SAIA Electric, Inc. was founded by Frank Tickie Saia in 1960. Since its inception, Saia has become a leader in the Baton Rouge area and has established a nationwide reputation in the process. The firm, with this reputation of stability and competence, continues to maintain a well controlled plan of conservative quality with initiative, integrity, and imagination as its core.

The commercial electrical construction field is a highly demanding one, requiring innovative ideas and well-designed projects. SAIA Electric maintains an ongoing working relationship with general contractors, which enables maximum job completion success. This valuable experience, accrued while working on landmark projects throughout Louisiana, is the key to the remarkable growth of SAIA Electric.

Responding to the complex electrical needs of high-rise construction and renovation projects in the marketplace of the '90s and beyond requires unquestioned expertise. SAIA works hard to stay abreast of advances in technology in order to provide our institutional and commercial customers with leading edge products and services.

SAIA Electric has learned how to streamline projects in terms of time and budget by utilizing our planning, engineering, energy management and telecommunications expertise to join forces at the onset with the architect, general contractor and owner. This "design/build" approach to construction minimizes design oversights and labor and materials cost overruns during construction. It also ensures a strong working partnership on the project team while eliminating up to a year of the construction process.

We are proficient in understanding and providing the latest in technological support. Whether the company is involved in construction of high-rise office towers, governmental buildings, hospitals, casinos or production areas for high technology, SAIA is prepared to provide the best products and servies there are, anywhere.

A few of the more noteworthy  projects have included electrical construction on the Louisiana State University Assembly Center; the  Baton Rouge Hilton Hotel; the  Russell B. Long Federal Courthouse; the Mall of Louisiana; the Old State Capitol; the Baton Rouge Centroplex; the Woman's Hospital, the Baton Rouge Community College and No Limit Records.

It is the company's main objective to provide fair bidding, planning and scheduling to accommodate the client's requirements, and proper accounting. Completion of each project within time and budget limits is an important consideration of every SAIA undertaking.