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Stop Relying on Google for Your Electrical Estimating Pricing When you’re bidding a job that includes specialty electrical materials or materials you don’t use very often, it can be tempting to just Google the prices so you can submit your bid faster. But that convenience can hurt you.?? ? Internet pricing is inconsistent and inaccurate. Join our webinar to find out how to quickly and easily find the best prices for your specialty electrical materials.?? ? We’ll cover key strategies to ensure you get the best and most accurate specialty materials prices for your bids.? - How to compare internet pricing with Electrical Materials Pricing software? - How to use pricing software to get pricing faster than going to your supplier? - How to create & import temporary items into your bidding software? - And more!

Calculating Labor Burden: A Key Step in Commercial Electrical Estimates There’s more to calculating the cost of labor than simply using built-in labor units. That’s because you need to calculate and add the additional labor costs (labor burden). If you don’t calculate labor burden as part of your bid, these costs can add up so much they erase your earnings on a job.?? ? Join our webinar on September 12 for pro tips about how to calculate labor for any job. ?We’ll cover how to calculate the following for an accurate labor burden estimate:? ? - Hourly pay rate by category, including journeyman and apprentice,? - Insurance, including Worker’s Compensation and general liability,? - Worker benefits like health insurance, sick pay, holiday, and more,? - Non-productive labor, like project management, travel time, safety meetings and more!

Top 10?Pro Tips for Breaking into Commercial Electrical Jobs Bidding and winning new, larger commercial jobs can be the key to growing your electrical contracting business. Learn the top estimating tips from a pro to ensure your bids are airtight. Join our webinar on July 25 for top tips from a pro with more than three decades of electrical estimating experience on how you can bid and win more complex commercial jobs. We’ll cover: - Using assemblies for takeoff to generate a complete materials list. - Developing relationships with electrical wholesalers and potential customers. - Adjusting markups to create more competitive bids. - How to handle company finances for larger jobs. - And more!

Using Electrical Estimating Reports to Maximize Profits If you don’t get accurate pricing before you submit your bids, you might be leaving profit on the table. Reviewing your bid so you can make a few adjustments can mean the difference between maximum profit and no profit at all. Join our webinar on Friday June 7 to learn the essential reports you should run before you press send on your electrical estimate. We’ll cover: - Using Item cost reports to identify large dollar items on your materials list. - How to use the job extension report to calculate bid pricing. - How to handle quote and non quoted materials in your bid summary. - Reviewing your bid summary before submitting your electrical estimates. - And more!

2024 Electrical Estimating Tips & Trends from an All-Star Estimator This month, we have an All-Star estimator Anon Yarbrough joining us. What makes Anon an All-Star? How about completing over 500 commercial and industrial bids a year and working directly with our very own Brian Hoffelder? Register at: https://lnkd.in/d8CE89n7 Anon is here to share his experiences, provide tips, and gives some advice on why Electrical Bid Manager is his weapon of choice for slaying bid after profitable bid. Our April Webinar will feature Top Tips & Trends from our special guest estimator Anon Yarbrough. He’ll share his best practices for creating accurate airtight bids including: - How to avoid major mistakes, - The impact of electronic takeoff, - Red flags to watch out for, - And more!

Light Fixture Takeoff: Shortcuts for Electrical Estimators When quoting on lighting, the devil is in the details. Light fixture takeoff can sometimes seem routine, but several issues related to the Light Fixture takeoff should be carefully considered. Ignoring these issues could cost you a winning bid or, even worse, cause problems and additional costs if you are the winning bidder. Our estimating expert will show you what really matters when you takeoff light fixtures: ? How to quote Labor ? Managing Substitutions ? Lighting Controls ? And more! Learn more at: https://visioninfosoft.com

How to Create Electrical Estimates for Multifamily Projects Quickly Multifamily construction projects are on the rise, reaching new heights late in 2023. But getting in on that building boom may mean you need to create electrical estimates with new and unfamiliar requirements.?? While winning new types of electrical jobs can be difficult, using a hybrid approach simplifies bidding for multifamily buildings.?? ? Our electrical estimating expert will show you:? - How to use residential assemblies for individual apartment or condo units? - How to use commercial takeoff modules for main buildings and common areas - Shortcuts for calculating labor hours? - And more!

Multifamily construction projects are on the rise, reaching new heights late in 2023. But getting in on that building boom may mean you need to create electrical estimates with new and unfamiliar requirements. Register for our webinar on January 25 to find out how to win multifamily projects using a hybrid approach to bidding. https://hubs.la/Q02g-_qF0

Successful estimators need experience and reliable electrical estimating tools. Our new blog post includes our comprehensive guide to the electrical estimating tools and resources that we have come to rely on over the years. https://hubs.la/Q02d5g2-0