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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                 October 1, 2007

                      INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                     001-13783                76-0542208
(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission             (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                 File Number)         Identification No.)

    1800 West Loop South, Suite 500
             Houston, Texas                                        77027
         (Address of principal                                   (Zip Code)
           executive offices)

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

  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

      On October 1,  2007,  Integrated  Electrical  Services,  Inc.,  a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively,  the
"Indemnitors")  entered into the third amendment (the "Third Amendment") and the
fourth  amendment  (the  "Fourth  Amendment")  to  the  Restated   Underwriting,
Continuing  Indemnity,  and  Security  Agreement,  dated as of May 12,  2006 (as
amended, the "Surety Agreement"),  with Federal Insurance Company and certain of
its affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective  co-sureties and reinsurers
(collectively,  the  "Surety").  Pursuant  to the  Third  Amendment,  which  was
effective as of May 1, 2007, the limitation on the Bonded Backlog (as defined in
the Surety  Agreement)  was  increased  from  $80,000,000  to  $100,000,000  and
pursuant  to the Fourth  Amendment,  the  limitation  on the Bonded  Backlog was
further increased from $100,000,000 to $150,000,000.  Under the Third Amendment,
the  Indemnitors  agreed to pay the Surety a  facility  fee of  $100,000,  which
payment was deducted from the existing pledged collateral for the bonds.

      The foregoing  description of the Third  Amendment and Forth  Amendment is
qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to the  Third  Amendment  and  Forth
Amendment,  which are  incorporated  herein by reference and attached  hereto as
Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (d)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit
      Number      Description
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      10.1        Third  Amendment,  dated as of May 1,  2007,  to the  Restated
                  Underwriting,  Continuing  Indemnity,  and Tecurity Agreement,
                  dated May 12, 2006, by Integrated  Electrical Services,  Inc.,
                  certain of its Subsidiaries and Federal  Insurance Company and
                  certain of its affiliates

      10.2        Fourth Amendment, dated as of October 1, 2007, to the Restated
                  Underwriting,  Continuing  Indemnity,  and Security Agreement,
                  dated May 12, 2006, by Integrated  Electrical Services,  Inc.,
                  certain of its subsidiaries and Federal  Insurance Company and
                  certain of its affiliates


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                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                   INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.


                                   By: /s/ Curt L. Warnock
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                                       Curt L. Warnock
                                       Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Date: October 1, 2007


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

   Exhibit
   Number         Description
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    10.1          Third  Amendment,  dated as of May 1,  2007,  to the  Restated
                  Underwriting,  Continuing  Indemnity,  and Security Agreement,
                  dated May 12, 2006, by Integrated  Electrical Services,  Inc.,
                  certain of its subsidiaries and Federal  Insurance Company and
                  certain of its affiliates

    10.2          Fourth  Amendment,  dated  as of  October  __,  2007,  to  the
                  Restated  Underwriting,  Continuing  Indemnity,  and  Security
                  Agreement,  dated  May  12,  2006,  by  Integrated  Electrical
                  Services,  Inc.,  certain  of  its  subsidiaries  and  Federal
                  Insurance Company and certain of its affiliates


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