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5225 Id-72, New Plymouth, ID, 83655
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Benchmark Electric

Benchmark Electric, LLC started out in June of 1991 as a small company in Meridian, Idaho doing residential electrical work. During the first year Benchmark Electric averaged approximately $150,000 in electrical contracts. The company soon became recognized as a leader within the electrical industry and began sub-contracting for approximately 10 residential home contractors.

From 1991 to 1996, Benchmark Electric started participating in light commercial work. In 1994 Benchmark Electric entered into the cell phone industry by working with such providers as T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T, and continues to work with them regular basis. By the end of 1996, Benchmark Electric was grossing 1 million dollars in contract work.

By 1998 Benchmark Electric acquired its Public Works license, and to this day maintains a AAA rating. From 1998 to 2002 Benchmark Electric did approximately 2 million dollars worth of Public Works contracts.

By 2003 Benchmark Electric had 35 employees with a gross revenue of 3-4 million dollars, and handled contracts as large as 1.5 million. Benchmark Electric has a strong employee base with the average employee working for the company for 10 plus years; having a combined work experience of 170-180 years.

Benchmark Electric, LLC provides custom work for residential homes, whether it is new construction or renovation work, and light industrial and commercial work. We provide home inspections to those in need as a public service. Benchmark Electric strives to be experts in the communication, data cabling, security, high and low voltage as well as fire alarm systems.

From BuildZoom: Benchmark Electric, 5225 Id-72 Hwy, New Plymouth, ID (Employees: Bill Ramsey, Dave Oliver, and Kathy Smith) holds a General Contractor Registration license and 2 other licenses according to the Idaho license board.

Their BuildZoom score of 104 ranks in the top 9% of 53,194 Idaho licensed contractors.

Their license was verified as active when we last checked. If you are thinking of hiring Benchmark Electric, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our project planner to get competitive quotes.

Benchmark Electric Contact Information

Phone: (208) 461-4477
Address: 5225 Id-72, New Plymouth, ID 83655

Benchmark Electric New Plymouth

Quality

104
91st percentile
Pro tip: We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
Benchmark Electric has a BuildZoom score of 104, which places them above 91% of 53,194 contractors in Idaho.

Activity

6 projects
2025
3 projects
2024
37 projects
2023
Our building permit records indicate that Benchmark Electric has worked on at least 46.0 projects over the past 3 years.

This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.

Experience

46 projects
Electrical projects
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Benchmark Electric mostly works on electrical project projects.

Pricing

10 projects
< $5k
5 projects
$5k-$20k
2 projects
$50k-$100k
Value Not Public: 31.0 projects
The typical size of their permits is approximately $4,000. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
Pro tip: For more details about their pricing, check out their recent activity to see how much they have charged for different types of work.

Building Permits by Benchmark Electric

Sort by: Notable Notable | Date Date | Job Value Job Value
Electrical permit
2022-03-01
Electrical crown castle for dish wireless installation of dish wireless telecommunications equipment to include new center load center with connection to existing empty meter socket disconnect on existing h-frame
Valuation:
$5,000
Permit #:
E22-000423
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Commercial
Building Type:
N/A
424-544-electrical
2025-07-06
Mobile home ( fire ) new meter main pedestal & hook up subpanel
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
ELE25-00037
Status:
issued
Fee:
$110
Permit Type:
Repair
Building Type:
Single family dwe...
424-544-electrical
2025-04-04
Adding two circuits 1 for air conditioning and 1 for outlet
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
ELE25-01015
Status:
final
Fee:
$110
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
Single family dwe...
Commercial electrical
2025-03-10
Adding maintenance outlet & air conditioning circuit
Valuation:
$1,000
Permit #:
C-ELC-2025-0056
Status:
final
Fee:
$65
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Commercial electrical
2025-04-11
Remodel additional offices
Valuation:
$7,000
Permit #:
C-ELC-2025-0109
Status:
final
Fee:
$170
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Commercial electrical
2023-03-07
Electrical package for building
Valuation:
$72,700
Permit #:
C-ELC-2023-0080
Status:
final
Fee:
$539
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
424-544-electrical
2020-08-31
Alteration: small cell antennae alteration for cellular services. electrical only. address used for permitting purposes only. location is w. fairview ave/n. maple grove rd
Valuation:
$2,000
Permit #:
ELE20-02321
Status:
final
Fee:
$80
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
Commercial
Electrical permit
2024-12-16
Electrical-residential non new-service repair bent mast installing new mast
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
E24-003310
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Non new residential
Building Type:
N/A
424-544-electrical
2025-08-12
Disconnected wire from panel for energize service
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
ELE25-02610
Status:
issued
Fee:
$110
Permit Type:
Repair
Building Type:
Single family dwe...
Commercial electrical
2021-11-16
Full electrical installation. for ste 100 tenant improvement valued at 40, 000
Valuation:
$40,000
Permit #:
C-ELC-2021-0395
Status:
final
Fee:
$730
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
424-544-electrical
2025-04-30
Fire - cleared circuitry for temp power - service inspection needed
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
ELE24-03990
Status:
final
Fee:
$165
Permit Type:
Repair
Building Type:
Single family dwe...
424-544-electrical
2019-06-04
Alteration: alteration electrical work only. hooking up mobile electric antennae and junction box on an existing signal pole. the location of the pole is 1424 w grove street
Valuation:
$2,000
Permit #:
ELE19-01444
Status:
final
Fee:
$80
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
Commercial
Electrical permit
2022-03-24
Electrical non-new residential repair b-phase at meter base damaged when conduit was pulled up by backhoe
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
E22-000685
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Non new residential
Building Type:
N/A
424-544-electrical
2019-12-11
Alteration: electrical work only on signal pole for cellular antennae. run wire external conduits install disconnect. the actual address provided is 2950 s. five mile
Valuation:
$2,400
Permit #:
ELE19-03305
Status:
final
Fee:
$103
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
Commercial
424-544-electrical
2019-08-15
Alteration: electrical demolish of kitchen and cafeteria and addition 4 new classrooms to the demolish area
Valuation:
$115,607
Permit #:
ELE19-01986
Status:
final
Fee:
$813
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
Commercial
424-544-electrical
2021-02-12
Alteration: electrical work only. alteration for verizon cellular antennae hook up
Valuation:
$2,500
Permit #:
ELE19-04484
Status:
final
Fee:
$104
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
Commercial
424-544-electrical
2019-06-21
Alteration: alteration: hooking up mobile electric antennae electrical only. address used for this is the closest to the pole. the corner is a bus stop
Valuation:
$4,500
Permit #:
ELE19-00984
Status:
final
Fee:
$127
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
Commercial
424-544-electrical
2020-11-09
Trim out of the kitchen and laundry. we did not do the electrical rough in. was done by another contractor
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
ELE20-03789
Status:
final
Fee:
$80
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
Single family dwe...
Existing residential electrical (remodel/additions)
2022-02-09
Residential rewire 125a sub panel install
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
R-ELCEX-2022-0031
Status:
final
Fee:
$240
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Commercial electrical temporary power
2023-03-06
Temporary power
Valuation:
$500
Permit #:
C-TEMP-2023-0012
Status:
complete
Fee:
$53
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A

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