Just when we think that we could not offer any more products or services to help Electrical Contractors like you ,we think of something new. We are now doing Freelance Drafting. Let us do you simple As-Build Drawings, Panel Schedules, Lighting Layouts, We can make simple modifications to any PDF or full blown drawings. For the price we charge you can’t afford to do it yourself. Best Bid Electrical Estimating Software-On-Screen Takeoff Solutions-Freelance Estimating-Online Electrical Estimating Classes-Drafting we do it all. Just let us know how we can help you with any of your electrical needs. Consulting, setting up your shop correctly, how to manage man-hours, anything electrical we can…

Don’t fall for the cloud-based electrical estimating software. The only reason it exists is to drain your wallet. If they can sucker you into this lame idea after you get so far in you are a customer for life. Any financial adviser will tell you not to lease a car and don’t sign up for never-ending services. The key to financial success is to spend less than you make. Cloud-based software is a dreadful Investment The first reason is simply financial. It is a bad investment. One more reason not to fall for cloud-based software is the price per month will go up. The more users, the larger the server…

I have made the statement that companies that try to price their work by the Square will one day go broke. No one has proven me wrong to date.  This is a horrible way to price your work for so many reasons. First, the square foot of a project often times has little to do with most of the key factors. Lighting package, gear package, location of the service, electric heat or gas heat, what is included in the site and the list goes on and on. You also don’t have a material list to work with and no way to actually track the project. For example: A hospital will…

If you estimate or ever think about purchasing an electrical estimating software please read this. +++++IF++++ you will read this to the end it can change your life. Over the last 20 years I have written and developed Electrical Estimating Software. I have been estimating for more years than I can count. My goal would be for 100% of the people that purchase our software (or any software) to become “Masters” at it and for it to become an everyday tool for them to use. For years I thought, we are offering a fantastic product at a ridiculously low price. We offer lots of free training tools to make it…

Electricalestimatingclass.com 800-941-7028 As an Electrical Contractor You will fail or succeed on your ability to estimate. Estimating starts everything. We are offering a fantastic class on Electrical Estimating. This class will benefit anyone in the Electrical Industry no matter how little or how much you know. This class is going back to the basics and will teach you how to manually estimate any electrical project. It goes in depth on what goes into an estimate, how to create assemblies, and create a complete estimate. We understand that you will at some point be using an electrical estimating software for your estimating but the more you understand what you want the…

The Leader of the Pack – From Super Superintendent to Field Operations “Transitioning to Supervisor”.   So much is involved with transitioning into leadership, and that it is therefore unsurprising that so many people struggle with it. You must be pro-active on your own to stay a head of the pack. Everyone wants top pay and a better job but only you are in control of your destination. For example: Master an estimating software such as the Best Bid Hybrid Pro. This will put you above the competition. Master Accura Cadd so you can pop out a drawing when no one else can. Simple things like this make you valuable.…

It seems like we never slow down at Best Bid. We hope you are as busy as we are. Just have just added a few new features to the Best Bid Hybrid Pro so if you have not checked for updates do so. Tools>check for updates. We are excited to say that we now have a fantastic new feature on the Accura Cadd. Let me back up. If you don’t have a copy of the Accura Cadd. Why not! We use this tool every day. It has been a life saver. We just added an overlay feature. It will even point out the changes between two drawings. The Accura Cadd…