Electrical bids, counted from the drawings.
I take off your electrical plans device by device, price the job with your crew's labor rates, and hand back a bid you can send to the general contractor.
| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Duplex receptacle, 20 A | 8 ea |
| 2×4 LED troffer, type A | 6 ea |
| Question for you before bid day | 1 |
How a bid gets built
From the plan set you send to a number you can stand behind.
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Send the drawings
Email the plan set, specs, addenda and the bid date.
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Takeoff
Every receptacle, fixture, panel and foot of feeder is counted off the sheets and checked against the panel schedules.
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Questions go to you first
Conflicts and gaps in the drawings come to you as a short, plain list before anything goes to the engineer.
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Pricing
Material at current distributor prices, labor from NECA units at your crew's rates, then your overhead and profit.
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Your bid
A summary, the open questions and a proposal ready for the general contractor.
The paperwork behind the number
Every estimate is built as a full set of documents, so any line can be traced back to a count on a sheet.
| No. | Document |
|---|---|
| 01 | Bid letter and scopeWhat's included, what's excluded, and the drawings it's based on. |
| 02 | Executive summaryThe price, labor hours and schedule on one page. |
| 03 | Material order listEvery part and quantity, ready to send to a supplier for quotes. |
| 04 | Questions for the engineerThe pre-bid questions, once you've reviewed them. |
| 05 | Bid detail worksheetLine by line: quantity, material, labor hours and cost. |
| 07 | Schedule of valuesThe price broken out for progress billing. |
| 08 | Bid formFilled in to match the owner's or GC's bid form. |
| 09 | Change order ratesLabor and markup rates for work added after award. |
| 10 | Submittal logThe gear and fixtures that need submittals, tracked from the start. |
| 11 | Bid proposalThe proposal you send to the general contractor. |