Cardoso Electrical Services

Cardoso Electrical Services has been running out of Wakefield since 2004 -- the company says it started as OPC Electric a decade before incorporating -- and today covers commercial, residential and industrial electrical work across Massachusetts, with stated coverage into New Hampshire and Vermont and 24/7 emergency service. Oscar Cardoso's Massachusetts electrician license (#18196) checks out active against the state registry, and the company holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, though it isn't a BBB-accredited business. Building-permit records on BuildZoom show 73 electrical projects, mostly in Brookline, Chestnut Hill and Belmont and mostly valued under $20,000 -- steady residential rewiring and panel work rather than headline commercial jobs. The written record from actual customers is thin: just two Google reviews, sitting at 3.4 stars across 8 ratings overall. The one that carries real weight is a detailed 2023 complaint calling the company overpriced and slow to finish, describing a job that dragged on for weeks past what was promised and wasn't done right. The other review, from 2022, isn't really about the electrical work at all -- it describes a near-miss with a company van and an apology from the driver. Before booking, it's worth asking directly about pricing and a firm completion timeline, given the one detailed account on record raised both. BuildZoom's own listing is a little confusing on licensing -- it shows two 'active' entries for #18196 alongside an alert about no active license on file -- but that reads like a directory quirk; the state itself lists the license as current. For straightforward electrical work -- wiring, panel service, fire alarm and hot water heater installs, the kind of jobs its BBB profile lists -- Cardoso is a long-running, state-licensed local option. With so few independent accounts to go on, a written estimate and timeline up front is the sensible move.