The risk of leaving profits on the table with their estimates is a very real concern for contractors in today’s economy. Software solutions that guard against such losses make it possible for contractors to bid with confidence, knowing that their material and labor costs are accurate. ConEst has dedicated itself to the integration of the latest technology with software tools that are powerful, yet affordable and easy to use … tools that help combat the threat of lost profits.
ConEst Software Systems , a privately held corporation headquartered in Londonderry, NH, has been supplying the electrical industry with computerized estimating solutions since 1989. The company’s founder, President and CEO, George Hague, has played a key role in the electrical industry beginning in the early 1960’s as a successful electrical contractor and continuing on as a professional estimator and certified instructor of both electrical apprenticeship training and NEC code updates. With a management staff of former electrical contractors, estimators and electricians, George and his team have focused their energies on creating software solutions that address the needs of today’s contractor, with the experience and understanding of what it takes to get the job done right the first time!
The company’s flagship estimating program, IntelliBid, delivers Smart System ™ technology that helps guard against errors and miscalculations that can chip away at an otherwise successful estimate. Automatic Labor Factoring in IntelliBid automatically combines all installation variables affecting labor such as building elevation, mounting height, parallel conduit runs, wires in a raceway, etc. to determine the final labor unit for each item. This feature brings a higher level of accuracy and consistency to all your estimates! With a ‘One Source-One Solution’ approach, ConEst’s robustly designed suite of software products deliver timesaving features that empower contractors to manage the entire construction process from estimating and design build through project management and final billing. This includes the recently released Design Build version with the capability of providing automated segment series voltage drop calcs, NEC Article 220 Services and feeders, fault currents, load calculation, motor calculations, conduit fill, box fill and wireway fill as well as zonal cavity lighting calculations. These, when integrated with our substitution feature, give the estimator the ability to do value pricing by automatically converting entire sub-phases for items such as copper to aluminum, MC Cable to Hosp Grd BX, DC/Comp to STL/SS Ftgs, etc. In addition, our new Data Bid Database provides state of the art VDV (IBS) items, assemblies and labor units for the most accurate estimating in the Integrated Building Systems arena.
ConEst was the first software vendor to implement a dynamic link in their estimating software for Internet-based material pricing through NetPricer Service, successfully launching the company’s e-commerce connection. This new feature lets the user obtain online material pricing from participating suppliers. Connecting to NetPricer through IntelliBid instantly updates the user’s database and bids with their vendor-specific material costs, allowing contractors to estimate with greater accuracy and confidence. Options for keeping your material prices current also include a connection to Tra-Ser, Epic and the ability to import your vendor-specific pricing.
ConEst continues to be the leading choice of contractors and estimators, providing electrical and structured cabling estimating, design build, project management and billing software solutions to their customers worldwide. For more information about ConEst, call 1-800-662-7687, email sales@conest.com, or visit the company’s website at http://www.conest.com
