Electrical Estimating and Job quoting software

[Fred Faulkner]

Hi Guys,

I own a Small to meduim size electrical contracting business thats exspanding by the minute!

pricing as we all know is a real pain and normally happens at 7pm with dinner on the table..

any of you guys got ideas or reviews on Estimating software for quoting domestic and commerical projects?

Amtech looks okay....

any ideas guys?

cheers

 

[Leesparkykent]

Hi Guys,

I own a Small to meduim size electrical contracting business thats exspanding by the minute!

pricing as we all know is a real pain and normally happens at 7pm with dinner on the table..

any of you guys got ideas or reviews on Estimating software for quoting domestic and commerical projects?

Amtech looks okay....

any ideas guys?

cheers

Excel spreadsheet. Simple and easy.

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

Excel as Lee said .. would Excel at such a job, just need to know all the areas you want

Excel can be a Mini Programming Lang, and very nice to work with.. once had to make a complex time sheet for a year that lets you take hours from one week and send it to another .. came in at 1.44MB

Easiest one ive done was a Spread sheet for a guy who bet on the gee gees,want to see how much he won and lost.
I had to learn some of the wordings for that .. Each way and all that stuff..he did give me a tip for a thank you but i dont gamble on such a thing.

2.5mm T&E QTY ____ /m Cost £____ =QTY*£
1.5mm T&E QTY ____/m Cost £____ =QTY*£

=Sum (QTY*£)
all tick boxes that you can tick or type in a value and can change due to cost. and you could have a friendly print format .. i think.

 

[Fred Faulkner]

Thanks, i currently use spreadsheet and it does work but im sure theres something out there !!

i suppose its a hard thing to make due to the many different types and makes of materials trays trunking uni strut down to a MCB or a 6mm penny washer..

estimating bores the life out of me!!

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

Sage maybe and any thing you use comes under the products, I don't know if it can make a invoice, but I think it can do all you want but a lot programming and no easy fix. For software like that I would want w lot of money for such a stream line program

 

[Hellmooth]

Excel spreadsheet. Simple and easy.

As you've mentioned before Lee, you have set prices per point? Do you work this out through excel? Do you ever need to work out a different price per point if say it's concrete walls/stud/straw (few posts about this lately so thought I'd be the smart ar5e):sailor: