Infusing New Life with the Automated Estimating and Bidding Software

Infusing New Life with the Automated Estimating and Bidding Software

The distributors of electrical items are often faced with challenges when they have to prepare job
submittals for their customers. The product information and price lists of different manufacturers have to
be sourced and compared to provide the customers with the best deals and competitive prices. To build a
job submittal a distributor has to track hundreds and thousands of catalog pages and this is a time
consuming procedure that increases the costs. Most of these electrical distributor struggle as they do not
have tools that provide them with effective and time-saving procedures. Thus if they employ expensive
tools their budgets are affected adversely, and if they employ cheap tools the results are poor and
erroneous. In both circumstances the distributor is at a loss.

The electrical estimating software has been designed to simplify the work and present the distributors
with accurate and relevant information so that a logical and fair price can be quoted. This software is an
internet-based tool that provides the product and prices in flexible formats. These formats can be
integrated into the existing applications and processes of the business without any conflicting reactions.
The tool deploys automated processes that facilitate quick and accurate update processes. It provides a
comprehensive list of over 2 million items from more than 720 manufacturers.

Due to the automotive parts catalog updating process the distributors are provided with accurate reports
which helps in making important decisions. The software enables the operations to be streamlined and
populates the web storefront with product images, manufacturer catalog pages, installation instructions
and MSDS sheets thus providing the customers with a rich user experience. It also helps in searching for
alternate items easily. It automatically uploads the items list onto the submittal manager and facilitates
the addition of corresponding pages directly to the submittal. It assists in creating templates of the most
frequently used items so that it can copied quickly into new submittals.

The electrical contractor's tool helps to save time and costs and boost the efficiency and effectiveness. It
duly classifies documents to the standard CSI Master format and provides a variety of formatting options
for adding further information, company logos, headers/footers and numbers to each page. There is an
archive where submittals are stored for quick accessibility. It provides the controls to the distributors for
changing and editing purposes. This tool can be used anywhere anytime with the help of an internet
connection. The submittals are sent are emailed which helps in saving the costs on paper, printing and
shipping.

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