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Highly Profitable Electrical Cost Estimating Software 2023
This Electrical Cost Estimating Software thoroughly examines cost analysis and calculations to electrical cost estimators to perform full electrical estimates.

The Importance of Relationships in Electrical Contracting #2
Introduction
The construction industry is highly competitive, where deadlines, budgets, and quality determine success. For electrical contractors, the stakes are higher due to the need for precise planning, efficient supply chains, and…

Effortless Electrical Costing: A Step-by-Step Guide Using Electrical Pricing Software
Are you tired of spending endless hours on complex spreadsheets and manual calculations for your electrical projects?
It's time for a change, isn't it?
Gone are the days when spreadsheets and manual calculations dominated the scene.
Today,…

Bidding Brilliance: Exploring Features in Electrical Bidding Software
Think about the last construction project you bid on.
Did you wish there was a way to make the process smoother, faster, and more accurate? Well, you're not alone.
Electrical Bidding software isn't just another tool; it's a game-changer and…

Trust Your Man-Hours-Electrical Estimating Software
Trusting your Man-Hours
In estimating electrical projects, it is easier to know what material you will need vs how long it will take to install that…

Best Bid Hybrid Pro Estimating Software
Steve with Best Bid. I don’t get the chance to address you guys and gals directly very often. I spend my time estimating and tweaking how things can work better.

It is obviously not obvious.
It is obviously not obvious.
I teach a lot of people how to estimate electrical projects. I also teach or at least share my experience of running an electrical contracting business with many new people with little more than a dream.
You…

Choosing Electrical Estimating Software. Where is the easy button?
You woke up today with an increasable desire to change the way your company is estimating electrical projects. Furthermore, you know that you have fallen behind on technology. You finally understand that you must have electrical estimating…

Job Tracking-Making Money After the Bid
You won the project but that is just the start.
One of the most overlooked tasks in electrical contracting is Job Tracking. Smaller electrical contractors, just getting their electrical shop open, are overwhelmed with…

I only missed (2) lights. What is the big deal?
I only missed (2) light fixtures no big deal, right?
The overlooked estimator
As estimators, we will never be perfect and from time to time we will miss something. We do our best to get it right and weigh our time spent VS cranking…

The Lost Art of Electrical Estimating
The lost art of estimating
In today’s computer age we have become custom to just pushing buttons and living with the results.
The art of actually entering our knowledge along with the computer generated results has long been forgotten. Shorter bid dates, having to produce more estimates than ever before, are some of the issues we face each day. Detailed electrical estimating seems to be a lost art.