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Electrical takeoff

Bid more jobs.
Count none of them by hand.

BidMate reads your drawing set and builds the electrical takeoff. You check every line against the drawing and approve it.

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  • Every count linked to its sheet
  • Nothing counted without your approval
  • Rough scans flagged, never guessed

Sound familiar?

Six cents on the dollar.
One missed count takes it.

You're passing on jobs you could win.

There aren't enough hours to take off every set that comes in, so good bids go out the door unanswered.

One takeoff, four different programs.

PDF viewer, takeoff tool, spreadsheet, pricing software. None of them talk, and you retype everything.

The software costs more than it saves.

Pricey seats and yearly contracts for tools only one person in the office knows how to use.

Try it · bid day, two ways

Example job: $1.2M electrical bid at a 6% margin, $72,000 of profit on paper.

    Profit left on this job

    $72,000

    Example numbers for illustration. Items and costs are typical of a mid-size commercial job.

    How it works

    Three steps. You stay in charge of all three.

    1. 01

      Upload the set.

      Drop in the drawings and specs. Clean vectors or rough scans, BidMate reads them sheet by sheet.

    2. 02

      Review with the evidence.

      Every quantity links to the exact spot on the sheet where it was found. Click it and see it.

    3. 03

      Approve and bid.

      You approve line by line. Only approved quantities go into your total.

    Try the review

    Approve a few lines. Watch the total.

    A small sample takeoff. Select a line to see where it came from on the sheet.

    Sample set · First floor electrical
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      Approved lines

      1 of 6

      Approved devices

      9

      What you get

      Built for the way estimators check.

      Every count shows its evidence.

      Click any quantity and land on the exact spot on the sheet where it was found.

      Nothing counts until you approve it.

      Your total only includes lines a person has checked. The number you submit is yours.

      Gaps get flagged, not guessed.

      A missing scale or legend blocks the finish until someone fixes it. There is no override.

      Three labels on every screen.

      • Ready to review
      • Missing information
      • Estimator approved

      Shape, word and color, so status reads the same on a gray printout.

      Warnings that tell you what to do.

      1. What was found
      2. Why it matters
      3. What to check
      4. Where it is on the sheet

      Hiding a layer never changes the count.

      Clear the clutter off the drawing. The number you are about to bid stays put.

      Questions

      What estimators ask first.

      Does it replace my estimator?

      No. BidMate does the counting groundwork. Your estimator reviews every quantity and approves it before it counts.

      Our drawings are often rough scans. Will it work?

      Yes. BidMate reads them, and anything it can't confirm is marked Missing information or drawn dashed, so you know exactly where to look instead of trusting a guess.

      Can I see where every number came from?

      Yes. Every quantity links back to the sheet and the spot where it was found. One click takes you there.

      What does it cover?

      Electrical takeoffs: lighting fixtures, devices, panels and the runs between them, read from your drawings and specs.

      Can we start now?

      We're bringing on a small group of electrical contractors. Book a demo and we'll walk your team through a real bid set.

      Book a demo

      See it on your own drawings.

      Bring a set you've already bid. We'll run it together and you can check every count against your own numbers.

      • 30 minutes, with your estimator
      • Your drawings, not a canned sample
      • No commitment afterward