Builder Technology Partner Program — Free to Join

Smart Home Technology
Partner for South Sound Builders

Rivas Technology Group is the dedicated smart home technology partner for custom home builders and remodelers in King and Pierce County — including Renton, Tukwila, Kent, Auburn, Tacoma, and Gig Harbor. We plug in as your technology subcontractor — prewire through final commissioning — at no cost to join. Your clients get a home that works flawlessly. You never take a tech support call again.

Kent, WA
Auburn, WA
Federal Way, WA
Tacoma, WA
Gig Harbor, WA
Puyallup, WA
Bonney Lake, WA
Covington, WA
Renton, WA
Tukwila, WA
Maple Valley, WA
Control4 Gold Dealer
Ajax Systems Certified
AVA Certified Integrator
Island Firewalls
Araknis Networks
Josh.ai Certified
CEDIA Member
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Why Builders Need a Technology Partner

Most builders in King and Pierce County don't have a technology problem. They have a timing problem — the conversation happens too late, and someone absorbs the consequences.

✕  Without a Technology Partner

The client asks about smart home options with walls already closed.

Mid-build scrambles, wrong box locations, insufficient homerun capacity, and a homeowner who calls your office six months after move-in because the WiFi is slow.

✓  With Rivas Technology Group

Technology is infrastructure — designed from day one, before permits.

Every conduit run, every homerun, every control point is mapped before framing starts. Your crew builds it right the first time. Your clients never have a reason to call you about technology again.

✕  Without a Technology Partner

Post-move-in tech support calls land on your team — permanently.

Whoever the client trusts absorbs those calls. In a custom build, that's almost always the builder. It costs you time, money, and the relationship.

✓  With Rivas Technology Group

We own the client tech relationship from commissioning day forward.

At final walkthrough, the client gets our direct number. Post-move-in support, upgrades, and troubleshooting stay with Rivas Technology Group for the life of the home. Your warranty team never hears about it.

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What Partner Builders Get — Free

Membership in the Rivas Technology Group Builder Technology Partner Program is free — no fees, no commitments, no minimums. Here's everything included from your first project forward.

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Free Prewire Plans
Complete low-voltage infrastructure plans aligned to your architectural drawings — at no charge on every active project. Field-ready diagrams your framing crew can actually use.
No charge, every project
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3-Day Quote Turnaround
Send us a project and we return a fixed-price proposal within 3 business days — longer for larger or more complex designs. No surprises. No scope creep. Your clients get accurate technology pricing before they break ground.
Within 3 business days
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Priority Scheduling
Partner builders get first access to our project calendar. Your timelines are protected. We phase our work around your milestones — not the other way around.
Builder schedule first
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Direct Access to Ivan
No ticketing system. No call center. Every partner builder gets Ivan Rivas's direct line. Questions get answered by the person who knows the project.
Direct line, every job
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Co-Branded Client Materials
Rivas Technology Group co-branded materials for your buyers — technology package overviews, system guides, and service documentation that carries your brand alongside ours.
Your brand + ours
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Listed on rivastechgroup.com
Active partner builders are listed on the Rivas Technology Group website as preferred partners in King and Pierce County — a visible signal of quality to prospective buyers.
Free backlink + visibility
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Whole-Home Lighting Design — Included with Install
For new builds under 5,000 sq ft, Rivas Technology Group provides a complete whole-home low-voltage architectural lighting design at no charge with a signed installation contract — room-by-room fixture placement, control zone mapping, and scene programming spec, fully integrated with your architectural drawings and delivered before framing. Available as a standalone service at $1.25 per sq ft without an installation commitment.
Free with signed contract  ·  $1.25/sq ft standalone  ·  Homes under 5,000 sq ft
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How to Join — Three Steps

No paperwork. No fees. No minimums. You can bring us in on a single project with no ongoing commitment — or formalize a standing partnership the moment it makes sense.

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Start the Conversation

Book a 20-minute discovery call or fill out the form below. Tell us about your pipeline — one project or twenty. Ivan follows up personally, same business day.

Free · No commitment
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We Scope Your First Project

Send us your plans. We review the architectural drawings, build a complete low-voltage infrastructure plan, and return a fixed-price proposal within 3 business days — faster for straightforward scopes, longer for complex multi-system builds. No charge for the plan.

Within 3 business days
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We're on the Job Site

We coordinate directly with your trades, phase our work around your schedule, and commission every system at punch list. Your client gets a walkthrough. They leave with our number — not yours.

Partner from day one
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How We Work on Every Build

Five phases. Every one mapped to your construction timeline. We've worked this way on custom homes across Kent, Auburn, Gig Harbor, Tacoma, and Bonney Lake — and it works the same on every job.

Before Permits — King & Pierce County
Technology Design & Infrastructure Plan
We review your architectural drawings and produce a complete low-voltage infrastructure plan. Every homerun path, box location, and conduit run is mapped. Your framing crew gets a field-ready diagram — no charge to builder partners.
No charge Architectural review Field-ready diagrams
Framing
Low-Voltage Rough-In
We coordinate directly with your electrical and framing crews. All structured cabling, conduit, and box placements go in per the infrastructure plan. We pull our own permits. Your schedule moves — we move with it.
Our permits Trade coordination Schedule-aligned
Finish Work
Trim-Out & Device Installation
Keypads, speakers, cameras, access points, touch panels — clean and flush during finish work. Your PM gets advance notice before we arrive. No surprise appearances on the job site.
Pre-phase notification Clean installs
Punch List
Full Commission & Client Walkthrough
Control4 programming, network configuration, security activation, AV calibration — all commissioned at punch list. The homeowner gets a complete walkthrough. They leave with our direct number. Tech questions come to us from this point forward.
Full commission Client walkthrough Direct handoff
Post Move-In — Ongoing
Lifetime Client Support
All post-move-in support, troubleshooting, and upgrades stay with Rivas Technology Group permanently — your clients will always have someone to call. Monitoring plans, remote support, and on-site service available. Standard service rates apply. Your warranty team never hears about it. Standard service rates apply — see our service pricing.
Permanent support Warranty protected

Serving King & Pierce County Builders

Rivas Technology Group is based in Kent, WA and serves custom home builders and remodelers throughout King and Pierce County. We are the South Sound's only firm holding Control4 Gold, Ajax Systems, AVA, and Josh.ai certifications simultaneously.

King County

  • Kent HQ & Home Base
  • Auburn
  • Federal Way
  • Covington
  • Maple Valley
  • Black Diamond
  • Renton
  • Tukwila

Pierce County

  • Tacoma Largest Service City
  • Gig Harbor Luxury Market
  • Puyallup
  • Bonney Lake
  • Sumner
  • University Place
  • Tehaleh & South Hill
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Built for Builders. Proven in the Field.

"The best technology in a home is the kind nobody has to think about. We design it that way from the first conversation — so your clients never notice it's there. They just notice that everything works."
Ivan Rivas  ·  Owner & Sales Engineer  ·  Rivas Technology Group  ·  Kent, WA
Custom Home Auburn WA — Mehl Homes smart home installation
Auburn, WA  ·  Mehl Homes  ·  4,400 sq ft
Custom Estate — New Construction
Control4 Ajax Security Golf Simulator Smart Lighting Eave Lighting Whole-Home AV Smart Garage Access Control
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Systems
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On Builder Schedule
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Builder Callbacks
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Builder Portal — Coming 2026

Partner builders will soon have access to a dedicated project portal — per-project file storage, prewire plan uploads, phase tracking, system documentation, and direct messaging with the Rivas Technology Group team. One place for everything on every job.

In Development — Partners Notified at Launch — 2026
Join Now to Get Early Access →

Join the Builder Technology Partner Program

Free membership. No minimums. Bring us in on your next project or tell us about your 2025–2026 pipeline. Ivan follows up personally — same business day.

Main (425) 954-6003
Ivan (425) 577-4451
Email ivan@rivastechgroup.com
Web rivastechgroup.com
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Welcome to the Program

Ivan will follow up personally — typically same business day.
We're looking forward to working together on your next project.

Engineered to be forgotten.

Designed together. Built to disappear.