CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Published on June 23, 1999
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our reports on the
financial statements of the following businesses included in the Quanta
Services, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 17, 1999: report dated
June 7, 1999 on the consolidated financial statements of Quanta Services, Inc.
and Subsidiaries; our report dated May 7, 1999 on the combined financial
statements of Driftwood Electrical Contractors, Inc.; and our report dated June
3, 1999 on H.L. Chapman Construction Group and to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report on the combined
financial statements of Northern Line Layers, Inc. dated March 19, 1999 included
in the Quanta Services Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on April 23, 1999
and to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our
report dated February 26, 1999 included in Quanta Services, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and to the incorporation by
reference of said reports into Quanta Services, Inc.'s previously filed
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-47069 and 333-56849) and to
all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Houston, Texas
June 22, 1999