Electrical Contracting
Bodine Electric’s electrical contracting work has been wide-reaching through the years, giving us experience on many types of projects in a variety of markets. Bodine has an extensive staff of estimators, project managers and electricians capable of completing jobs from restaurants to power plants. We offer complete design/build services to usher your project from conception to completion.
Our electricians are also available for contract maintenance work, performing one-time and periodic maintenance or providing a continuous presence in our customers’ facilities. The long-term relationships we have with many of our customers allow us to anticipate and better serve their needs. Bodine’s staff is also available for 24-hour emergency service.
Bodine’s Traffic Division has extensive experience with directional boring, underground utility installation, traffic signals and more, making us an ideal partner for municipalities and businesses in need of outdoor electrical installations.
Aside from our home base in Decatur, Illinois, Bodine also maintains a separate construction office in Champaign, Illinois.
Bodine Electric of Decatur is a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association.
Electrical Contracting

Bodine Electric’s electrical contracting work has been wide-reaching through the years, giving us experience on many types of projects in a variety of markets. Bodine has an extensive staff of estimators, project managers and electricians capable of completing jobs from restaurants to power plants. We offer complete design/build services to usher your project from conception to completion.
Our electricians are also available for contract maintenance work, performing one-time and periodic maintenance or providing a continuous presence in our customers’ facilities. The long-term relationships we have with many of our customers allow us to anticipate and better serve their needs. Bodine’s staff is also available for 24-hour emergency service.
Bodine’s Traffic Division has extensive experience with directional boring, underground utility installation, traffic signals and more, making us an ideal partner for municipalities and businesses in need of outdoor electrical installations.
Aside from our home base in Decatur, Illinois, Bodine also maintains a separate construction office in Champaign, Illinois.
Bodine Electric of Decatur is a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association.
Electrical Contracting
Bodine Electric’s electrical contracting work has been wide-reaching through the years, giving us experience on many types of projects in a variety of markets. Bodine has an extensive staff of estimators, project managers and electricians capable of completing jobs from restaurants to power plants. We offer complete design/build services to usher your project from conception to completion.
Our electricians are also available for contract maintenance work, performing one-time and periodic maintenance or providing a continuous presence in our customers’ facilities. The long-term relationships we have with many of our customers allow us to anticipate and better serve their needs. Bodine’s staff is also available for 24-hour emergency service.
Bodine’s Traffic Division has extensive experience with directional boring, underground utility installation, traffic signals and more, making us an ideal partner for municipalities and businesses in need of outdoor electrical installations.
Aside from our home base in Decatur, Illinois, Bodine also maintains a separate construction office in Champaign, Illinois.
Bodine Electric of Decatur is a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association.


Markets Served
Bodine has provided its electrical contracting and industrial maintenance capabilities in a wide swath of markets, giving us experience with various types of work and allowing us to better adapt to the complexities of each of our new projects.
Commercial: Restaurants, retail space, fueling stations, office spaces and more
Health care: Hospitals, trauma care centers, doctor’s offices, outpatient facilities, nursing homes and clinics
Power generation: Coal mining, nuclear power, solar power, co-generation plants and other facilities
Industrial: Chemical, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, water and wastewater, plastics, petrochemical, pipeline, glass, foundries and others
Institutional: K-12 education, universities, correctional facilities, municipal buildings and more
Pipeline: Natural gas, oil, fuel
Design/Build
In addition to electrical contracting, Bodine Electric can perform design/build services for the work on your next project, allowing you to utilize a single source for your electrical design and construction. That combination eliminates communication delays between companies, shortens your construction timeline and ultimately reduces your overall cost. A single design/build source will also improve the overall quality of your completed project. Our design/build services include:
Application and design engineering
Project management
Scheduling and cost management

Contract Maintenance
Bodine offers contract maintenance services ideal for many industries, businesses and facilities. Our services are available on-site or on-call, giving you the benefit of a full-time electrician at a fraction of the cost. Whether you prefer a structured or flexible schedule, Bodine will work with you to create an industry-specific program while placing an emphasis on material and labor management to ensure quick and cost-effective work. Our contract maintenance work includes:
24-hour emergency service
Electrical repairs
Equipment installations
Shutdowns
Planned outages
Maintenance programs
Traffic Division
Bodine’s Traffic Division performs directional boring and underground utility installation, and is adept at the construction, installation and maintenance of traffic signals, street and parking lot lighting and decorative street lighting.
We have extensive experience and knowledge of roadway construction, allowing us to safely provide service that meets or exceeds municipal and state regulations. Our Traffic Division’s services include:
Underground utility installation
Directional boring
Parking lot, highway and municipal lighting
Traffic signal installation and maintenance
Detector loop installation and maintenance
Pole and structure setting and removal
Fiber optic systems
Security lighting and maintenance
Trenchless utility locating
Trenching and excavation
Parking lot lighting and maintenance
Aerial fiber and electrical work
Airport lighting
Electrical Contracting Projects
Center for Theatre and Dance, Millikin University
Bodine Electric continued its partnership with Millikin University with our work on the new $29M Center for Theatre and Dance, which officially opened in fall 2020.
Wassaja Hall, Ikenberry Commons
Wassaja Hall, housing 504 beds as part of the UIUC Ikenberry Commons student residence development, was completed in August 2016. The project began in May 2014 with a goal of LEED Gold Certification, which it received in 2017.
Engine Cooling System Upgrade At Natural Gas Compressor Station
In 2016, Bodine completed work for a customer that provided an overhaul and upgrade of an engine cooling system at its natural gas compressor station.
Electrical Contracting Projects
Center for Theatre and Dance, Millikin University
Bodine Electric continued its partnership with Millikin University with our work on the new $29M Center for Theatre and Dance, which officially opened in fall 2020.
Wassaja Hall, Ikenberry Commons
Wassaja Hall, housing 504 beds as part of the UIUC Ikenberry Commons student residence development, was completed in August 2016. The project began in May 2014 with a goal of LEED Gold Certification, which it received in 2017.
Engine Cooling System Upgrade At Natural Gas Compressor Station
In 2016, Bodine completed work for a customer that provided an overhaul and upgrade of an engine cooling system at its natural gas compressor station.
Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center
The Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center, a two-building development including dormitory-style rooms, classrooms and an indoor firing range, opened in October 2017.
Installation Of New Sludge Thickening System
In 2017, Bodine completed work on a new sludge thickening system for a sanitary district customer. The work included installation of a motor control center, programmable logic controller and more.
Millikin’s University Commons Renovation Project
Millikin's 87,000-square-foot University Commons project, part of larger capital campaign, opened in August 2017, adding offices, banquet rooms, study spaces, a dining hall, coffee shop and more.