Managing the electrical infrastructure across a strata portfolio is a significant responsibility. Common-property electrical systems — switchboards, lighting, lifts, pumps, fire services power, car park equipment, pool and gym circuits — are in continuous use and serve every resident, owner, and worker in the building. When something fails, the phones ring immediately. When the compliance paperwork is not in order, the liability falls on the committee and the manager.
MetroPulse Electric works as the dedicated electrical contractor for strata managers and owners corporations who want a consistent, accountable partner rather than a rotating list of tradespeople. We know your buildings, we keep your records, and we show up. That is the entire model.
Scheduled maintenance: finding faults before residents do
Reactive maintenance — fixing things after they break — is the most expensive way to run a building's electrical infrastructure. A switchboard that has not been inspected in three years, corroded common-area lighting fittings, an aged main switch that trips under load: each of these is a predictable failure if it is not caught in a scheduled inspection. MetroPulse Electric designs a scheduled maintenance program for each scheme based on building age, system complexity, and equipment installed.
Our inspection reports document the condition of every common-property electrical asset. Items are classified by urgency: immediately rectified, scheduled in the next maintenance period, or noted for sinking-fund planning. You receive a written record after every visit that can be tabled at the next committee meeting and filed in the scheme records.
Emergency and exit lighting compliance under AS 2293
- Monthly functional testing of all emergency luminaires and exit signs
- Six-monthly duration testing to confirm 90-minute emergency autonomy
- Annual testing and inspection as required by AS 2293.2
- Battery replacement before failure rather than after
- Full luminaire replacement where fittings no longer meet maintained illuminance levels
- Testing records maintained in a format acceptable to building certifiers and fire authorities
- Integration with your building's fire safety schedule to avoid duplicating access visits
Emergency lighting is a life-safety system and AS 2293 testing requirements are not optional. In the event of a fire, a power failure, or an emergency evacuation, the system has to work. We treat emergency lighting testing with the same seriousness as the standard requires and maintain records that demonstrate compliance across the life of the building.
24/7 callout: when the power goes out at midnight
Electrical faults in strata buildings do not schedule themselves around business hours. A tripped main switch leaving a building without power, a failed common-area lighting circuit, a fault on the lift's electrical supply — these are genuine emergencies for residents and a direct call on the strata manager at whatever time they occur. MetroPulse Electric provides 24-hour emergency response under our strata maintenance agreements. You call one number. A licensed electrician responds.
Our technicians carry common spare parts for strata buildings — main switch replacements, RCDs, lamp and driver modules for common emergency luminaire types — which means the majority of fault-response callouts are resolved in a single visit. We do not charge diagnosis fees and call back the next week with a quote. We fix what is safe to fix on the same visit and advise clearly on anything that needs further scoping.
Sinking fund budgeting: giving committees numbers they can trust
Every owners corporation with a building over a certain threshold must maintain a sinking fund plan that projects capital expenditure over a 10-year horizon. The electrical assets in a building — switchboards, main cables, common-area wiring, emergency lighting systems, car park equipment, pool electrical — all have finite service lives and replacement costs that belong in that plan.
MetroPulse Electric provides written condition assessments and capital planning estimates that your sinking fund planner or quantity surveyor can incorporate directly. We estimate remaining service life for major electrical assets, recommend replacement timelines, and provide current-cost estimates for the work involved. The committee sees the electrical picture clearly, levies are set on evidence rather than guesswork, and there are no surprises when an asset reaches end of life.
A complete compliance record across your entire portfolio
Strata managers often deal with compliance records that exist in multiple formats, across multiple contractors, stored in places no one can find when they are needed. When MetroPulse Electric is appointed as the electrical contractor for a scheme, we maintain a single organised file: inspection reports, test and tag registers, emergency lighting test logs, Certificates of Compliance for all new electrical work, and fault-response records. When a building certifier, insurer, or committee member asks for electrical compliance evidence, you have it.
We work in the software your office uses or provide records in PDF format organised by date and asset. Our strata team communicates through the same work order channels your office runs, so there is no friction between how we work and how you manage your jobs. Simple, accountable, documented — the way professional strata management deserves its contractors to operate.
Frequently asked
A strata maintenance agreement sets out the scheduled maintenance visits, emergency response terms, and reporting format for a specific scheme. We price it based on the building's electrical assets, the number of common-area circuits, and the emergency lighting count. Most managers find the agreement cost is recovered within the first year through avoided reactive callout fees, better parts pricing, and improved scheduling efficiency. We provide a fixed annual cost so it can go straight into the operational budget.
AS 2293 requires monthly functional tests confirming each luminaire and exit sign illuminates, six-monthly duration tests verifying that every fitting sustains full output for 90 continuous minutes on battery power alone, and annual inspection. We carry out all three tiers on the required schedule, replace batteries or luminaires that fail duration testing before the next test cycle, and maintain a test log for each fitting that building certifiers and fire authorities accept as evidence of compliance.
Yes, and portfolio management is where our strata model is most efficient. We schedule all your buildings in a coordinated maintenance calendar, use consistent reporting formats across every scheme, and provide a single invoice structure that suits your reconciliation process. You have one relationship, one point of contact for technical queries, and one contractor whose track record you can assess across everything they do for you — rather than managing a different tradesperson for each building.