Commercial electrical estimating is a complex process. Contractors generally work with different construction professionals like architects and engineers, larger general contractors, their direct clients, and many other people to do their construction or maintenance projects that include electrical service contracts.

It is mainly a straightforward process that revolves around gaining a few quotes and choosing the contractor that offers the best deal in which commercial electrical includes a bidding process. Electrical estimating plays a useful role in the bidding process. We usually thought to share a little more about how the electrical estimating process works, and you will get to know what we do.

Bid Invitation
The process of electrical estimating begins with an invitation to bid or with the help of an open bid. Usually, general contractors or construction professionals (like an architect) invited us to provide a bid on any specific project. Most of the time different projects market for open bids, which mean any contractor who meets the minimum criteria for the bid to provide pricing.

Details of work
Once our team has decided to bid on a commercial electrical project, the next and foremost step is to evaluate the scope of work and specifications. A formal bid document usually provides useful information. It helps in involving contracting our client to ask for information, attending formal site meetings, reviewing drawings, and more. The detailed information we have about a commercial electrical project can help to deliver more accurate estimates.

Estimating and sourcing products
Electrical Estimating Company has established relationships with suppliers, and the electrical estimating system has already had the most of the usable parts, consumables, wires, and cables and other elements included in it. Once in a while, we need to explore specific things that happen early in the estimating process.

When we are sure that all the required products are easily accessible, the next step is to do a detailed take-off of materials and to compile everything into a detailed bid and proposal.

After our Quote
After quoting on commercial electrical projects, there are still a few revisions that are required to be done. Clients demand to make changes to the specifications and scope of work, sometimes they request alternatives. The process can consume some time, and we usually expect to answer at least a few questions along our way.

After the job begins
When a particular job starts, the estimating process doesn’t end on commercial electrical projects because the job has started now. There are several discoveries related to residential electrical estimating and few untold tasks like commercial installation estimating.

Whenever such issues arise our project management and estimating team start managing it quickly. They come up with the best, most cost-effective solution to the problem.

That's how it shows that estimating for commercial electrical projects is a long and ongoing process.