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Estimating, Takeoff & Reporting Software for Electrical Contractors

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IntelliBid Electrical Estimating

Fast, accurate, consistent estimates for electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors.

  • The industry's largest smart database — 140,000+ items and 500,000+ pre-built, NEC code-compliant assemblies
  • Automatic Labor Factoring takes the guesswork out of calculating labor for every job
  • Always-current material pricing via NetPricer®, EPIC®, and TRA-SER® integrations — or import your own
  • Standard, Plus & Pro editions — on-premises or on CE Cloud, so it scales with your business
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Trusted by top electrical contractors since 1989 US-based expert support Local PC/Network & CE Cloud installations

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IntelliBid Electrical Estimating Software

For electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar

At Conest, we understand the unique challenges faced by electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors. That’s why we designed IntelliBid electrical estimating software: so whether you bid standard electrical work or complex datacom and solar projects, your business can estimate with accuracy, efficiency, and confidence.

Key Features of IntelliBid:

  • Largest Customizable Industry Database Available: IntelliBid’s NEC-based items and pre-built assemblies database simplifies the takeoff process, ensuring precision in every estimate, whether for standard electrical work, intricate low voltage systems, comprehensive datacom projects, or innovative solar installations.
  • Material Price Updates: IntelliBid integrates with NetPricer®, EPIC®, and TRA-SER® pricing services for easy and accurate price updates. Import your own pricing via spreadsheet too.
  • Auto-Labor Factoring: Take the guesswork out of calculating labor for a job with IntelliBid’s Automatic Labor Factoring feature.
  • Available on-premise or on CE Cloud
  • Available in 3 editions: Standard, Plus, and Pro.

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Top Five Features in IntelliBid

IntelliBid Estimating Software – When you use the right electrical estimating software, you can consistently produce estimates that are labor and material efficient. As a result, you keep overhead in check and maximize profit.

In this video, you’ll see the top five features of IntelliBid: The Largest Modern Items & Assemblies Database, Auto-Labor Factoring, Material Price Updates via NetPricer®, EPIC®, and TRA-SER®, Powerful Built-In Reports, and finally, Phase Breakdown.
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Enhance Your Electrical Estimating Experience

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SureCount Takeoff Software

Count & measure from electronic drawing files; direct takeoff to IntelliBid. See electrical takeoff software.

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CE Cloud Estimating Platform

Use Conest software on the cloud. IntelliBid, SureCount, and Conest Connect from anywhere, on any device. See cloud estimating software.

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Connect Reporting Software

A powerful reporting add-on for IntelliBid. Generate reports and turn IntelliBid data into actionable insights.

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Generate Reports and Gain Insights From Your Electrical Estimating Data

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Conest Connect Analytics and Reporting Software

Gain valuable insights and make data-driven decisions for your business

Conest Connect is a powerful analytics and reporting tool designed to maximize the value of your IntelliBid Electrical Estimating software data, enabling electrical company owners and project managers to make smarter, data-driven decisions. For example, you can create custom reports and dashboards that provide deep insights into project performance. As a result, your team can confidently analyze job data, optimize operations, and make informed choices that drive business growth.

Key Features of Connect:

  • Create powerful, custom reports from your estimating data in minutes
  • Build custom dashboards to assess your electrical projects quickly and efficiently to manage jobs and estimators more effectively
  • Drill down into the deeper details of your estimating data to identify important insights
  • Plan material purchasing and labor requirements by combining summaries from multiple jobs, or from single jobs with multiple change orders and alternate bids

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Introducing Conest Connect

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Navigating Conest Connect

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Creating Dashboards in Connect

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Find the Right Software for Your Shop

Conest Software Systems builds estimating, takeoff, and reporting software for electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors, and has served the electrical trade since 1989. Because every shop estimates differently, start with the software that matches the work in front of you.

Price a Job

Material, labor, overhead, and a bid proposal. Start with electrical estimating software.

Electrical Estimating Software

Count and Measure Drawings

Take off symbols and runs on screen instead of by hand. Start with electrical takeoff software.

Electrical Takeoff Software

Work From Anywhere

Multiple offices, remote estimators, or no office server. Start with cloud estimating software.

Cloud Estimating Software

Why Choose Conest?

Conest Local and Cloud Solutions

Local and Cloud Solutions

Conest Software provides both on-premises and cloud-based software solutions. This versatility allows electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors to choose the deployment method that best suits their requirements, ensuring seamless integration with their existing infrastructure.

Conest Electrical Industry Leaders

Electrical Industry Leaders

Working with the electrical industry for over 30 years, Conest has established itself as the leading provider of electrical estimating software. A commitment to innovation and staying ahead of industry trends makes Conest the most trusted choice for electrical estimating and takeoff solutions.

Conest Robust Database

Largest Industry Database

Conest provides the largest industry-smart database, designed specifically for electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar projects. Our customers have access to the most accurate items and customizable assemblies, enabling users to create accurate estimates for any job.

Conest Exceptional Support

High Quality Support

We prioritize customer satisfaction by providing exceptional technical support services. Our dedicated US-based team of experts ensures prompt and reliable assistance, resolving issues efficiently and effectively, resulting in a seamless user experience.

Conest Integrative Software Ecosystem

Integrative Software Ecosystem

Conest offers a comprehensive suite of electrical estimating, takeoff, and reporting software solutions that seamlessly integrate, creating an ecosystem that streamlines workflows and enhances productivity.

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Trusted by Top Companies

Conest Software has earned the trust of the electrical industry’s leading contractors. Our proven track record of delivering reliable and effective estimating and takeoff solutions helps contractors grow their business with confidence.

We Work With Top Electrical Contractors

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Customer Testimonials

"When I first purchased in Conest in 2007, my business was two guys and a pick up truck using pen and paper. It provided simple bid templates, a lot of assemblies, and a huge database which made it easy to start using immediately as a novice... I have used [IntelliBid] to help my company to grow to 115 employees doing over $25M a year in complicated public works projects ranging from small to over $10M each. Hands down an excellent and versatile software you can grow with. Highly recommend it to anyone." — CLINT; ALESSANDRO ELECTRIC, INC. "I have been a Conest user since 1990 and love the program. [IntelliBid] is, in my opinion, a very robust program and by far the most complete electrical estimating program in the industry... As an estimating consultant and trainer we have every program out there and I say it every day to our students, try Conest for free in our lab, you won’t be disappointed." — MARC CANDELS; CANDELS "Whenever I have a question regarding Conest, your [support] staff has gone over and beyond to help with whatever obstacles I have encountered. I deal a lot with Dan Lampkin. He’s always been professional and has explained what I needed to know in great detail. Very satisfied with the Conest staff." — ROGER ADKINS; PRITCHARD ELECTRIC COMPANY "[SureCount] works really great for us. After the takeoffs are done, we send them to our printer to have full color prints made which are very clean and easy to read. We can export the counts to excel and link them to our own bidding excel bidding system. We were impressed with the [Conest] folks out of the gate - they had videos showing the different features making it easy to understand & the support team is EXCELLENT!" — JOANNA, SOFTWARE ADVICE "The flexibility to create assemblies catered to the way I estimate is the best feature for my method developed over the last 50+ years. Adding items to the database is a feature I appreciate and it appears there might be an unlimited amount of data that could be added." — LARRY; SOFTWARE ADVICE "I have been very impressed with you guys when it comes to support. Top notch for sure." — CHUCK BROWING; ENERGY SYSTEMS SOUTHEAST LLC "Your people are OUTSTANDING! I don’t believe anyone else in the business can, or will, match the level of support and sincere effort to help their customers that Conest folks have demonstrated to us. Thank you for all you do." — MIKE MELTON “…there is a lot of repeatability associated with the type of bidding I’m doing…the great thing about IntelliBid is that I can change a few numbers, update pricing and move on to the next one. My turnaround time in terms of estimates is really fast.” — FRED WARREN “Having had some experience in using computer based estimating systems, I was able to pick up Conest [IntelliBid] quite easily on my own. I would say that recently having used it for a $14 million bid is a pretty good testament to that fact.” — JAMES F. TREMBLEY “I cannot say enough good things about your support staff. I have never had a bad experience dealing with them. They are always professional, knowledgeable and totally supportive during (our) times of crisis.” — LARRY KAPLAN

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About Conest Software Systems

Conest Software Systems builds estimating, takeoff, and reporting software for electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors. Its products are IntelliBid electrical estimating software, SureCount digital takeoff software, Conest Connect analytics and reporting, and CE Cloud hosted delivery. The company has served the electrical trade since 1989 and is also part of the JDM Technology Group.

Most contractors begin with IntelliBid, the estimating platform, and then add SureCount for on-screen plan takeoff. After that, Conest Connect is added once there is estimating history worth reporting on, and CE Cloud when the team needs to work from more than one location.

Electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors, from small residential shops through large multi-crew commercial and industrial firms. Because the material database covers all construction types and job specifications can be saved as defaults, recurring project types only need to be set up once.

Yes. In addition to US-based technical support, Conest provides classroom training, webinars, a video library, and an IntelliBid tips archive.

Request a demo, and an estimating specialist will walk through the software using the kind of work your shop actually bids instead of a generic sample project.

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Conest offers scalable, integrated estimating and takeoff software for electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors, so your estimating tools can grow along with your business.

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