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Before purchasing estimating software you must familiarize yourself with Mike Holt's Illustrated Guide to Electrical Estimating. This 250 page textbook contains hundreds of illustrations, examples, sample blueprints and price catalog, along with an Instructor’s Guide. You’ll learn about: Bid Checklist, Bid Notes and Questions, The Take-Off, Determining Bill—Material, Pricing and Labor Material, Extending and Totaling, Adjusting Material and Labor Costs, Bid Summary (Bid Recap), Project Management, The Proposal, and Selecting Estimating Software. Package includes a text/workbook with answer key.

WHO SELLS ESTIMATING SOFTWARE?

[ THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE PURCHASING ANY ESTIMATING SOFTWARE ]

Because of the technical nature of electrical estimating, estimating software is not available in computer stores. Only a person who has been trained in electrical contracting can adequately explain how computerized estimating works, and the many ways it will benefit you.

Find out as much as you can about the software vendor. How long have they been in the business of selling software? How many customers do they have? What other software products do they sell? What is their background in estimating and electrical contracting? Don't get too excited, take your time to investigate the different vendors and make a selection based on facts, not opinions. If possible, see if you can use the software on a trial basis. Naturally this will cost you a few hundred dollars, insist on money back guarantee.

Here is a list of the major estimating software companies:

[ THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE PURCHASING ANY ESTIMATING SOFTWARE ]

 
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