Lighting Installation Services

"The Turn Key Install System” is OSL's named installation program. It covers the full coordination of commercial outdoor lighting installation, from the OSL-produced specification through to project completion and handoff into warranty management. 

OSL manages and coordinates the installation through a network of more than 400 electrical contractors across the lower 48 states. OSL does not self-perform the electrical work. The value of the program is in the coordination: the same team that produced the photometric design and the engineering specification is managing the contractors who execute it in the field. That continuity is what prevents the design from being interpreted, simplified, or deviated from during installation.

OSL coordinates each installation from the specification package produced during the design phase. That package includes photometric drawings, fixture cut sheets, pole placement documentation, wiring run details, and mounting height requirements.

The contractor in the field works from that documentation directly. OSL's project management team is engaged throughout, confirming that work in the field matches the specification at each phase of the installation. If a field condition creates a question, it comes back to OSL's engineering team for resolution before the work proceeds. The specification is the standard, and the installation is held to it.

Deviation from specification during installation is one of the most common sources of long-term performance problems in commercial lighting. It happens when the contractor and the designer are separate parties with no shared accountability. In OSL's model, the design team and the installation coordination team are the same organization. 

The specification produced by OSL's engineers is the document OSL's project managers use to coordinate the contractors. Questions that arise in the field are answered by the people who wrote the specification, not approximated by the crew on-site. That accountability structure is what keeps the installed system performing the way the photometric model projected it would.

Utility rebate programs for commercial LED upgrades typically require that the installed system match the specification submitted for pre-approval. A DLC-confirmed specification that gets modified in the field, even in small ways, can void the rebate pre-approval and eliminate an incentive that may represent a significant share of the project's financial return.

OSL's installation coordination prevents that. Because the same team manages the specification and the installation, the work in the ground matches the documentation submitted to the utility. Rebate eligibility is preserved by keeping the installed system aligned with the approved specification from start to finish.

For portfolio owners managing multiple locations, the Turn Key Install System applies the same coordination standard across every site. OSL maintains the master specification and coordinates each installation through the local contractors in OSL's network, which covers the continental United States. 

Each site receives the same documentation standard, the same field coordination process, and the same project closeout record. For REITs and national property managers, this means consistent performance and documentation across a portfolio without managing a separate installation coordination process at every location. The consistency that matters in design carries through into installation.

Every OSL-coordinated installation produces a project closeout record that includes as-built documentation, installation confirmation against the design specification, fixture and equipment records, and the information required to initiate warranty management after project completion. This documentation is not produced as an afterthought. 

It is built into how OSL manages the installation from the start, because the records produced during installation are what make the warranty phase and the optimization phase function correctly. A project without complete installation documentation creates problems that surface later, often at the worst possible moment in a capital review or a lease renewal.

The documentation produced during an OSL-coordinated installation is the foundation of the warranty management that follows. When a performance question arises after project completion, the answer exists in the installation record: what was specified, what was installed, when it was installed, and to what standard. 

OSL manages warranty coverage for installations it has coordinated, which means there is one accountable party from design through the post-installation period. For property owners, this eliminates the common problem of a warranty claim that has nowhere to go because the installer, the designer, and the manufacturer are three separate organizations pointing at each other.

The Turn Key Install System covers large-scale commercial outdoor lighting across a range of property types: parking fields, retail centers, corporate campuses, medical facilities, educational institutions, hospitality environments, multi-family communities, mixed-use developments, and multi-site portfolios.

The program is designed for commercial-scale projects where the coordination of design intent through field execution is material to the outcome. For smaller or simpler scopes, OSL's team can discuss whether a full Turn Key engagement is the right fit or whether another coordination model better matches the project's needs.

For design professionals, OSL's installation coordination model reduces the coordination burden that typically falls on the project team when design and installation are managed separately. When OSL produces the photometric design and coordinates the installation through the Turn Key Install System, the project team has one point of contact for both phases. 

The design is executed by contractors working from OSL's own documentation, which protects the design intent without requiring the architect or engineer to manage the field-level coordination themselves. Projects close with a complete specification and installation record that integrates into the broader project documentation set.

The starting point is a conversation about the project scope. If OSL has handled the design, the path to Turn Key installation coordination is direct: the specification exists, the contractor network is in place, and the coordination model is already defined. 

If OSL is being engaged for installation coordination on a design produced elsewhere, the team will review the specification to confirm it meets the documentation standard required to manage installation correctly. Marshall is reachable at 763-682-7114 or [email protected]. The first conversation is about understanding what the project requires, not about committing to a scope.