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Unfortunately, many of them are not computer savvy and Best Bid is actually friendly enough to use that these electricians can learn to estimate.

I personally believe that the best estimators are electricians whom work out in the field. As you may know, paper form is now obsolete and using the bigger programs such as McCormick, which is not very electrician-friendly, is the best way to do estimating. Before I used McCormick and On Screen Takeoff, or entered projects manually on paper from blueprints. ft of lease spaces and ground up projects. I am an electrical estimator for R&C, a small electrical contractor that does residential and commercial electrical work ranging from 1,000 sq. The price is so affordable that the only con may be for the company as they could probably charge twice what they do and it would still be a bargain. I am unable to think of any “cons” at this time. Regardless of the size of the project the Best Bid software makes it easy and painless. I have used a wide variety of estimating software in my 30 years and the Best Bid Hybrid Pro is by far the easiest and quickest on the market. I have been an electrical industry expert for over 30 years and author many articles and books on electrical codes and estimating. I can promise you that will not the case with the Best Bid Hybrid Pro software because it is so easy to use and is so amazing affordable that it is a no-brainer for any electrical contractor. The complexity of a software means the difference in using it and putting it on the shelf to collect dust. When I talk estimating to folks I want to show them something simple and easy to understand. Industry: Electrical/Electronic ManufacturingĪs an electrical educator, I have taught over 40,000 students in my time.