MANCHESTER, NH – (August 23, 2011) ConEst Software Systems, award winning technology innovator of estimating and construction management software for the electrical, data and structured cabling industries, today announces the integration of it’s flagship estimating software, IntelliBid, with DraftLogic Electrical to offer complete building electrical systems design, takeoff, and estimating.

ConEst IntelliBid v7 estimating software includes a seamless integration with DraftLogic Electrical. Start with the bare architectural layout, and complete both your electrical design and estimate 14 times faster than using traditional design and estimating methods. All devices, feeders, and branch circuit wiring determined during DraftLogic Electrical's design process are completely and seamlessly transferred into ConEst IntelliBid's Count Sheets where the estimator then quickly performs the final step to go from complete electrical design to complete estimate with NO Counting! NO Measuring! The process takes a project from electrical design and layout to completed estimate 14 times faster using traditional estimating methods.

"We are extremely excited at the opportunity to team up with DraftLogic and to announce the integration of our latest release of IntelliBid, version 7, with DraftLogic Electrical", says George Hague, President and CEO of ConEst. "This exclusive integration between ConEst IntelliBid and DraftLogic Electrical is ground breaking, revolutionary and game-changing technology that promises to dramatically change the way contractors design electrical projects and generate their bids".

With just a few mouse clicks, DraftLogic Electrical sends all elements of an electrical design into ConEst IntelliBid's count sheets. For example, luminaries, receptacles and motors are integrated directly into IntelliBid's count sheets, complete with all associated detail. This step alone saves immense amounts of estimator time in counting and data entry, but is only the tip of DraftLogic Electrical's and IntelliBid's integration.

Panel schedules for every panel and every circuit are populated. Every interconnection from every Branch Circuit wiring run is populated, including support for DraftLogic Electrical's multiple circuit home-run groupings, saving the estimator from any takeoff and scaling work. Vast detail about each piece of switch gear, motor, and feeder is fed into their respective count sheets, saving thousands of keystrokes.

"Estimators have to see this integration in action to believe it. No one else in the world is integrating an electrical design expert system with estimating software!" states Gerry Stebnicki, President of DraftLogic Inc. "Since seeing is believing, come to draftlogic.com for links to our YouTube videos or to get the login information for our next free WebEx demonstration and discover how to achieve unprecedented productivity."

 

About DraftLogic
DraftLogic will empower your firm to finish projects faster and more accurately at the same time as providing more value to your clients. We do this by building expert systems CAD software to relieve you of repetitive engineering tasks and give you more time to concentrate on high value-add work. For information about DraftLogic Electrical, please visit www.draftlogic.com, email gstebnicki@draftlogic.com, or call Gerry Stebnicki at 403.651.5950.

About ConEst Software Systems
ConEst Software Systems is a privately held corporation headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire serving customers worldwide since 1989. ConEst is the leading provider of a fully integrated suite of construction software solutions for digital takeoff, estimating, design build, project management and billing software to the electrical, data cabling and low voltage contractor markets. ConEst products incorporate technology and user-friendly, timesaving features that enable their customers to manage the entire construction process from design and bid through project management and final billing to meet the demands of today's specialty construction industry. Learn more at www.conest.com or call 1-800-662-7687

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