites, or a school or municipal building doing a prevailing-wage security upgrade. Most of its work comes through referrals and repeat clients. A homeowner looking for a residential electrician to add circuits or swap a panel would do better with a general electrical shop. In Washington, low-voltage work is still electrical work. Running cable for cameras, card readers and electric strikes generally calls for an electrical permit and inspection through L&I or the city, whether the building is in Spokane, Spokane Valley or Airway Heights. Access control that ties into door hardware on exit routes can also draw fire and building review. Expect a limited energy contractor to pull the permit under its own license. That keeps the inspection record tied to the installer and helps if an insurer or fire marshal asks later how the system went in.