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Why contractors call us back

What partnering with UCS looks like

Controls is usually the last trade on site and the first one blamed. We try hard to be the opposite of that.

What you can count on

  • Your customer stays your customer — we are controls-only, no mechanical scope.
  • Design-assist and real budget numbers before the job is awarded.
  • Submittals, points lists and sequences that reviewers actually approve.
  • Our own crews for panel fabrication, wiring and terminations.
  • Startup, point-to-point checkout and commissioning support that closes out.

Where we save you money

  • Catching sequence and points-list problems on paper, not at startup.
  • Meeting a named basis-of-design without a sole-source fight — four lines to work with.
  • Reusing existing controllers and field devices on retrofits where they are sound.
  • Open BACnet/Niagara integration instead of duplicate proprietary front ends.
  • One accountable team from engineering through warranty.
Signature capability

Live cutovers in occupied buildings — without dropping the plant

Most controls work is easy when you can shut the building down. The hard version is converting a system that cannot stop running: an operating chiller plant in an occupied building, mid-season, with tenants who never find out it happened. That is the work we are known for.

What we have actually done

  • Converted a live central chiller plant at a State of Colorado facility from Siemens to Distech — to meet the state’s controls standard — without ever losing the plant, in partnership with US Engineering.
  • Multiple additional live-building cutovers, including occupied tenant spaces, using the same staged method.
  • Phased migrations that reuse sound wiring and field devices instead of a rip-and-replace.
  • Point-to-point verification before transfer, so the new system is proven before the old one is retired.

How we de-risk it

  • Full inventory and documentation of the installed base before a single wire moves.
  • Written cutover sequence with defined fallback at every step — if something is wrong, we roll back, not improvise.
  • Temporary control strategies and after-hours transfer windows to protect occupants and process loads.
  • Coordination with the mechanical contractor, engineer and facility staff as one plan, not three.
Why being multi-line matters here. That project converted a building away from a line we represent and onto Distech, because the owner’s standard called for it. A single-line contractor cannot do that — their answer is always their own product. Ours is whatever keeps your building running and meets your standard.
Open by design

Four major lines — not one proprietary system

Most controls shops in the region sell a single proprietary product line, so every recommendation points back to that one system — and once it is on your campus, you are locked to whoever sells it. UCS represents four major control lines integrated under the open Tridium Niagara framework, so the system we recommend fits your building, your team and your budget.

Lead line

ABB Cylon

Open BACnet field control under a Niagara front end.

Enterprise

Siemens Desigo

Desigo integrated under Niagara.

Broad ecosystem

Honeywell

Proven controllers and a deep field-device catalog.

Institutional

Johnson Controls

Facility Explorer and Metasys for enterprise estates.

Field-earned, not brochure-deep. Our team has installed, programmed and serviced these systems in the field — including lines we do not represent. That first-hand experience lets UCS advocate for the owner, not sell a badge.
Project types

Where we do our best work

New construction, phased retrofits and the jobs other controls shops would rather not bid.

Best fit

Complex and large-plant retrofits

Central plants, campuses and occupied buildings that have to keep running while the work happens.

Strong fit

New construction

Design-assist through commissioning, with documentation the owner can actually use.

Strong fit

Mixed-vendor campuses

Multiple existing systems consolidated under one open Niagara front end.

We are built for it

Hard-to-do work

Undocumented databases, custom logic and legacy generations that need discovery first.

FAQ

Contractor questions we hear most

Will you go after our customer?

No. When we work as your controls subcontractor, the customer relationship is yours. We are a controls contractor, not a mechanical contractor — we do not bid the sheet metal, the piping or the equipment, so we are not competing with you on your next job.

Can you help before the job is awarded?

Yes. Design-assist and budget numbers early are usually where we save you the most — catching sequence, points-list and network issues while they are still cheap to fix on paper.

What if the spec names a manufacturer we don’t carry?

That is exactly why we carry four lines. We can often meet a specified basis-of-design directly, or provide a documented equal under Niagara — instead of forcing an RFI fight or a proprietary sole-source.

Do you handle startup and commissioning support?

Yes — point-to-point checkout, sequence verification, graphics, trends and support through the commissioning agent’s process, plus owner training at closeout.

Have a job to bid?

Send us the mechanical scope and spec section and we’ll get you controls numbers. Call (720) 282-5099 or request a quote.

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