How to Bid Bigger Jobs

[Energized Electric]

Hi everyone! I am starting to expand my business into multi family and commercial.

How does everyone bid their jobs? Do you guys use apps or software? How do you bid?

 

[brantmacga]

I used Conest.

What size multi-family are you trying to do, and do you have experience with it? It is probably the most cut-throat market of them all.

 

[Energized Electric]

I am able currently to bid on a six unit complete rewire, including the service

 

[brantmacga]

I am able currently to bid on a six unit complete rewire, including the service

I see. Software will definitely help, I would only suggest that you not be completely reliant on it in that market. Use it for the take-off, but adjust the assembly labor to match what you know to be real-world accurate. If you’ve been doing multi-family already you know how competitive it is.


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[texie]

The OP indicates "rewire" as opposed to new construction. This can be wildly different from "standard" estimating for new construction.

 

[horses]

Hi everyone! I am starting to expand my business into multi family and commercial.

How does everyone bid their jobs? Do you guys use apps or software? How do you bid?

I have used Accubid estimating software for years.

 

[cdslotz]

"How do you bid?"
Estimating commercial is a science....if you don't know "how"......you can get crushed either price-wise or bankruptcy-wise...or both

 

[NoahsArc]

"How do you bid?"
Estimating commercial is a science....if you don't know "how"......you can get crushed either price-wise or bankruptcy-wise...or both

Yeah, well you have to start small and probably eat it a few times, hopefully not too much.

I have used Accubid estimating software for years.

They have an okay suite with a decent proprietary set of labor hours and assemblies, it's a good starting point, I learned on it with a similar size contractor.
Not cheap.

 

[Marshmo]

How do you guys keep man power at the ready for these jobs you're bidding?

Union, get the ball rolling and keep them hooked up?