INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES INC
10-Q, 1999-08-13
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 1999

OR

[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   For the transition period from_____to_____.


                           Commission File No. 1-13783


                      INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               DELAWARE                                 76-0542208
    (State or other jurisdiction of
    incorporation or organization)          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                             515 Post Oak Boulevard
                                    Suite 450
                                 Houston, Texas          77027-9408
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 860-1500

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]  No [ ]

The number of shares outstanding as of August 11, 1999, of the issuer's common
stock was 35,672,103 and of the issuer's restricted voting common stock was
2,655,709.


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              INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                      INDEX


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

PART I.       FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                                                                                        Page
                                                                                                        ----
<S>                                                                                                     <C>
     Item 1.          Financial Statements

         Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998 and
              June 30, 1999........................................................................       2
         Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended
              June 30, 1998 and 1999...............................................................       3
         Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended
              June 30, 1998 and 1999...............................................................       4
         Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the nine months ended
              June 30, 1999........................................................................       5
         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
              June 30, 1998 and 1999...............................................................       6
         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended
              June 30, 1998 and 1999...............................................................       7
         Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements......................................       8

     Item 2.          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                      Condition and Results of Operations..........................................      13

     Item 3.          Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk...................      21

PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 6.          Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............................................      22
     Signatures....................................................................................      23
</TABLE>


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              INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     September 30,    June 30,
                                                                          1998         1999
                                                                     -------------  -----------
                                                                       (Audited)    (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                  <C>            <C>
                       ASSETS

Cash .............................................................     $   14,583   $    2,965
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $4,160
     and $6,310, respectively ....................................        146,327      238,674
Inventories, net .................................................          6,440       12,426
Costs and estimated earnings recognized in
     excess of billings on uncompleted contracts .................         12,502       31,641
Prepaid and other current assets .................................          3,198        3,742
                                                                       ----------   ----------
     Total current assets ........................................        183,050      289,448

Receivables from related parties .................................            142          157
Goodwill, net ....................................................        293,066      448,334
Property and equipment, net ......................................         23,436       43,721
Other assets .....................................................          2,774        8,929
                                                                       ----------   ----------
          Total assets ...........................................     $  502,468   $  790,589
                                                                       ==========   ==========

                 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt .........     $    3,823   $    2,814
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ............................         69,225      110,377
Income taxes payable .............................................          6,686        6,312
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
     earnings recognized on uncompleted contracts ................         27,807       37,811
Other current liabilities ........................................            489          624
                                                                       ----------   ----------
     Total current liabilities ...................................        108,030      157,938

Long-term bank debt ..............................................         89,500       42,500
Other long-term debt, net of current maturities ..................            854        1,094
Senior subordinated notes, net of $1,170
     unamortized discount ........................................             --      148,830
Other liabilities ................................................          1,380        1,624
                                                                       ----------   ----------
          Total liabilities ......................................        199,764      351,986
                                                                       ----------   ----------

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
     Common stock ................................................            281          351
     Restricted common stock .....................................             27           27
     Additional paid-in capital ..................................        291,650      395,002
     Retained earnings ...........................................         10,746       43,223
                                                                       ----------   ----------
          Total stockholders' equity .............................        302,704      438,603
                                                                       ----------   ----------
          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity .............     $  502,468   $  790,589
                                                                       ==========   ==========
</TABLE>

          The accompanying condensed notes to financial statements
              are an integral part of these financial statements.

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              INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE INFORMATION)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                 Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                                                               ------------------------------
                                                                                   1998              1999
                                                                               ------------      ------------
                                                                                         (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                            <C>               <C>
Revenues ...................................................................   $    219,620      $    693,146

Cost of services (including depreciation) ..................................        173,420           544,798
                                                                               ------------      ------------

     Gross profit ..........................................................         46,200           148,348

Selling, general & administrative expenses:
     Corporate .............................................................          1,469             7,225
     Field .................................................................         27,998            70,385
Non-cash, non-recurring compensation charge ................................         17,036                --
Goodwill amortization ......................................................          1,743             6,457
                                                                               ------------      ------------

     Income (loss) from operations .........................................         (2,046)           64,281
                                                                               ------------      ------------
Other (income)/expense:
     Interest expense ......................................................            269             9,156
     Interest income .......................................................           (288)             (797)
     Gain on sale of assets ................................................           (195)             (154)
     Other income, net .....................................................           (134)             (330)
                                                                               ------------      ------------
                                                                                       (348)            7,875
                                                                               ------------      ------------
Income (loss) before income taxes ..........................................         (1,698)           56,406

Provision for income taxes .................................................          6,443            23,929
                                                                               ------------      ------------

Net income (loss) ..........................................................   $     (8,141)     $     32,477
                                                                               ============      ============

Basic earnings (loss) per share ............................................   $      (0.49)     $       0.99
                                                                               ============      ============

Diluted earnings (loss) per share ..........................................   $      (0.49)     $       0.97
                                                                               ============      ============
Shares used in the computation of earnings per share (Note 5)

     Basic .................................................................     16,757,359        32,832,083
                                                                               ============      ============

     Diluted ...............................................................     16,757,359        33,318,447
                                                                               ============      ============
</TABLE>


            The accompanying condensed notes to financial statements
               are an integral part of these financial statements.

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              INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE INFORMATION)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                       Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                                      ------------------------------
                                                                          1998              1999
                                                                      ------------      ------------
                                                                                (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                   <C>               <C>
Revenues ........................................................     $    115,287      $    279,742

Cost of services (including depreciation) .......................           91,294           217,864
                                                                      ------------      ------------

     Gross profit ...............................................           23,993            61,878

Selling, general & administrative expenses:
     Corporate ..................................................              746             3,321
     Field ......................................................           11,444            28,699
Goodwill amortization ...........................................            1,103             2,514
                                                                      ------------      ------------

     Income from operations .....................................           10,700            27,344
                                                                      ------------      ------------

Other (income)/expense:
     Interest expense ...........................................              235             4,233
     Interest income ............................................             (201)             (301)
     Gain on sale of assets .....................................             (180)              (25)
     Other income, net ..........................................              (26)             (176)
                                                                      ------------      ------------
                                                                              (172)            3,731
                                                                      ------------      ------------
Income before income taxes ......................................           10,872            23,613

Provision for income taxes ......................................            4,491             9,968
                                                                      ------------      ------------

Net income ......................................................     $      6,381      $     13,645
                                                                      ============      ============

Basic earnings per share ........................................     $       0.24      $       0.39
                                                                      ============      ============

Diluted earnings per share ......................................     $       0.24      $       0.39
                                                                      ============      ============

Shares used in the computation of earnings per share (Note 5)

     Basic ......................................................       26,475,914        34,966,934
                                                                      ============      ============

     Diluted ....................................................       27,151,005        35,377,848
                                                                      ============      ============
</TABLE>



            The accompanying condensed notes to financial statements
               are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                      INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                            (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE INFORMATION)




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   Common Stock     Restricted Common Stock Additional              Total
                                              --------------------- -----------------------   Paid-In   Retained Stockholders'
                                                Shares      Amount     Shares      Amount     Capital   Earnings    Equity
                                              ----------   --------   --------    --------  ----------  -------- -------------
<S>                                           <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>      <C>
BALANCE, September 30, 1998 ...............   28,105,363   $    281   2,655,709   $     27   $291,650   $ 10,746   $302,704
     Issuance of stock for
          Acquisitions (unaudited).........    6,924,034         69          --         --    103,061         --    103,130
     Options exercised (unaudited).........       60,679          1          --         --        291         --        292
     Net income (unaudited) ...............           --         --          --         --         --     32,477     32,477
                                              ----------   --------   ---------   --------   --------   --------   --------
BALANCE, June 30, 1999 (unaudited) ........   35,090,076   $    351   2,655,709   $     27   $395,002   $ 43,223   $438,603
                                              ==========   ========   =========   ========   ========   ========   ========
</TABLE>




            The accompanying condensed notes to financial statements
               are an integral part of these financial statements.

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              INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                 Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                                                                 -------------------------
                                                                                    1998            1999
                                                                                 ----------      ---------
                                                                                        (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                              <C>             <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     Net income (loss) ......................................................     $  (8,141)     $  32,477
     Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
        provided by operating activities
          Non-cash, non-recurring compensation charge .......................        17,036             --
          Depreciation and amortization .....................................         2,918         10,789
          Gain on sale of property and equipment ............................          (195)          (154)
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities
          (Increase) decrease in
               Accounts receivable ..........................................        (7,004)       (32,460)
               Inventories ..................................................           548         (1,634)
               Costs and estimated earnings recognized in
                    excess of billings on uncompleted contracts .............        (1,234)        (5,018)
               Prepaid expenses and other current assets ....................           632          1,319
          Increase (decrease) in
               Accounts payable and accrued expenses ........................        (2,359)         6,042
               Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
                    recognized on uncompleted contracts .....................         5,882            266
               Income taxes payable and other current liabilities ...........          (216)        (5,275)
          Other, net ........................................................             2         (1,256)
                                                                                  ---------      ---------
     Net cash provided by operating activities ..............................         7,869          5,096
                                                                                  ---------      ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired ...........................       (66,588)       (91,867)
     Proceeds from sale of property and equipment ...........................           686            549
     Additions to property and equipment ....................................        (2,731)        (8,068)
     Collections of notes receivable ........................................           475             --
                                                                                  ---------      ---------
     Net cash used in investing activities ..................................       (68,158)       (99,386)
                                                                                  ---------      ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     Borrowings of debt .....................................................        20,626        227,320
     Payments of debt .......................................................       (24,909)      (139,346)
     Distributions to accounting acquirer ...................................       (17,758)            --
     Proceeds from initial public offering ..................................        91,513             --
     Debt issuance costs ....................................................            --         (5,329)
     Other ..................................................................            --             27
                                                                                  ---------      ---------
     Net cash provided by financing activities ..............................        69,472         82,672
                                                                                  ---------      ---------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH .............................................         9,183        (11,618)
CASH, beginning of period ...................................................         4,154         14,583
                                                                                  ---------      ---------
CASH, end of period .........................................................     $  13,337      $   2,965
                                                                                  =========      =========
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH
               FLOW INFORMATION:
     Cash paid for
          Interest ..........................................................     $     161      $   2,959
          Income taxes ......................................................     $   3,308      $  25,608
          Non-cash property distribution ....................................     $     756      $      --
</TABLE>


            The accompanying condensed notes to financial statements
               are an integral part of these financial statements.

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             INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                                                ---------------------------
                                                                                    1998          1999
                                                                                  --------      --------
                                                                                       (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                              <C>             <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

     Net income .............................................................     $  6,381      $ 13,645
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
        provided by operating activities
          Depreciation and amortization .....................................        1,746         4,256
          Gain on sale of property and equipment ............................         (180)          (25)
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities
          (Increase) decrease in
               Accounts receivable ..........................................       (1,716)      (29,581)
               Inventories ..................................................          282        (1,242)
               Costs and estimated earnings recognized in
                    excess of billings on uncompleted contracts .............       (1,835)           26
               Prepaid expenses and other current assets ....................          594         1,741
          Increase (decrease) in
               Accounts payable and accrued expenses ........................          825         1,651
               Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
                    recognized on uncompleted contracts .....................        1,534         2,969
               Income taxes payable and other current liabilities ...........       (1,378)         (736)
          Other, net ........................................................           63          (164)
                                                                                  --------      --------
     Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities ....................        6,316        (7,460)
                                                                                  --------      --------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired ...........................      (30,891)      (56,766)
     Proceeds from sale of property and equipment ...........................          604           228
     Additions to property and equipment ....................................         (728)       (4,282)
                                                                                  --------      --------
     Net cash used in investing activities ..................................      (31,015)      (60,820)
                                                                                  --------      --------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     Borrowings of debt .....................................................       20,000        43,572
     Payments of debt .......................................................       (4,358)       (8,033)
     Other ..................................................................           --            76
                                                                                  --------      --------
     Net cash provided by financing activities ..............................       15,642        35,615
                                                                                  --------      --------
NET DECREASE IN CASH ........................................................       (9,057)      (32,665)
CASH, beginning of period ...................................................       22,394        35,630
                                                                                  --------      --------
CASH, end of period .........................................................     $ 13,337      $  2,965
                                                                                  ========      ========
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH
               FLOW INFORMATION:
     Cash paid for
          Interest ..........................................................     $    161      $    304
          Income taxes ......................................................     $  3,308      $  8,178
</TABLE>


            The accompanying condensed notes to financial statements
               are an integral part of these financial statements.

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              INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

              CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)


1.       OVERVIEW

Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. ("IES" or the "Company"), a Delaware
corporation, was founded in June 1997 to create a leading national provider and
consolidator of electrical contracting and maintenance services, focusing
primarily on the commercial, industrial, residential, power line and information
technology markets.

On January 30, 1998, concurrent with the closing of its initial public offering
("IPO" or "Offering") of common stock, IES acquired 16 companies and related
entities engaged in all facets of electrical contracting and maintenance
services (collectively, the "Founding Companies" or the "Founding Company
Acquisitions"). Subsequent to its IPO, and through June 30, 1999, the Company
has acquired 54 additional electrical contracting and maintenance businesses
(the "Post IPO Acquisitions"). Of these "Post IPO Acquisitions", 53 were
accounted for using the purchase method of accounting (the "Purchased
Companies") and one was accounted for using the pooling-of-interests method of
accounting (the "Pooled Company").

The financial statements of IES for periods prior to January 30, 1998 (the
effective closing date of the acquisitions of the Founding Companies) are the
financial statements of Houston-Stafford (the "Accounting Acquirer") as restated
for the acquisition of the Pooled Company in June 1998. The operations of the
other Founding Companies and IES, acquired by the Accounting Acquirer, have been
included in the Company's financial statements beginning February 1, 1998, and
the Purchased Companies beginning on their respective dates of acquisition.
References herein to the "Company" include IES and its subsidiaries.

The accompanying unaudited condensed historical financial statements of the
Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required
by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements
and therefore the financial statements included herein should be reviewed in
conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto contained in
the Company's annual report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included. Actual operating results for the nine and three months ended June 30,
1999 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1999.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There were no significant changes in the accounting policies of the Company
during the periods presented. For a description of these policies, refer to Note
2 of the Notes to Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998.

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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTIES

All of the Company's operating income and cash flow is generated by its wholly
owned subsidiaries, which are the subsidiary guarantors of the Company's
outstanding 9 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 (the "Senior Subordinated
Notes"). The separate financial statements of the subsidiary guarantors are not
included herein because (i) the subsidiary guarantors are all of the direct and
indirect subsidiaries of the Company; (ii) the subsidiary guarantors have fully
and unconditionally, jointly and severally guaranteed the Senior Subordinated
Notes; (iii) the aggregate assets, liabilities, earnings, and equity of the
subsidiary guarantors is substantially equivalent to the assets, liabilities,
earnings and equity of the Company on a consolidated basis; and (iv) the
presentation of separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning
the subsidiary guarantors is not deemed material.

USE OF ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in these
financial statements include those regarding revenue recognition for contracts
accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method.

2.       INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING AND FOUNDING COMPANY ACQUISITIONS

On January 30, 1998, the Company completed its IPO of its stock, which involved
the sale to the public of 7,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock at
$13.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds from the Offering of
approximately $78.8 million. Concurrent with the completion of the Offering, IES
acquired the Founding Companies for consideration consisting of $53.4 million in
cash and 12,313,025 shares of common stock. Additionally, on February 5, 1998,
the Company sold 1,050,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to the
overallotment option granted to the underwriters in connection with the Offering
for net proceeds of approximately $12.7 million. The Company used approximately
$7.6 million of the net proceeds from the Offering to retire outstanding third
party debt and approximately $16.0 million to pay indebtedness incurred by the
Founding Companies for distributions to the owners prior to the Acquisitions.
The Company used the remaining net proceeds for acquisitions (see Note 3).

3.       ACQUISITIONS

For the nine months ended June 30, 1999, the Company has acquired 33
acquisitions accounted for as purchases. The total consideration paid in these
transactions was approximately $91.9 million of cash, net of cash acquired and
6.9 million shares of common stock which exceeded the net tangible assets
acquired by $161.7 million, which amount has been recorded as goodwill in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements. The accompanying balance sheets
include allocations of the respective purchase prices to the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed based on preliminary estimates of fair value and are subject
to final adjustment.

The unaudited pro forma data presented below assume that the Founding Company
Acquisitions, the Offering, and the Post IPO Acquisitions had occurred at the
beginning of each period presented.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                                          -----------------------------------------
                                                                 1998                   1999
                                                          ------------------      -----------------
                                                            (in thousands, except per share data)

<S>                                                       <C>                     <C>
          Revenues......................................  $         813,406       $        878,150
          Net income......................................$          30,546       $         35,826

          Basic earnings per share......................  $            0.81       $           0.95
          Diluted earnings per share....................  $            0.80       $           0.94
</TABLE>


The unaudited pro forma data presented above also reflects pro forma adjustments
primarily related to: reductions in general and administrative expenses for
contractually agreed reductions in owners' compensation, the reversal of the
$17.0 million non-cash, non-recurring compensation charge which occurred during
the quarter ended March 31, 1998, estimated goodwill amortization for the excess
of consideration paid over the net assets acquired assuming a 40-year
amortization period, interest expense on borrowings incurred to fund
acquisitions, elimination of interest income, and additional tax expense based
on the Company's effective tax rate.

4.       LONG-TERM DEBT

Credit Facility

The Company has a $175.0 million three-year revolving credit facility with Bank
of America, N.A. as agent (the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility matures
on July 30, 2001, and will be used for working capital, acquisitions, capital
expenditures and other corporate purposes. The amounts borrowed under the Credit
Facility bear interest at an annual rate equal to either (a) the London
interbank offered rate ("LIBOR") plus 1.0% to 2.0%, as determined by the ratio
of the Company's total funded debt to EBITDA (as defined), or (b) the higher of
(i) the bank's prime rate and (ii) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%, plus up to
an additional 0.5% as determined by the ratio of the Company's total funded debt
to EBITDA. Commitment fees of 0.25% to 0.375%, as determined by the ratio of the
Company's total funded debt to EBITDA, are due on any unused borrowing capacity
under the Credit Facility. The Company's subsidiaries have guaranteed the
repayment of all amounts due under the facility, and the facility is secured by
the capital stock of the guarantors and the accounts receivable of the Company
and the guarantors. The Credit Facility requires the consent of the lenders for
acquisitions exceeding a certain level of cash consideration, prohibits the
payment of cash dividends on the Company's common stock, restricts the ability
of the Company to incur other indebtedness and requires the Company to comply
with certain financial covenants. Availability of the Credit Facility is subject
to customary drawing conditions.

The Credit Facility is used to fund acquisitions, capital expenditures and
working capital requirements. Under the terms of the Credit Facility the Company
is required to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants including:
(i) the maintenance of certain financial ratios, (ii) restrictions on additional
indebtedness, and (iii) restrictions on liens, guarantees and dividends.

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Senior Subordinated Notes

On January 25, 1999, the Company completed its offering of $150.0 million Senior
Subordinated Notes (the "Notes"). The Notes bear interest at 9 3/8% and mature
on February 1, 2009. The Company will pay interest on the Notes on February 1
and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 1999. The Notes are unsecured
senior subordinated obligations and are subordinated to all existing and future
senior indebtedness. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by
all of the Company's subsidiaries. Under the terms of the Notes, the Company is
required to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants including:
(i) restrictions on additional indebtedness, and (ii) restrictions on liens,
guarantees and dividends.

The net proceeds to the Company from the offering of the Notes was approximately
$144.0 million after deducting the debt issuance discount, underwriting
commissions and offering expenses. The Company used a portion of the proceeds
from the Notes to repay the $100.0 million indebtedness then outstanding on its
Credit Facility. The balance of the proceeds of the Notes, as well as amounts
available under the Credit Facility, may be used for general corporate purposes,
including but not limited to future acquisitions, capital expenditures and
additional working capital.

5.       PER SHARE INFORMATION

Basic earnings per share calculations are based on the weighted average number
of shares of common stock and restricted voting common stock outstanding.
Diluted earnings per share calculations are based on the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding and common equivalent shares from the assumed
exercise of outstanding stock options.

As of June 30, 1999, the Company had outstanding options to purchase up to a
total of approximately 3,808,334 shares of Common Stock, of which 694,183 shares
were vested and exercisable, issued pursuant to the Company's stock option
plans. The shares used to calculate the historical earnings per share for the
periods presented are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                                                   -----------------------------
                                                                       1998             1999
                                                                   ------------     ------------
<S>                                                                <C>              <C>
Weighted average shares outstanding ..........................       16,757,359       32,832,083
Weighted average equivalent shares
     from outstanding stock options ..........................               --          486,364
                                                                   ------------     ------------
                                                                     16,757,359       33,318,447
                                                                   ============     ============
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                    Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                                   -----------------------------
                                                                       1998             1999
                                                                   ------------     ------------
<S>                                                                <C>              <C>
Weighted average shares outstanding ..........................       26,475,914       34,966,934
Weighted average equivalent shares
     from outstanding stock options ..........................          675,091          410,914
                                                                   ------------     ------------
                                                                     27,151,005       35,377,848
                                                                   ============     ============
</TABLE>


Common stock equivalents for the nine month period ended June 30, 1998 are
excluded in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding as the
Company recorded a net loss for this period. The number of potentially
antidilutive shares excluded from the calculation of fully diluted earning per
share for the nine months ended June 30, 1998 was 357,249.



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6.      COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Subsidiaries of the Company are involved in various legal proceedings that have
arisen in the ordinary course of business. While it is not possible to predict
the outcome of such proceedings with certainty, in the opinion of the Company's
management, all such proceedings are either adequately covered by insurance or,
if not so covered should not ultimately result in any liability which would have
a material adverse effect on the financial position, liquidity or results of
operations of the Company.

7.      SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent to June 30, 1999 and through August 11, 1999, the Company acquired
four companies for an aggregate consideration of approximately 0.6 million
shares of common stock and $8.7 million in cash, net of cash acquired. The cash
portion of such consideration was provided by cash on hand and borrowings under
the Company's Credit Facility.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

INTRODUCTION

The following should be read in conjunction with the response to Part I, Item 1
of this Report. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Item have the
same meaning given to them in Part I, Item 1. This report on Form 10-Q includes
certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements
are based on our expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause our actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the
statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the
ability to successfully consummate acquisitions, fluctuations in operating
results because of acquisitions and seasonality, national and regional industry
and economic conditions, competition and risks entailed in the operation and
growth of existing and newly acquired businesses. The foregoing and other
factors are discussed in our filings with the SEC including our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998.

Because of the significant effect of the acquisitions of the Founding Companies
(excluding Houston-Stafford) and the acquisitions of the Purchased Companies on
our results of operations, our historical results of operations and
period-to-period comparisons are not indicative of future results and may not be
meaningful. We plan to continue acquiring businesses in the future. The
integration of acquired electrical contracting and maintenance businesses and
the addition of management personnel to support existing and future acquisitions
may positively or negatively affect our results of operations during the period
immediately following acquisition.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 COMPARED TO THE
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999

The following table presents selected historical financial information for the
nine months ended June 30, 1998 and 1999. The historical results of operations
presented below include the results of operations of Houston-Stafford and the
Pooled Company for the nine months ended June 30, 1998, the results of
operations of IES and the other Founding Companies beginning February 1, 1998,
and the results of operations of the Purchased Companies acquired during the
nine months ended June 30, 1998, beginning on their respective dates of
acquisition. Our results of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 1999,
includes the results of operations for all Purchased Companies owned by IES at
October 1, 1998, and the Purchased Companies acquired during the nine months
ended June 30, 1999, beginning on their respective dates of acquisition.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                                   -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        1998                %                 1999               %
                                                   --------------      -----------       -------------     -----------
                                                                           (dollars in millions)
<S>                                                <C>                 <C>               <C>               <C>
Revenues .....................................     $        219.6              100%      $       693.1             100%
Cost of services .............................              173.4               79%              544.8              79%
                                                   --------------      -----------       -------------     -----------
Gross profit .................................               46.2               21%              148.3              21%
Selling, general &
     administrative expenses .................               29.5               13%               77.6              11%
Non-cash, non-recurring
     compensation charge .....................               17.0                8%                 --              --
Goodwill amortization ........................                1.7                1%                6.5               1%
                                                   --------------      ------------      -------------     -----------

Income (loss) from operations ................     $         (2.0)              (1)%     $        64.2               9%
                                                   ==============      ===========       =============     ===========
</TABLE>

REVENUES. Revenues increased $473.5 million, or 216%, from $219.6 million for
the nine months ended June 30, 1998, to $693.1 million for the nine months ended
June 30, 1999. The increase in revenues is principally due to the acquisitions
of the Founding Companies (excluding Houston-Stafford) and the acquisitions of
the Purchased Companies.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit increased $102.1 million, or 221%, from $46.2 million
for the nine months ended June 30, 1998, to $148.3 million for the nine months
ended June 30, 1999. The increase in gross profit was principally due to the
acquisitions of the Founding Companies (excluding Houston-Stafford) and the
acquisitions of the Purchased Companies. As a percentage of revenues, gross
profit remained constant at 21% over both periods.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and
administrative expenses increased $48.1 million, or 163%, from $29.5 million for
the nine months ended June 30, 1998, to $77.6 million for the nine months ended
June 30, 1999. This increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was
primarily attributable to the acquisitions of the Founding Companies (excluding
Houston-Stafford), the acquisitions of the Purchased Companies, increased
corporate costs associated with being a public company, partially offset by a
non-recurring $5.6 million bonus paid to the owners of Houston-Stafford during
the nine months ended June 30, 1998 but prior to our IPO. Excluding such bonuses
and higher corporate costs primarily related to infrastructure development,
selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues
remained constant at 10% over both periods.

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS. Income (loss) from operations increased $66.2
million, from a $2.0 million loss for the nine months ended June 30, 1998, to
$64.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 1999. This increase in income
from operations is primarily attributed to internal growth in the operations of
the Founding Companies (excluding Houston-Stafford), and the acquisitions of the
Purchased Companies, partially offset by the non-recurring owner bonuses and the
non-cash, non-recurring compensation charge of $17.0 million in connection with
the Founding Company acquisitions in 1998, and higher corporate costs
attributable to infrastructure development. As a percentage of revenues, income
from operations (excluding the owner bonuses, the non-cash, non-recurring
compensation charge and higher corporate costs noted above) remained constant at
10% over both periods.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 COMPARED TO THE
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999

The following table presents selected historical financial information for the
three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1999. The historical results of operations
presented below include the results of operations of Houston-Stafford, the
Pooled Company and the other Founding Companies for the three months ended June
30, 1998 and the Purchased Companies acquired during the three months ended June
30, 1998, beginning on their respective dates of acquisition. Our results of
operations for the three months ended June 30, 1999, includes the results of
operations for all Purchased Companies owned by IES at January 1, 1999, and the
Purchased Companies acquired during the three months ended June 30, 1999,
beginning on their respective dates of acquisition.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                               -----------------------------------------------
                                                                 1998           %          1999          %
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------
                                                                            (dollars in millions)
<S>                                                            <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
Revenues .................................................     $  115.3          100%    $  279.7          100%
Cost of services .........................................         91.3           79%       217.8           78%
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------
Gross profit .............................................         24.0           21%        61.9           22%
Selling, general &
     administrative expenses .............................         12.2           11%        32.0           11%
Goodwill amortization ....................................          1.1            1%         2.5            1%
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------

Income from operations ...................................     $   10.7            9%    $   27.4           10%
                                                               ========     ========     ========     ========
</TABLE>

REVENUES. Revenues increased $164.4 million, or 143%, from $115.3 million for
the three months ended June 30, 1998, to $279.7 million for the three months
ended June 30, 1999. The increase in revenues is principally due to the
acquisitions of the Purchased Companies.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit increased $37.9 million, or 158%, from $24.0 million
for the three months ended June 30, 1998, to $61.9 million for the three months
ended June 30, 1999. The increase in gross profit was principally due to the
acquisitions of the Purchased Companies. As a percentage of revenues, gross
profit increased from 21% in 1998 to 22% in 1999, primarily due to the
acquisition by the Company of higher-margin information technology (IT) and
power line businesses.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and
administrative expenses increased $19.8 million, or 163%, from $12.2 million for
the three months ended June 30, 1998, to $32.0 million for the three months
ended June 30, 1999. This increase in selling, general and administrative
expenses was primarily attributable to the acquisitions of the Purchased
Companies and increased corporate costs associated with being a public company.
Excluding such higher corporate costs, primarily related to infrastructure
development, selling, general and administrative expenses remained constant at
10% over both periods.

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS. Income from operations increased $16.7 million or 156%,
from $10.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 1998, to $27.4 million
for the three months ended June 30, 1999. This increase in income from
operations is primarily attributed to the acquisitions of the Purchased
Companies partially offset by higher corporate costs. As a percentage of
revenues, income from operations (excluding the higher corporate costs noted
above) increased from approximately 10% in 1998 to 11% in 1999. This increase is
primarily

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due to the acquisition by the Company of higher-margin IT and power line
businesses discussed above.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of June 30, 1999, we had cash of $3.0 million, working capital of $131.5
million, $42.5 million in outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility, $2.4
million of letters of credit outstanding, and available capacity under our
Credit Facility of $130.1 million.

During the nine months ended June 30, 1999, we generated $5.1 million of net
cash from operating activities, comprised of net income of $32.5 million,
increased by $10.8 million of non-cash charges related to depreciation and
amortization expense, decreased by a $32.5 million increase in receivables as a
result of revenue growth and the timing of collections, with the balance of the
change due to other working capital changes. Net cash used in investing
activities was $99.4 million, including $91.9 million used for the purchase of
businesses, net of cash acquired. Net cash flow provided by financing activities
was $82.7 million, resulting primarily from our offering of $150.0 million
Senior Subordinated Notes, net borrowings under our Credit Facility and reduced
by paydowns on debt acquired in connection with the purchase of businesses
discussed above.

During the three months ended June 30, 1999, we used $7.5 million of net cash
from operating activities, comprised of net income of $13.6 million, increased
by $4.3 million of non-cash charges related to depreciation and amortization
expense, decreased by a $29.6 million increase in receivables as a result of
revenue growth and the timing of collections, with the balance of the change due
to other working capital changes. Net cash used in investing activities was
$60.8 million, including $56.8 million used for the purchase of businesses, net
of cash acquired. Net cash flow provided by financing activities was $35.6
million, resulting primarily from borrowings under our Credit Facility and
reduced by paydowns on debt acquired in connection with the purchase of
businesses discussed above.

We have a $175.0 million three-year revolving credit facility with Bank of
America, N.A. as agent (the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility will be used
for working capital, acquisitions, capital expenditures and other corporate
purposes. The amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility bear interest at an
annual rate equal to either (a) the London interbank offered rate ("LIBOR") plus
1.0% to 2.0%, as determined by the ratio of our total funded debt to EBITDA (as
defined), or (b) the higher of (i) the bank's prime rate and (ii) the Federal
Funds rate plus 0.5%, plus up to an additional 0.5% as determined by the ratio
of our total funded debt to EBITDA. Commitment fees of 0.25% to 0.375%, as
determined by the ratio of our total funded debt to EBITDA, are due on any
unused borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility. Our subsidiaries have
guaranteed the repayment of all amounts due under the facility, and the facility
is secured by the capital stock of the guarantors and the accounts receivable of
the Company and the guarantors. The Credit Facility requires the consent of the
lenders for acquisitions exceeding a certain level of cash consideration,
prohibits the payment of cash dividends on our common stock, restricts our
ability to incur other indebtedness and requires us to comply with certain
financial covenants. Availability of the Credit Facility is subject to customary
drawing conditions. As of August 11, 1999, we have available borrowing capacity
under our Credit Facility of approximately $114.1 million.

On January 25, 1999, we completed our offering of $150.0 million Senior
Subordinated Notes (the "Notes"). The Notes bear interest at 9 3/8% and will
mature on February 1, 2009. We will pay interest on the Notes on February 1 and
August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 1999. The Notes are unsecured Senior
Subordinated obligations and are subordinated to all existing


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and future senior indebtedness. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior
subordinated basis by all of our subsidiaries. Under the terms of the Notes, we
are required to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants
including: (i) restrictions on additional indebtedness, and (ii) restrictions on
liens, guarantees and dividends.

We received net proceeds from the offering of the Notes of approximately $144.0
million after deducting the debt issuance discount, underwriting commissions and
offering expenses. We used a portion of the proceeds from the Notes to repay the
$100.0 million indebtedness then outstanding on our Credit Facility. The balance
of the proceeds of the Notes, as well as amounts available under the Credit
Facility, may be used for general corporate purposes, including but not limited
to, future acquisitions, capital expenditures and additional working capital.

We anticipate that our existing cash, cash flow from operations and proceeds
from our Credit Facility will provide sufficient cash to enable us to meet our
working capital needs, debt service requirements and planned capital
expenditures for property and equipment through the next twelve months.

Through August 11, 1999, we utilized a combination of cash and common stock to
acquire 58 companies and the Founding Companies with total pro forma trailing
twelve month revenues of approximately $1.2 billion. The cash component of the
consideration paid for these companies was funded with existing cash, borrowings
under our bank credit facility and proceeds from the Notes.

We intend to continue to pursue acquisition opportunities. The timing, size or
success of any acquisition effort and the associated potential capital
commitments cannot be predicted. We expect to fund future acquisitions primarily
with working capital, cash flow from operations and borrowings, including any
unborrowed portion of the Credit Facility, as well as possible issuances of
additional equity. To the extent we fund a significant portion of the
consideration for future acquisitions with cash, we may have to increase the
amount of the Credit Facility or obtain other sources of financing, including
the issuance of additional debt or equity. Capital expenditures for equipment
and expansion of facilities are expected to be funded from cash flow from
operations and supplemented as necessary by borrowings under the Credit
Facility.

SEASONALITY AND QUARTERLY FLUCTUATIONS

Our results of operations from residential construction are seasonal, depending
on weather trends, with typically higher revenues generated during the spring
and summer and lower revenues during the fall and winter. The commercial and
industrial aspect of our business is less subject to seasonal trends, as this
work generally is performed inside structures protected from the weather. Our
service business is generally not affected by seasonality. In addition, the
construction industry has historically been highly cyclical. Our volume of
business may be adversely affected by declines in construction projects
resulting from adverse regional or national economic conditions. Quarterly
results may also be materially affected by the timing of new construction
projects and acquisitions and the timing and magnitude of acquisition
assimilation costs. Accordingly, operating results for any fiscal period are not
necessarily indicative of results that may be achieved for any subsequent fiscal
period.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

On October 1, 1998, we adopted SFAS No. 130 "Reporting Comprehensive Income,"
which requires the display of comprehensive income and its components in the
financial statements. Comprehensive income represents all changes in equity of
an entity during the reporting period,


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including net income and charges directly to equity which are excluded from net
income. There was no difference between our "traditional" and "comprehensive"
net income.

In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No.
131, "Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," which
establishes standards for the way public enterprises are to report information
about operating segments in annual financial statements and requires the
reporting of selected information about operating systems in interim financial
reports issued to shareholders. SFAS No. 131 is effective for us for our year
ended September 30, 1999, at which the time the Company will adopt the
provision. We are currently evaluating the impact on financial disclosures.

In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities," which becomes effective for us for our year
ended September 30, 2001. SFAS No. 133 requires a company to recognize all
derivative instruments (including certain derivative instruments embedded in
other contracts) as assets or liabilities in its balance sheet and measure them
at fair value. The statement requires that changes in the derivatives' fair
value be recognized as current earnings unless specific hedge accounting
criteria are met. We are evaluating SFAS No. 133 and the impact on existing
accounting policies and financial reporting disclosures. However, we have not to
date engaged in activities or entered into arrangements normally associated with
derivative instruments.

YEAR 2000

Year 2000 Issue. Many software applications, hardware and equipment and embedded
chip systems identify dates using only the last two digits of the year. These
products may be unable to distinguish between dates in the year 2000 and dates
in the year 1900. That inability (referred to as the "Year 2000" issue), if not
addressed, could cause applications, equipment or systems to fail or provide
incorrect information after December 31, 1999, or when using dates after
December 31, 1999. This in turn could have an adverse effect on us due to the
direct dependence on our own applications, equipment and systems and indirect
dependence on those of other entities with which we must interact.

Risk of Non-Compliance and Contingency Plans. The major applications which pose
the greatest Year 2000 risks for us if implementation of its Year 2000
compliance program is not successful are our financial systems applications,
including related third-party software. Potential problems if our Year 2000
compliance program is not successful could include disruptions of our revenue
invoicing and collection from our customers and purchasing and payments to our
vendors and the inability to perform our other financial and accounting
functions. We operate on a decentralized basis with each individual reporting
unit having independent information technology (IT) and non-IT systems. Our
eight most significant reporting units represent in excess of 50% of our total
revenue. Our Year 2000 compliance program is focused on the systems which could
materially affect our business. We have completed the assessment of our
significant operating units to date and believe that the systems at these
companies are or will be Year 2000 compliant. We currently have assessed our
remaining Year 2000 risk as low because:

     o    we are not dependent on any key customers or suppliers (none represent
          as much as 5% of the companies sales or purchases, respectfully),
     o    we have many separate PC based systems and are not dependent on any
          one system,
     o    many of our processes are performed using spreadsheets and/or other
          manual processes which are not technologically dependent,


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     o    we perform construction and service maintenance on site for our
          customers, the work performed is manual in nature and not dependent on
          automated information technology systems to be completed, and
     o    we currently believe that most of our systems that have Year 2000
          compliance issues are based on prepackaged third-party software that
          will be upgraded at nominal costs through vendor supported upgrades.

As a result, we believe that our reasonably likely worst case Year 2000 scenario
is a temporary inability for us to process the accounting transactions
representing our business activity using automated information systems at
certain of our operating units.

The goal of our Year 2000 project is to ensure that all of the critical systems
and processes which are under our direct control remain functional. However,
because certain systems and processes may be interrelated with systems outside
of our control, there can be no assurance that all implementations will be
successful. Accordingly, as part of our Year 2000 project, contingency and
business plans are in the process of being developed to respond to potential
failures that may occur. Such contingency and business plans are scheduled to be
completed by the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999. To the extent appropriate, such
plans will include emergency back up and recovery procedures, remediation of
existing systems with system upgrades or installation of new systems and
replacing electronic applications with manual processes. Due to the uncertain
nature of contingency planning, there can be no assurances that such plans
actually will be sufficient to reduce the risk of material impacts on our
operations due to Year 2000 issues. We have ongoing information systems
development and implementation projects, none of which have experienced delays
due to our Year 2000 compliance program.

Compliance Program. In order to address the Year 2000 issue, we have established
a project team to assure that key automated accounting systems and related
processes will remain functional through year 2000. The team is addressing the
project in the following stages: (i) awareness, (ii) assessment, (iii)
remediation, (iv) implementation and (v) testing of the necessary modifications.
The key automated systems consist of (a) project estimating, management and
financial systems applications, (b) supporting hardware and equipment and (c)
third-party developed software. The evaluation of our Year 2000 issue includes
the evaluation of the Year 2000 exposure of third parties material to our
operations. We have retained a Year 2000 consulting firm to manage, direct and
assist with the Year 2000 compliance program.

Company State of Readiness. The awareness phase of our Year 2000 project began
with a corporate-wide awareness program which will continue to be updated
throughout the life of the project. We believe that there is not a material risk
related to our non-IT systems because we are primarily a manual service provider
and do not rely on these types of systems. The assessment phase of the project
involves for both IT and non-IT systems, among other things, efforts to obtain
representations and assurances from third parties, including third party
vendors, that their hardware and equipment, embedded chip systems and software
being used by or impacting us or any of our business units are or will be
modified to be Year 2000 compliant. To date, most responses from such third
parties have been conclusive. However, because we are not dependent on any key
customers or suppliers, we do not believe that a disruption in service with any
third party would have a material, adverse effect on our business, results of
operations or financial condition. The remediation phase involves identifying
the changes which are required to be implemented by system for them to be Year
2000 compliant. The testing and implementation phases involve verifying that
changes address the Year 2000 problems identified through testing the system as
part of implementing such changes. We expect all phases including testing and
certification will be substantially completed by the end of the fourth quarter
of Fiscal 1999.

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However, we expect a small number of subsidiaries to complete their testing and
certification in the first quarter of Fiscal 2000.

Costs to Address Year 2000 Compliance Issues. While the total cost of our Year
2000 project is still being evaluated, we currently estimate that the costs to
be incurred in 1999 associated with the assessing and testing applications,
hardware and equipment, and third party developed software will be less than
$450,000, which will be funded with existing operating cash flows and which we
will deduct from income as incurred. We believe that software vendor Year 2000
releases should address the majority of our Year 2000 issues. To date, we have
expended approximately $145,000 related to our Year 2000 compliance. These costs
were primarily related to the assessment, remediation and implementation phases
of the project. We expect that the majority of the remaining costs related to
our Year 2000 project will be incurred in the fourth quarter of our 1999 fiscal
year. Because our internal systems are PC-based, we do not expect the costs of
the Year 2000 project to have a material adverse effect on our financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.


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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to market risk for changes in interest rates. Refer to our Form
10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998 for detailed discussion of this risk.
In January 1999, we completed an offering of $150.0 million of Senior
Subordinated Notes (the "Notes"). The Notes bear interest at 9 3/8% and mature
on February 1, 2009. We believe the carrying value and fair value of the debt
are the same as of June 30, 1999.


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              INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION





ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     A.  EXHIBITS:

               3.1   Bylaws of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (As Amended)

               10.1  Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan as
                     amended

               27.1  Financial Data Schedule

     B.  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

               A report on Form 8-K was filed with the SEC on April 29, 1999, in
               connection with the acquisition by the Company of a business. A
               report on Form 8-K/A was also filed with the SEC on May 21, 1999,
               in connection with this acquisition.

               A report on Form 8-K was filed with the SEC on May 7, 1999, in
               connection with the acquisition by the Company of four
               businesses. A report on Form 8-K/A was also filed with the SEC on
               May 28, 1999, in connection with one of these and two other
               acquisitions.

               A report on Form 8-K was filed with the SEC on May 7, 1999, in
               connection with two subsidiaries which are significant guarantors
               of the Company's 9 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009.

               A report on Form 8-K was filed with the SEC on May 26, 1999, in
               connection with the acquisition by the Company of three
               businesses.

               A report on Form 8-K was filed with the SEC on June 29, 1999, in
               connection with the acquisition by the Company of a business.




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              INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized, who has signed this report on behalf of
the Registrant and as the principal financial officer of the Registrant.


                                    INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.


Date: August 11, 1999               By:      /s/ STANLEY H. FLORANCE
                                             Stanley H. Florance
                                             Senior Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer




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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                         DESCRIPTION
- -------                        -----------
<S>                            <C>

  3.1           Bylaws of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (As Amended)

  10.1          Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan as amended

  27.1          Financial Data Schedule
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   1

                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.1










                                     BYLAWS

                                       OF

                      INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.

                                  (AS AMENDED)


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                                    ARTICLE I

                                     OFFICES

         Section 1. The registered office of Integrated Electrical Services,
Inc.(the "Corporation") shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New
Castle, State of Delaware.

         Section 2. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places
both within and without the state of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from
time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.


                                   ARTICLE II

                            MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

         Section 1. All meetings of the stockholders for the election of
Directors shall be held at such place as may be fixed from time to time by the
Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. Meetings of
stockholders for any other purpose may be held at such time and place, within or
without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting
or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof

         Section 2. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held on such date
and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of
Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. At the annual meeting, the
stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote the Directors pursuant to Article
III of these Bylaws, and transact such other business as may properly be brought
before the meeting.

         Section 3. Written notice of the annual meeting stating the place, date
and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to a vote at
such meeting not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the
date of the meeting.

         At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be
conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly
brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in the notice
of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board
of Directors, (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors, or (iii) otherwise properly brought before
the meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an
annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice
thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a
stockholder's notice must be delivered to or mailed to and received at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 80 days prior to
the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 90 days' notice
or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to
stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not
later than the close of business on the tenth day following the date on which
such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public
disclosure made.


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         A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each
matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (a) a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and
the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (b) the name and
address, as they appear on the Corporation's books, of the stockholder proposing
such business, (c) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are
beneficially owned by the stockholder, and (d) any material interest of the
stockholder in such business. Notwithstanding anything in the Bylaws to the
contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting except in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.

         The presiding officer of an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant,
determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought
before the meeting in accordance with this Section 3, and if the presiding
officer should so determine, the presiding officer shall so declare to the
meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not
be transacted.

         Section 4. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the
Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting
of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the
meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each
stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.
Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose
germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least
ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the
meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the
meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.
The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting
during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is
present.

         Section 5. Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose may be
called only by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall be called within
10 days after receipt of the written request of the Board of Directors, pursuant
to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. The
business permitted to be conducted at any special meeting of the stockholders is
limited to the business brought before the meeting by the Chairman or by the
Secretary at the request of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

         Section 6. Written notice of a special meeting stating the place, date
and hour of the meeting, and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is
called, shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days
before the date of the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such
meeting.

         Section 7. The holders of a majority of the stock issued, outstanding
and entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of
business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the certificate of
incorporation. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at
any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the
meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the
meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented.


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         Section 8. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice
need not be given of the adjourned meeting, except as otherwise required by this
Section 8, if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which
the adjournment is taken. At such adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact
any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the
adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new
record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned
meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the
meeting.

         Section 9. If a quorum exists, action on a matter (other than the
election of directors) shall be approved if the votes cast in favor of the
matter exceed the votes cast opposing the matter. In determining the number of
votes cast, shares abstaining from voting or not voted on a matter will not be
treated as votes cast. The provisions of this paragraph will govern with respect
to all votes of stockholders except as otherwise provided for in these Bylaws or
in the certificate of incorporation or by a specific statutory provision
superseding the provisions contained in these Bylaws or the certificate of
incorporation.

         Section 10. Each stockholder shall at every meeting of the
stockholders, subject to any restriction or qualification set forth in the
Certificate of Incorporation, be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for
each share of the capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder,
but no proxy shall be voted after three years from its date, unless the proxy
provides for a longer period.

         Section 11. After March 1, 1998, any action required or permitted to be
taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be affected at a duly called
annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be
effected by any consent in writing of such stockholders.

         Section 12. At each meeting of stockholders, the Chairman or
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside, and the secretary shall
keep records, and in the absence of either such officer, his duty shall be
performed by a person appointed at the meeting.

                                   ARTICLE III

                                    DIRECTORS
Number, Nomination, Removal

         Section 1. The number of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by
the Board of Directors, but shall not be less than 1 nor more than 15 persons.
The Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of this Article, and each Director
elected shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified.
Directors need not be stockholders.

         Section 2. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of
stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon
liquidation, nominations for the election of Directors may be made by the Board
of Directors or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors or by any
stockholder entitled to vote in the election of Directors generally. Any
stockholder entitled to vote in the election of Directors generally may nominate
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persons for election as Directors at a meeting only if written notice of such
stockholder's intent to make such nomination or nominations has been given,
either by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
Secretary of the Corporation not later than 80 days prior to the date of any
annual or special meeting. In the event that the date of such annual or special
meeting was not publicly announced by the Corporation by mail, press release or
otherwise more than 90 days prior to the meeting, notice by the stockholder to
be timely must be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation not later than
the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such
announcement of the date of the meeting was communicated to the stockholders.

         Each such notice shall set forth: (a) the name and address of the
stockholder who intends to make the nomination and of the person or persons to
be nominated; (b) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of
stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear
in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified
in the notice; (c) a description of all arrangements or understandings between
the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such
person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be
made by the stockholder; (d) such other information regarding each nominee
proposed by such stockholder as would be required to be included in a proxy
statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission had the nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the
Board of Directors, and (e) the consent of each nominee to serve as a Director
of the Corporation if so elected.

         If the presiding officer of the meeting for the election of Directors
determines that a nomination of any candidate for election as a Director at such
meeting was not made in accordance with the applicable provisions of these
Bylaws, such nomination shall be void.

         Section 3. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series
of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon
liquidation to elect additional Directors under specified circumstances, newly
created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors and
any vacancy on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation,
disqualification, removal or other cause shall be filled solely by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, even
though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. or by a sole remaining
Director. Any Director elected or chosen as provided herein shall hold office
until the sooner of the following events: (i) the expiration of the term of the
directorship to which he is appointed, (ii) such time as his successor is
elected and qualified or (iii) his resignation or removal. No decrease in the
number of Directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term
of an incumbent Director.

         Section 4. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series
of stock having preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon
liquidation to elect additional Directors under specified circumstances, any
Director may be removed from office only for cause by the stockholders in the
manner provided in this Section 4. At any annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Corporation or at any special meeting of the stockholders of the
Corporation, the notice of which shall state that the removal of a Director or
Directors is among the purposes of the meeting, the affirmative vote of the
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power of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock (as defined below), voting
together as a single class, may remove such Director or Directors for cause.

         For the purpose of this Section 4, "Voting Stock" shall mean the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of Directors. In any vote required by or provided for
in this Section 4, each share of Voting Stock shall have the number of votes
granted to it generally in the election of Directors.

         Section 5. The business of the Corporation shall be managed by its
Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do
all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the certificate of
incorporation or by these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by
the stockholders.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

         Section 6. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings,
both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware.

         Section 7. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time
and place as shall be specified in a notice given in the manner hereinafter
provided, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the
Directors.

         Section 8. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held
without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be
determined by the Board of Directors.

         Section 9. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by
the Chairman of the Board on 24 hours' notice to each Director, either
personally or by telecopy or telegram; special meetings shall be called by the
president, chief executive officer or secretary in like manner and on like
notice on the written request of three Directors.

         Section 10. Except as provided in these Bylaws to the contrary, at all
meetings of the board a majority of the total number of Directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the vote of a majority
of the Directors entitled to vote and present at a meeting at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, unless the certificate of
incorporation shall require a vote of a greater number. If a quorum shall not be
present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Directors present thereat
may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

         Section 11. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of
incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at
any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken
without a meeting, if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be,
consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the
minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

         Section 12. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, business shall
be transacted in such order as from time to time the Board of Directors may
determine.


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         At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the Chairman or
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside, and in the absence of
either such Director a person shall be chosen by the board from among the
Directors present to act as chairman of the meeting.

         The secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meeting
of the Board of Directors, but in the absence of the secretary, the presiding
officer may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Committees of Directors

         Section 13. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a
majority of the whole board, designate one (1) or more committees, each
committee to consist of one (1) or more Directors. The board may designate one
(1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any
absent or disqualified member of any meeting of the committee. In the absence or
disqualification of a member, and the alternate or alternates, if any,
designated for such member, of any committee, the member or members thereof
present at the meetings and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or
they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another director to act at the
meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

         Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution
establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and
authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be
affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the
power or authority in reference to the following matters: (i) approving or
adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly
required by the Delaware General Corporation Law to be submitted to stockholders
for approval or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the
Corporation. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may
be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.

         Section 14. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings
and report the same to the Board of Directors.

Compensation of Directors

         Section 15. The Directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of
attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum
for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary or
retainer as Director. No such payment shall preclude any Director from serving
the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for
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                                   ARTICLE IV

                                     NOTICES

         Section 1. Whenever notice is required to be given to any Director or
stockholder pursuant to a statutory provision or the certificate of
incorporation or these Bylaws, it shall not be construed to mean personal
notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such
Director or stockholder, at his address as it appears in the records of the
Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be
given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail.
Notice to Directors may also be given personally or by telegram or telecopy.

         Section 2. Whenever notice is required to be given pursuant to a
statutory provision or the certificate of incorporation or Bylaws, a waiver
thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent
thereto.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                    OFFICERS

         Section 1. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board
of Directors and shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors, a chief
executive officer, a president, a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer.
The Board of Directors may also appoint chief operating officers, additional
vice presidents and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers.
Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the certificate of
incorporation or these Bylaws otherwise provide.

         Section 2. The Board of Directors at its first meeting after each
annual meeting of stockholders shall choose a Chairman of the Board of
Directors, a chief executive officer, a president, one or more chief operating
officers, one or more vice presidents, a secretary and a treasurer.

         Section 3. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and
agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms
and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined
from time to time by the board.

         Section 4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation
shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.

         Section 5. The officers of the Corporation shall hold office until
their successors are chosen and qualify. Any officer elected or appointed by the
Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the Board of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the
Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors

         Section 6. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
shall preside at all meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors. He
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such powers as usually appertain to the office or as the Board of Directors may
from time to time prescribe.

The Chief Executive Officer

         Section 7. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall have
general and active management of the business of the Corporation and shall see
that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into
effect. He shall have the authority to execute all documents and instruments
necessary to carry out the management of the business of the Corporation. He
shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the
seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be
otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof
shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or
agent of this Corporation. He shall perform such other duties and have such
other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. He shall
report to the Board of Directors.

The President

         Section 8. The President of the Corporation shall perform such duties
and have such powers as usually appertain to the office or as the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. He
shall have the authority to execute all documents and instruments necessary to
carry out the management of the business of the Corporation. He shall report to
the Chief Executive Officer.

The Chief Operating Officers

         Section 9. The chief operating officers of the Corporation shall be
responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Corporation and shall have the
authority to execute all documents and instruments necessary to carry out such
operations. They shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as
the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. They shall report to the
Board of Directors.

The Vice Presidents

         Section 10. In the absence of the president or in the event of his
inability or refusal to act, the vice president (or in the event there is more
than one, the vice presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors,
or, if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election),
shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all
the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions imposed upon the president.
The vice presidents shall perform such other duties and have such other powers
as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

The Secretary and the Assistant Secretary

         Section 11. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of
Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of
the meetings to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the
standing committees when required. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice
of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board


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of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the
Board of Directors or president, under whose supervision he shall be. He shall
have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation, if any such seal be
adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors, and he, or an assistant
secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it
and when so affixed, it may be attested by his signature or by the signature of
such assistant secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to
any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the
affirming thereof by his signature.

         Section 12. The assistant secretary (or if there be more than one, the
assistant secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors, or, if
there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall, in
the absence of the secretary or in the event of his inability or refusal to act,
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform
such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from
time to time prescribe.

The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer

         Section 13. The treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds
and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and
disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys
and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in
such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He shall
disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of
Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to
the president and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the
Board of Directors so requires, an account of all his transactions as treasurer
and of the financial condition of the Corporation.

         Section 14. The assistant treasurer (or, if there shall be more than
one, the assistant treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors,
or, if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election)
shall, in the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his inability or
refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the treasurer and
shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of
Directors may from time to time prescribe.

The Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

         Section 15. The Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation shall perform such duties and have such powers as the Board of
Directors or Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                              CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

         Section 1. Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled
to a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman
of the Board, the chief executive officer, the president or a vice president and
the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation, certifying the
number of shares owned by him in the Corporation. Any signature

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on the certificate may be a facsimile. If the Corporation shall be authorized to
issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class of
stock, the designations, preferences. and relative participating, optional or
other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights
shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate
which the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock,
provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General
Corporation Law of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be
set forth on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall
issue to represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the
Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

         Section 2. Where a certificate is countersigned (1) by a transfer agent
other than the Corporation or its employee or, (2) by a registrar other than the
Corporation or its employee, any signature on the certificate may be a
facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased
to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is
issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were
such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Lost Certificates

         Section 3. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or
certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates
theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming
the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such
issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its
discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the
owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his
legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require
and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the
certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Transfers of Stock

         Section 4. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of
the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by a
proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be
the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled
thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.

Fixing Record Date

         Section 5. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any
adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing
without a meeting prior to March 1, 1998, or entitled to receive


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payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or
entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange
of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors
may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor
less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty
(60) days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record
entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any
adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may
fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Registered Stock Holders

         Section 6. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive
right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive
dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and
assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall
not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such
share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have
express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of
Delaware.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

Dividends

         Section 1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject
to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, if any, may be declared
by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meetings, pursuant to law.
Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock,
subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation.

         Section 2. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out
of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the
Directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a
reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for
repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other
purpose as the Directors shall think conducive to the interest of the
Corporation, and the Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the
manner in which it was created.

Checks

         Section 3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation
shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as
the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

Fiscal Year

         Section 4. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first
day of October of each year and end on the last day of September of each year,
unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.


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Seal

         Section 5. The corporate seal, if any such seal be adopted by
resolution of the Board of Directors, will be in such form as the Board of
Directors may prescribe. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile
thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise placed thereon.

Interested Directors and Officers

         Section 6.

                  (a) No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one
or more of its Directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other
corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or
more of its Directors or officers are Directors or officers, or have a financial
interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because
the Director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the
board or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or
solely because his or their votes are counted for such purposes, if;

                  (1) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and
         as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the
         Board of Directors or the committee, and the board or committee in good
         faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes
         of a majority of the disinterested Directors, even though the
         disinterested Directors be less than a quorum; or

                  (2) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and
         as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the
         stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract for transaction
         is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or

                  (3) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation
         as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of
         Directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholder.

                  (b) Common or interested Directors may be counted in
determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or
of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                   AMENDMENTS

         These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, or new Bylaws may be
adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors
at any meeting and without the consent or vote of the stockholders. These Bylaws
may be altered, amended or repealed, or new Bylaws may be adopted by the
stockholders at any regular meeting of the stockholders or at any special
meeting of the stockholders, if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or
adoption of new Bylaws is contained in the notice of such meeting, by the
holders of at least 66% of the total voting power of all shares of stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors, considered for
purposes of this Article VIII as one class.



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                                   ARTICLE IX

                          INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

         Section 1. The Corporation shall, to the full extent permitted by
Section 145 of Title 8 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,
as amended from time to time, indemnify all officers and directors of the
Corporation whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto. The provisions of this
Article IX shall apply to acts or omissions occurring before or after the
adoption hereof. The right of indemnification herein provided for shall not be
exclusive of any other right to which any Director or officer may now or
hereafter be entitled under any statute, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders
or disinterested Directors or otherwise, shall continue as to a person who has
ceased to be such Director or officer entitled to indemnification pursuant to
this Article IX and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such Director or officer.

         Section 2. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him
and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such,
whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against
such liability under the provisions of this Article IX or of Section 145 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

         Section 3. The indemnification provided by this Article IX shall be
subject to all valid and applicable laws, and, in the event this Article IX or
any of the provisions hereof or the indemnification contemplated hereby are
found to be inconsistent with or contrary to any such valid laws, the latter
shall be deemed to control, and this Article IX shall be regarded as modified
accordingly and, as so modified, shall continue in full force and effect.




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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1


                      INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.
                                 1997 STOCK PLAN
                 (AS AMENDED AND RESTATED THROUGH JULY 28, 1999)


         SECTION 1.   Purpose of the Plan.

         The Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan (the "Plan")
is intended to promote the interests of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), by encouraging officers, employees,
directors and consultants of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliated
entities to acquire or increase their equity interest in the Company and to
provide a means whereby employees may develop a sense of proprietorship and
personal involvement in the development and financial success of the Company,
and to encourage them to remain with and devote their best efforts to the
business of the Company thereby advancing the interests of the Company and its
stockholders. The Plan is also contemplated to enhance the ability of the
Company, its subsidiaries and affiliated entities to attract and retain the
services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of
the Company.

         SECTION 2.   Definitions.

         As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:

         "Affiliate" shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or through one or
more intermediaries, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which
the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee.

         "Award" shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted
Stock, Performance Award, Phantom Shares, Bonus Shares, Other Stock-Based Award
or Cash Award. All Awards, other than ISOs, shall be granted solely under the
Incentive Plan. Options and ISOs may be granted only under the ISO Plan.

         "Award Agreement" shall mean any written agreement, contract, or other
instrument or document evidencing any Award, which may, but need not, be
executed or acknowledged by a Participant.

         "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

         "Bonus Shares" shall mean an award of Shares granted pursuant to
Section 6(e) of the Plan.

         "Cash Award" shall mean an award payable in cash granted pursuant to
Section 6(g) of the Plan.

         "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

         "Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board.

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         "Consultant" shall mean any individual who renders consulting services
or advice to the Company or an Affiliate for a fee, including any individual who
is a member of the Board or the Board of Directors of an Affiliate.

         "Employee" shall mean any employee of the Company or an Affiliate or
any person who has been extended an offer of employment by the Company or an
Affiliate.

         "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

         "Fair Market Value" shall mean, with respect to Shares, the closing
price of a Share quoted on the Composite Tape, or if the Shares are not listed
on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal United States securities
exchange registered under the Exchange Act on which such stock is listed, or if
the Shares are not listed on any such stock exchange, the last sale price, or if
none is reported, the highest closing bid quotation on the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc., Automated Quotations System or any successor system
then in use on the Date of Grant, or if none are available on such day, on the
next preceding day for which are available, or if no such quotations are
available, the fair market value on the date of grant of a Share as determined
in good faith by the Board. In the event the Shares are not publicly traded at
the time a determination of its fair market value is required to be made
hereunder, the determination of fair market value shall be made in good faith by
the Committee.

         "Incentive Plan" shall mean the 1997 Incentive Stock Plan set forth
herein, which shall constitute a separate and distinct plan from the ISO Plan
also set forth herein.

         "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" shall mean an option granted under
the ISO Plan that is intended to qualify as an "incentive stock option" under
Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

         "ISO Plan" shall mean the 1997 Incentive Stock Option Plan set forth
herein, which shall constitute a separate and distinct plan from the Incentive
Plan also set forth herein.

         "1997 Stock Plan" shall mean the ISO Plan and the Incentive Plan.

         "Non-Qualified Stock Option" or "NQO" shall mean an option granted
under the Incentive Plan that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

         "Option" shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock
Option.

         "Other Stock-Based Award" shall mean an award granted pursuant to
Section 6(h) of the Plan that is not otherwise specifically provided for, the
value of which is based in whole or in part upon the value of a Share.

         "Participant" shall mean any Employee or Consultant granted an Award
under the Plan.

         "Performance Award" shall mean any right granted under Section 6(d) of
the Plan.


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         "Person" shall mean individual, corporation, partnership, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or political
subdivision thereof or other entity.

         "Phantom Shares" shall mean an Award of the right to receive Shares
issued at the end of a Restricted Period which is granted pursuant to Section
6(f) of the Plan.

         "Restricted Period" shall mean the period established by the Committee
with respect to an Award during which the Award either remains subject to
forfeiture or is not exercisable by the Participant.

         "Restricted Stock" shall mean any Share, prior to the lapse of
restrictions thereon, granted under Sections 6(c) of the Plan.

         "Rule 16b-3" shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the
Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time
to time.

         "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
successor thereto.

         "Shares" or "Common Shares" or "Common Stock" shall mean the common
stock of the Company, $0.01 par value, and such other securities or property as
may become the subject of Awards under the Plan.

         "Stock Appreciation Right" or "Right" shall mean any right to receive
the appreciation of Shares granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan.

         "Substitute Award" shall mean Awards granted in assumption of, or in
substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by (i) a company
acquired by the Company or one or more of its Affiliates, or (ii) a company with
which the Company or one or more of its Affiliates combines.


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         SECTION 3.  Administration.

         The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. A majority of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of the members of the
Committee who are present at any meeting thereof at which a quorum is present,
or acts unanimously approved by the members of the Committee in writing, shall
be the acts of the Committee. Subject to the following, the Committee, in its
sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the
Plan, including the power to grant Awards under the Plan, to the Chief Executive
Officer and the President of the Company, or either of them, subject to such
limitations on such delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose.
Upon any such delegation all references in the Plan to the "Committee", other
than in Section 7, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer and
the President, or either of them; provided, however, that such delegation shall
not limit the Chief Executive Officer's or the President's right to receive
Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chief Executive
Officer and the President may not grant Awards to, or take any action with
respect to any Award previously granted to, a person who is an officer or a
member of the Board. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in
addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee
by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate
Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a
Participant; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by, or with
respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in
connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award;
(v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may
be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other
property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by
which Awards may be settled, exercised canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi)
determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares,
other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with
respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of
the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan
and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; (viii)
establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such
agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan;
and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action that the
Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations,
determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to
the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may
be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all
Persons, including the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder or
beneficiary of any Award, any stockholder and any Employee.

         SECTION 4.  Shares Available for Awards.

         (a) Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
4(c), (1) the number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted under
the Incentive Plan shall be the greater of (i) 2,500,000 or (ii) 15% of the
aggregate number of Shares and shares of Restricted Voting Common Stock
outstanding determined immediately after the grant of such Award less 1,000,000
and (2) the number of Shares with respect to which Options may be granted under
the ISO Plan shall be 1,000,000 Shares. If any Award under either plan is
forfeited or otherwise terminates or is canceled without the delivery of Shares
or other consideration, then


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the Shares covered by such Award, to the extent of such forfeiture, termination
or cancellation, shall again be Shares with respect to which Awards may be
granted under such plan.

         (b) Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Awards. Any Shares delivered
pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and
unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.

         (c) Adjustments. In the event that the Committee determines that any
dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other
securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock
split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination,
repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance
of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the
Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such
that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to
prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended
to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as
it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares
(or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted,
(ii) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to
outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant or exercise price with respect to any
Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder
of an outstanding Award; provided, in each case, that with respect to Awards of
Incentive Stock Options and Awards intended to qualify as performance based
compensation under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, no such adjustment shall be
authorized to the extent that such authority would cause the Plan to violate
Section 422(b)(1) of the Code or would cause such Award to fail to so qualify
under Section 162(m) of the Code, as the case may be, or any successor
provisions thereto; and provided, further, that the number of Shares subject to
any Award denominated in Shares shall always be a whole number.

         SECTION 5.   Eligibility.

         Any Employee or Consultant shall be eligible to be designated a
Participant. However, no Employee or Consultant may receive Options and/or Stock
Appreciation Rights under the Plan with respect to more than 250,000 Shares
during any calendar year. The maximum amount of compensation that may be paid to
any Participant with respect to any single Award that is not an Option or Stock
Appreciation and which is intended to qualify as "performance based"
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code in any calendar year shall not
exceed $4.0 million, determined as of the date of grant of such Award.

         SECTION 6.   Awards.

         (a) Options. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall
have the authority to determine the Participants to whom Options shall be
granted, the number of Shares to be covered by each Option, the purchase price
therefor and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the
Option, including the following terms and conditions and such additional terms
and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with
the provisions of the Plan.


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                  (i) Exercise Price. The purchase price per Share purchasable
         under an Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time the
         Option is granted.

                  (ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall
         determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in
         whole or in part, and the method or methods by which, and the form or
         forms (which may include, without limitation, cash, check acceptable to
         the Company, Shares already-owned for more than six months, outstanding
         Awards, Shares that would otherwise be acquired upon exercise of the
         Option, a "cashless-broker" exercise (through procedures approved by
         the Company), other securities or other property, or any combination
         thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the
         relevant exercise price) in which payment of the exercise price with
         respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made.

                  (iii) Incentive Stock Options. The terms of any Incentive
         Stock Option, which may be granted only under the ISO Plan, shall
         comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code,
         or any successor provision, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
         Notwithstanding anything in Section 5 or elsewhere in the Plan to the
         contrary, Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of
         the Company and its parent corporation and subsidiary corporations,
         within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code.

         (b) Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the provisions of the Plan,
the Committee shall have the authority to determine the Participants to whom
Stock Appreciation Rights shall be granted, the number of Shares to be covered
by each Stock Appreciation Right Award, the grant price thereof and the
conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise thereof. A Stock
Appreciation Right may be granted in tandem with another Award, in addition to
another Award, or freestanding and unrelated to another Award. A Stock
Appreciation Right granted in tandem with or in addition to another Award may be
granted either at the same time as such other Award or at a later time.

                  (i) Grant Price. The grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right
         shall be determined by the Committee on the date of grant.

                  (ii) Other Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the
         Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine,
         at or after the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the term, methods
         of exercise, methods of settlement, and any other terms and conditions
         of any Stock Appreciation Right. Any such determination by the
         Committee may be changed by the Committee from time to time and may
         govern the exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights granted or exercised
         prior to such determination as well as Stock Appreciation Rights
         granted or exercised thereafter. The Committee may impose such
         conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation
         Right as it shall deem appropriate.

         (c) Restricted Stock. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall have the authority to determine the Participants to whom
Restricted Stock shall be granted, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock to
be granted to each such Participant, the duration of the Restricted Period
during which, and the conditions, including performance criteria, if any, under


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which, the Restricted Stock may be forfeited to the Company, and the other terms
and conditions of such Awards.

                  (i) Dividends. Dividends paid on Restricted Stock may be paid
         directly to the Participant, may be subject to risk of forfeiture
         and/or transfer restrictions during any period established by the
         Committee or sequestered and held in a bookkeeping cash account (with
         or without interest) or reinvested on an immediate or deferred basis in
         additional shares of Common Stock, which credit or shares may be
         subject to the same restrictions as the underlying Award or such other
         restrictions, all as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

                  (ii) Registration. Any Restricted Stock may be evidenced in
         such manner as the Committee shall deem appropriate, including, without
         limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate
         or certificates. In the event any stock certificate is issued in
         respect of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan, such certificate
         shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an
         appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions
         applicable to such Restricted Stock.

                  (iii) Forfeiture and Restrictions Lapse. Except as otherwise
         determined by the Committee or the terms of the Award that granted the
         Restricted Stock, upon termination of a Participant's employment (as
         determined under criteria established by the Committee) for any reason
         during the applicable Restricted Period, all Restricted Stock shall be
         forfeited by the Participant and re-acquired by the Company. The
         Committee may, when it finds that a waiver would be in the best
         interests of the Company and not cause such Award, if it is intended to
         qualify as performance based compensation under Section 162(m) of the
         Code, to fail to so qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code, waive in
         whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to such
         Participant's Restricted Stock. Unrestricted Shares, evidenced in such
         manner as the Committee shall deem appropriate, shall be issued to the
         holder of Restricted Stock promptly after the applicable restrictions
         have lapsed or otherwise been satisfied.

                  (iv) Transfer Restrictions. During the Restricted Period,
         Restricted Stock will be subject to the limitations on transfer as
         provided in Section 6(j)(iii).

         (d) Performance Awards. The Committee shall have the authority to
determine the Participants who shall receive a Performance Award, which shall be
denominated as a cash amount at the time of grant and confer on the Participant
the right to receive payment of such Award, in whole or in part, upon the
achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the
Committee shall establish with respect to the Award.

                  (i) Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan and
         any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine the
         performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the
         length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Award
         and the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any
         Performance Award.

                  (ii) Payment of Performance Awards. Performance Awards may be
         paid (in cash and/or in Shares, in the sole discretion of the
         Committee) in a lump sum or in


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         installments following the close of the performance period, in
         accordance with procedures established by the Committee with respect to
         such Award.

         (e) Bonus Shares. The Committee shall have the authority, in its
discretion, to grant Bonus Shares to Participants. Each Bonus Share shall
constitute a transfer of an unrestricted Share to the Participant, without other
payment therefor, as additional compensation for the Participant's services to
the Company.

         (f) Phantom Shares. The Committee shall have the authority to grant
Awards of Phantom Shares to Participants upon such terms and conditions as the
Committee may determine.

                  (i) Terms and Conditions. Each Phantom Share Award shall
         constitute an agreement by the Company to issue or transfer a specified
         number of Shares or pay an amount of cash equal to a specified number
         of Shares, or a combination thereof to the Participant in the future,
         subject to the fulfillment during the Restricted Period of such
         conditions, including performance objectives, if any, as the Committee
         may specify at the date of grant. During the Restricted Period, the
         Participant shall not have any right to transfer any rights under the
         subject Award, shall not have any rights of ownership in the Phantom
         Shares and shall not have any right to vote such shares.

                  (ii) Dividends. Any Phantom Share award may provide that any
         or all dividends or other distributions paid on Shares during the
         Restricted Period be credited in a cash bookkeeping account (without
         interest) or that equivalent additional Phantom Shares be awarded,
         which account or shares may be subject to the same restrictions as the
         underlying Award or such other restrictions as the Committee may
         determine.

         (g) Cash Awards. The Committee shall have the authority to determine
the Participants to whom Cash Awards shall be granted, the amount, and the terms
or conditions, if any, as additional compensation for the Participant's services
to the Company or its Affiliates. A Cash Award may be granted (simultaneously or
subsequently) separately or in tandem with another Award and may entitle a
Participant to receive a specified amount of cash from the Company upon such
other Award becoming taxable to the Participant, which cash amount may be based
on a formula relating to the anticipated taxable income associated with such
other Award and the payment of the Cash Award.

         (h) Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee may also grant to
Participants an Other Stock-Based Award, which shall consist of a right which is
an Award denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to,
or otherwise based on or related to, Shares as is deemed by the Committee to be
consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the
Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any such Other Stock-Based
Award.

         (i) Replacement Grants. Awards may be granted from time to time in
substitution for similar awards held by employees of other corporations who
become Participants as the result of a merger or consolidation of the employing
corporation with the Company or any subsidiary, or the acquisition by the
Company or any subsidiary of the assets of the employing corporation, or the
acquisition by the Company or any subsidiary or an affiliate of stock of the
employing


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corporation. The terms and conditions of substitute Awards granted may vary from
the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, to the extent the Committee, at
the time of grant, deems it appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the
provisions of awards in substitution for which they are granted.

         (j) General.

                  (i) Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together. Awards may,
         in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in
         addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award
         granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the
         Company or any Affiliate. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem
         with other Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the Company
         or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a
         different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

                  (ii) Forms of Payment by Company Under Awards. Subject to the
         terms of the Plan and of any applicable Award Agreement, payments or
         transfers to be made by the Company or an Affiliate upon the grant,
         exercise or payment of an Award may be made in such form or forms as
         the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash,
         Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or any
         combination thereof, and may be made in a single payment or transfer,
         in installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance
         with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and
         procedures may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment
         or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred
         payments.

                  (iii) Limits on Transfer of Awards.

                           (A) Except as provided in (C) below, each Award, and
                  each right under any Award, shall be exercisable only by the
                  Participant during the Participant's lifetime, or, if
                  permissible under applicable law, by the Participant's
                  guardian or legal representative as determined by the
                  Committee.

                           (B) Except as provided in (C) below, no Award and no
                  right under any such Award may be assigned, alienated,
                  pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered
                  by a Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of
                  descent and distribution (or, in the case of Restricted Stock,
                  to the Company) and any such purported assignment, alienation,
                  pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be
                  void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate.

                           (C) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
                  contrary, to the extent specifically provided by the Committee
                  with respect to a grant, a Nonqualified Stock Option may be
                  transferred to immediate family members or related family
                  trusts, limited partnerships or similar entities or on such
                  terms and conditions as the Committee may establish.
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                  (iv) Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such
         period as may be determined by the Committee; provided, that in no
         event shall the term of any Award exceed a period of 10 years from the
         date of its grant.

                  (v) Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other
         securities of the Company or any Affiliate delivered under the Plan
         pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such
         stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem
         advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other
         requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Shares or
         other securities are then listed, and any applicable Federal or state
         laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any
         such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

                  (vi) Consideration for Grants. Awards may be granted for no
         cash consideration or for such consideration as the Committee
         determines including, without limitation, such minimal cash
         consideration as may be required by applicable law.

                  (vii) Delivery of Shares or other Securities and Payment by
         Participant of Consideration. No Shares or other securities shall be
         delivered pursuant to any Award until payment in full of any amount
         required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award
         Agreement (including, without limitation, any exercise price, tax
         payment or tax withholding) is received by the Company. Such payment
         may be made by such method or methods and in such form or forms as the
         Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, Shares,
         other securities, other Awards or other property, withholding of
         Shares, cashless exercise with simultaneous sale, or any combination
         thereof; provided that the combined value, as determined by the
         Committee, of all cash and cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value
         of any such Shares or other property so tendered to the Company, as of
         the date of such tender, is at least equal to the full amount required
         to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement to
         the Company.

                  (viii) Performance Criteria and Payment Limits. The Committee
         shall establish performance goals applicable to those Awards (other
         than Options and Rights) the payment of which is intended by the
         Committee to qualify as "performance-based compensation" as described
         in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code. Until changed by the Committee,
         the performance goals shall be based upon the attainment of such target
         levels of net income, cash flows, return on equity, profit margin or
         sales, stock price, and/or earnings per share as may be specified by
         the Committee. Which factor or factors to be used with respect to any
         grant, and the weight to be accorded thereto if more than one factor is
         used, shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant. With
         respect to any Restricted Stock Award, Phantom Stock Award, or Cash
         Award granted in tandem with, and expressed as a percentage of, a
         Share-denominated Award, which is intended to qualify as
         "performance-based compensation", the maximum payment to any
         Participant with respect to such Award in any calendar year shall be an
         amount (in cash and/or in Shares) equal to the Fair Market Value of the
         number of Shares subject to such Award.


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         SECTION 7.   Amendment and Termination.

         Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise
expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan:

                  (i) Amendments to the Plan. The Board or the Committee may
         amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan without the
         consent of any stockholder, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of
         an Award, or other Person; provided, however, notwithstanding any other
         provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, without the approval of
         the stockholders of the Company no such amendment, alteration,
         suspension, discontinuation, or termination shall be made that would
         increase the total number of Shares available for Awards under the
         Plan, except as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan.

                  (ii) Amendments to Awards. The Committee may waive any
         conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award
         theretofore granted, provided no change, other than pursuant to Section
         7(iii), in any Award shall reduce the benefit to Participant without
         the consent of such Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with
         respect to any Award intended to qualify as performance-based
         compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, no adjustment shall be
         authorized to the extent such adjustment would cause the Award to fail
         to so qualify.

                  (iii) Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain
         Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee is hereby authorized to
         make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria
         included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events
         (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4(c) of
         the Plan) affecting the Company, any Affiliate, or the financial
         statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in applicable
         laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee
         determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent
         dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended
         to be made available under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
         with respect to any Award intended to qualify as performance-based
         compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, no adjustment shall be
         authorized to the extent such adjustment would cause the Award to fail
         to so qualify.

         SECTION 8.   Change in Control.

         Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, in
the event of a Change in Control of the Company all outstanding Awards
automatically shall become fully vested immediately prior to such Change in
Control (or such earlier time as set by the Committee), all restrictions, if
any, with respect to such Awards shall lapse, and all performance criteria, if
any, with respect to such Awards shall be deemed to have been met in full. For
purposes of this Plan, a "Change in Control" shall be deemed to occur:

                  (i) if any person, entity or group (as such terms are used in
         Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
         amended (the "Act"), other than the Company or its subsidiaries or an
         employee benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries, acquires,
         directly or indirectly, the beneficial ownership (as defined in Section
         13(d) of the Act) of any voting security of the Company and immediately
         after


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         such acquisition such person is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial
         owner of voting securities representing 20% or more of the total voting
         power of all of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company
         entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;

                  (ii) upon the first purchase of the Company's common stock
         pursuant to a tender or exchange offer (other than a tender or exchange
         offer made by the Company);

                  (iii) if the stockholders of the Company shall approve a
         merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the
         Company, or a reverse stock split of outstanding voting securities, or
         consummation of any such transaction if stockholder approval is not
         obtained, other than any such transaction which would result in at
         least 75% of the total voting power represented by the voting
         securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such
         transaction being beneficially owned by the holders of all of the
         outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the
         transactions with the voting power of each such continuing holder
         relative to other such continuing holders not substantially altered in
         the transaction;

                  (iv) if the stockholders of the Company shall approve a plan
         of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement
         for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all
         of the Company's assets; or

                  (v) if, at any time during any period of two consecutive
         years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the
         Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof,
         unless the election or nomination for the election by the Company's
         stockholders of each new director was approved by a vote of at least
         two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at
         the beginning of the period.

         SECTION 9. General Provisions.

         (a) No Rights to Awards. No Employee, Participant or other Person shall
have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for
uniformity of treatment of Employees, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries
of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect
to each recipient.

         (b) Withholding. The Company or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold
from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under
the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the
amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, Shares that would otherwise be issued
pursuant to such Award, other Awards or other property) of any applicable taxes
payable in respect of an Award, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon,
or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such
other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all
obligations for the payment of such taxes. In addition, the Committee may
provide, in an Award Agreement, that the Participant may direct the Company to
satisfy such Participant's tax obligation through the withholding of Shares
otherwise to be acquired upon the exercise or payment of such Award.

         (c) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the
Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time
dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any


<PAGE>   13


liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in
the Plan or in any Award Agreement.

         (d) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan
and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable Federal law.

         (e) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or
becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any
Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be
construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot
be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee,
materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be
stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan
and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

         (f) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any
Shares or other consideration under an Award if, acting in its sole discretion,
it determines that the issuance of transfer or such Shares or such other
consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation or entitle the
Company to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any
payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in
connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the
relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary.

         (g) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor the Award shall
create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a
fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or
any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive
payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right
shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the
Company or any Affiliate.

         (h) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine
whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred
in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights
thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

         (i) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the
Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be
deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of
the Plan or any provision thereof.

         (j) Parachute Tax Gross-Up. To the extent that the grant, payment, or
acceleration of vesting or payment, whether in cash or stock, of any Award made
to a Participant under the Plan (a "Benefit") is subject to a golden parachute
excise tax under Section 4999(a) of the Code (a "Parachute Tax"), the Company
shall pay such person an amount of cash (the "Gross-up Amount") such that the
"net" Benefit received by the person under this Plan, after paying all
applicable Parachute Taxes (including those on the Gross-up Amount) and any
federal or state taxes on the Gross-up Amount, shall be equal to the Benefit
that such person would have received if such Parachute Tax had not been
applicable.


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         (k) Separate Plans. The Company intends to establish herein two
separate and distinct plans: (i) the ISO Plan and (ii) the Incentive Plan;
however, except where expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of this
document shall apply equally to each such plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the provisions of this document shall be administered and construed in the
manner necessary for the ISO Plan set forth herein to comply with the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

         SECTION 10. Effective Date of the Plan.

         The Incentive Plan shall be effective as of the date of its original
approval by the Board; the ISO Plan shall be effective as of the date it is
separately approved by the Board.

         SECTION 11. Term of the Plan.

         No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the 10th anniversary of
the original approval date of the Incentive Plan. However, unless otherwise
expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award
granted prior to such termination, and the authority of the Board or the
Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such
Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award, shall extend beyond
such termination date.



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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. AS OF JUNE 30,
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