IntelliBid Electrical Estimating Software

If you are still using manual estimating methods and want to reduce your estimating time by 50% or more, IntelliBid electrical estimating software is designed for you. IntelliBid helps electrical and low-voltage estimators and contractors produce estimates faster with greater detail, accuracy and consistency. IntelliBid is available in four editions: IntelliBid, IntelliBid PLUS, IntelliBid PRO and IntelliBid Design Build.

IntelliBid

From small contractor to large, multi-crew shops, IntelliBid provides full-featured functionality to create accurate, consistent estimates quickly and easily. IntelliBid offers more features than any other estimating program of its kind.

KEY FEATURES OF IntelliBid

Industry-Smart Database

Industry-smart database of over 120,000 electrical and low-voltage material items with more than 350,000 prebuilt assembly kits for all construction types.
The database includes manufacturer specific items such as, for electrical; Caddy/Erico, Hoffman/Pentair, Levition, Lutron, Hubbell, Siemens, SquareD, Crouse-Hinds, Wattstopper and many more. And for low voltage; AMP NETCONNECT, Belden, COMMSCOPE, Corning/Anixter, Hubbell,Premise Wiring, LEVITON, ORTRONICS, SIEMON, SYSTIMAX, SnakeTray, PANDUIT, Valcom and more…
Supplier-specific material price updates via NetPricer® and EPIC®
Automatic price comparison for up to 10 of your local suppliers
Save special pricing for each project
Add, edit or import custom products

Pre-installed industry standard labor units
Create custom labor units

Takeoff

Enter job specifications for faster takeoff using IntelliBid’s Job Spec feature. Save your job settings as the default for all similar type or future jobs, saving the time of having to recreate or reset job specifications for each bid.
Enter any new item directly into the takeoff
Enter comments directly into the Audit trail
Auto Labor factor: Make labor corrections for installation height, floors, length, quantities, multiple runs, etc.
Breakdown your job by phase
Deal with “Typicals” easily
Create Breakouts

SureCount takeoff software’s seamless integration with IntelliBid improves accuracy while saving considerable amounts of valuable takeoff time. Estimating tasks such as assigning material and labor are completed during takeoff in SureCount. The organization of drawings and phases is synchronized with IntelliBid, giving the user an optimized workflow when organizing the project by phases, device types or other categories.

Bid Closing

Manage quotations for major materials like lighting or distribution equipment or equipment rentals and subcontract pricing.
Manage large project quotations for quick evaluation of completeness of major quotes

Create one to many bid scenarios within the same job to accommodate various pricing requests like alternate pricing options

Create multiple custom templates for storing labor and tax rates and other recoverable costs for various regions, jurisdictions or customers.
Create and store multiple proposal templates.
Create and store multiple change order proposal templates
Include alternates, breakouts and unit prices with bid proposals.

Bid Management

Complete bid list by project or by estimator
Filter or sort projects
Archive and delete old projects
Multiple users can work in the same estimate at the same time

Document Management & Reports

Specifications, addendums, drawing files and quotations can be stored with each IntelliBid job.
RFI’s, transmittals and other email related documents either outbound or inbound can be sent and stored directly from IntelliBid.
All documents are automatically shared with ConEst’s JobTrac project management software.
Exports available; Excel, Word, PDF (Adobe), American Contractor, BIS, Bluegrass, Forefront, JobPower, Jonas Premier, Spectrum, Timberline, Foundation, MasterBuilder, Maxwell ProContractor, MS Project, ViewPoint, ComputerEase

Create and submit bid proposals by email directly from IntelliBid
Automatically send bid proposals to separate customers.
Attach additional documents with your proposals.
Create a database of companies and contacts complete with email addresses.

Exports to .xls, .xlsx, .doc, .txt, .csv and .pdf formats
Export to MSProject.

Security

Create secure access to your estimates
Show /Hide jobs, and allow/disallow access to parts of the software on a user or group basis

Accounting Interfaces

Accounting exports of budgeted costs from IntelliBid to major accounting systems

IntelliBid PLUS includes more of the Smart System Technology tools, such as Smart Substitution using built-in NEC tables and Count Sheets to organize your takeoff. A detailed takeoff screen clearly displays each feature for quick access. Perform common takeoff functions without having to open and close multiple windows.

KEY FEATURES OF IntelliBid PLUS

Streamline your takeoff

Count Sheets
Advanced Breakout
Smart-Substitution
ItemVue
AssemblyVue
JobVue

IntelliBid PRO adds the convenience of creating job-specific installation assemblies on the fly, generating job change orders quickly and easily perform bid and job estimate tracking and analysis.

Change Orders

Create and submit change orders that are organized by project

Enhanced Proposals

Create and save custom proposal templates exactly the way you want.
Choose colors, fonts, add pictures and bullets.

Enhanced Change Order Proposals

Create and save custom proposal templates exactly the way you want.
Choose colors, fonts, add pictures and bullets.

Create Custom Job-specific Assemblies

Easily create custom job specific assemblies on the fly in takeoff
Import job-specific assemblies as permanent assemblies in the database

Bid & Job Analysis

Bid analysis
Job analysis

Increase your bidding success and bottom line profits by understanding who you are bidding with and against and what types of projects you’re bidding
Focus on customers and projects that you are most successful with
Analyze and review your bids by the year, month, estimator and bids won or lost

View the IntelliBid Feature Chart

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