Accurate Conest Software Based Electrical Estimating Services
99% Bid Accuracy
Licensed in 45+ U.S. States
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All CSI Divisions Covered
14+ Years in Business
One Connected Software Stack, From Plan Set to Priced Bid
At Smart Constructs, we don’t bounce your project between disconnected tools. We provide premises and cloud-based software solutions that move through a single Conest ecosystem, so quantities, pricing, and labor data stay linked from the first takeoff click to the final bid file with no re-keying, no format conversion, and no lost assembly detail along the way. Have a look at what is included in a single software stack.
SureCount Digital Takeoff
We count every conduit run, device, and fixture directly from your drawings inside SureCount. Quantities export straight into IntelliBid, removing the manual re-entry step that causes most transcription errors.
IntelliBid Estimating Engine
Takeoff quantities get priced against NEC-based assemblies inside IntelliBid, with Auto-Labor Factoring adjusting hours for installation height, run length, and multiple runs per actual field conditions.
Conest Connect Reporting
Finished estimates flow into Conest Connect for phase breakdowns, alternates, and job-cost analysis, giving you reportable data structured for bid submission, not just a flat total.
File Formats IntelliBid Accepts
Takeoff quantities imported into IntelliBid from PDF, DWG, and DXF plan sets, with SureCount handling on-screen counting for scanned or hand-marked drawings, so incomplete or non-digital sets never delay assembly pricing.
Live Pricing Sync
Material costs sync through NetPricer, EPIC, or TRA-SER, keeping every priced line item current against real supplier data instead of outdated cost assumptions.
Native Integration for In-House Conest Users
If your team already runs IntelliBid, we deliver estimates as native .ibd project files, not converted exports, so your database, item pricing, and assemblies merge in without rebuilding a single line.
How We Build Every Estimate Inside the Conest Environment
Most estimating mistakes happen before a single price gets entered in the counting. That is why our process is built entirely around one connected software environment, not a patchwork of tools. Here is exactly what happens between your plan set landing in our hands and a bid-ready number leaving them.
Digital Takeoff in SureCount
We count every conduit run, device, fixture, and cable length directly from your drawings, exporting verified quantities straight into IntelliBid without manual re-entry or transcription errors.
Assembly Pricing & Labor Factoring in IntelliBid
Quantities get priced against NEC-based assemblies, then Auto-Labor Factoring adjusts hours for installation height, run length, and multiple runs per your project’s actual field conditions.
Pricing Sync & Reporting via Conest Connect
Material costs sync through NetPricer, EPIC, or TRA-SER for current supplier pricing, while Conest Connect breaks the estimate into phases, alternates, and change-order-ready summaries.
Get a Conest IntelliBid-Powered Estimate From an Electrical Estimating Company
Stop absorbing the cost of missed quantities and outdated labor rates. Upload your plan set and get a defensible, IntelliBid-priced estimate that is complete with NEC-based assemblies, current material pricing, and an editable file you can revise through every addendum and change order.
What You Actually Receive in an IntelliBid Estimate
An IntelliBid estimate is not a single lump-sum number. It is a structured, auditable deliverable built from your drawings, broken into the same components an in-house estimator would produce, just faster and cross-checked. Here is exactly what’s included in every estimate before it reaches your desk for bid submission.
- Item and assembly database detail
- Labor unit tables
- Phase and alternate breakdown
- Material pricing detail
- Scope sheets
- Change order tracking structure
- Panel and switchgear schedules
- Native, editable IntelliBid file
NEC Articles Behind Every IntelliBid Estimate
Conest Software System’s assemblies are not generic line items; each one ties back to a specific NEC (NFPA 70) article governing that scope. This keeps quantities code-compliant from takeoff through bid submission, so nothing gets priced against outdated or mismatched requirements when inspection time comes. Look at the most used NEC articles on this platform.
- NEC Article 210 - Branch Circuits
- NEC Article 230 - Services
- NEC Article 250 - Grounding and Bonding
- NEC Article 408 - Switchboards, Switchgear, and Panelboards
- NEC Article 700 - Emergency Systems
- NEC Article 220 - Branch Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations
- NEC Article 240 - Overcurrent Protection
- NEC Article 310 - Conductors for General Wiring
- NEC Article 690 - Solar Photovoltaic Systems
- NEC Article 701 - Legally Required Standby Systems
Estimating Methods We Apply Inside IntelliBid
Unit Price Estimating
Once construction documents are complete, we price every device, fixture, and conduit foot individually inside IntelliBid. This method delivers the highest accuracy for final bid submissions.
Assembly Estimating
We group related components into single priced line items. This speeds up takeoff on standard installations while keeping IntelliBid's labor and material data tied to real, buildable assemblies.
Parametric Estimating
When drawings are partial, we apply historical project data and IntelliBid's formulas to predict cost from known variables. This bridges early design gaps without waiting on a finished set.
Conceptual Estimating
Before drawings even exist, we price electrical scope from a program narrative alone. This gives owners and design-build teams an early cost ceiling for financing and planning decisions.
Stop Estimating Blind. Start Bidding With Conest IntelliBid.
Every hour your team spends re-checking spreadsheets is an hour a competitor spends winning the bid. Outsourced Conest-based electrical estimating services swap fixed salaries and guesswork for pay-per-project pricing, a live largest industry-smart database, and synced material costs, so your numbers hold up long after the ink dries.
Manual Electrical Estimating
- High fixed salary costs
- No NEC-based assembly database
- Stale, unsynced material pricing
- Manual labor factoring guesswork
- Slower turnaround under bid pressure
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Conest Software System Based Estimating
- Pay-per-project model
- NEC-based items and assemblies
- Auto-Labor Factoring for real field conditions
- NetPricer, EPIC, TRA-SER pricing sync
- Editable, revision-ready IntelliBid files
Who Relies on Our Conest-Based Electrical Estimating Services
- Electrical Contractors
- Low-Voltage Contractors
- Design-Build Firms
- Solar Project Contractors
- Industrial & Manufacturing Facility Contractors
- Datacom Installers
- Property Developers & Owners
- Architecture & Engineering Firms
- Subcontractors Bidding Competitive Work
- Mechanical & MEP Contractors
Our Electrical Estimation Portfolio With Real IntelliBid Precision
Each electrical estimating project here started as a rough plan set and ended as a defensible bid number. We ran takeoffs in SureCount, priced them in IntelliBid against NEC-based assemblies, factored labor for actual site conditions, and pulled current material costs through NetPricer. Then handed contractors a file they could still edit long after bid day. Explore our past completed projects.
Riverside Medical Office Park, Austin, TX
Full IntelliBid panel schedule and emergency circuit takeoff completed in 36 hours; switchgear pricing matched final construction costs within 2%.
Harborview Multi-Family Complex, Newark, NJ
SureCount conduit and device takeoff across 180 units; Auto-Labor Factoring caught run-length variances that corrected an underpriced in-house draft estimate.
Cascade Distribution Warehouse, Portland, OR
IntelliBid motor control center and feeder estimate delivered with NetPricer-updated switchgear costs, helping the contractor win the bid by 4%.
Electrical Project Types We Estimate Inside Conest IntelliBid
Every project type draws on the same NEC-based database, but the assemblies, labor factoring, and pricing logic shift by scope. Here is how IntelliBid’s structure applies across residential, commercial, industrial, low-voltage, solar, and emergency power work.
Residential Electrical
IntelliBid's pre-built assemblies price panel upgrades, service entrance sizing, and branch circuits fast, while Auto-Labor Factoring adjusts for run length and fixture count across new builds and renovations.
Commercial Electrical
Conest Software System separates normal power from life-safety circuits by assembly, pricing lighting controls, fire alarm circuits, and panel schedules against current NEC requirements for offices, retail, and healthcare buildouts.
Industrial Electrical
Conest electrical estimating software handles motor control centers, feeders, and switchgear, while Auto-Labor Factoring accounts for conductor length and installation height across plants, warehouses, and process facilities.
Low-Voltage & Datacom
This platform isolates structured cabling, access control, and control wiring into their own assemblies, separate from general power scope, so nothing gets folded into the wrong line item.
Solar & Renewable Systems
IntelliBid prices inverter locations, rapid shutdown wiring, and interconnection equipment against solar-specific assemblies, keeping metering and net-metering costs accounted for before construction starts.
Emergency & Standby Power
IntelliBid electrical estimation prices generators, automatic transfer switches, and egress lighting circuits as separate assemblies from normal power, keeping life-safety branch loads distinct for fire marshal review.
Tools Powered Our Estimation Process
What Contractors Say About Our Conest-Based Electrical Estimating
Sarah John
Electrical Contractor
Our old estimates never accounted for labor factoring properly. The IntelliBid takeoffs provided by Smart Constructs adjust for run length and height automatically. Our bids finally match what it actually takes to install.
Nama Z.
Low-Voltage Contractor
For the last three months, our material pricing kept slipping through the cracks between bid day and award. Their team provided us with NetPricer-synced numbers that held firm, so our margin didn’t erode before the job even started.
Adam Davis Thompson
Chief Estimator of Industrial Electrical Firm
Getting the estimate back from Smart Constructs as an editable IntelliBid file changed our workflow. We reopen it for every change order instead of rebuilding quantities from a static PDF. 10/10 recommended.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Conest/IntelliBid-based electrical estimating and how is it different from generic estimating?
IntelliBid is Conest’s dedicated electrical estimate platform, built on an NEC-based database of pre-built items and assemblies. It applies accurate labor units and pricing logic for electrical, low-voltage, and datacom scopes.
Which Conest products does your estimating process use?
We use IntelliBid for estimating, SureCount for digital quantity takeoff, and Conest Connect for cloud-based reporting and job-cost analysis. These three tools work together to convert counted plan quantities into priced, phase-organized estimates ready for bid submission.
How does Conest keep material and labor pricing current?
IntelliBid syncs with NetPricer, EPIC, and TRA-SER pricing services to update supplier material costs. Then it applies Auto-Labor Factoring to automatically adjust labor hours for installation height and quantity multipliers.
Can you deliver estimates in a format we can reopen and revise ourselves?
Yes. Estimates are built natively in IntelliBid, so you receive editable project files. You can reopen them for change orders or phase revisions without re-keying quantities from scratch.
Do you handle both takeoff and estimating or just one side?
We handle both. Since IntelliBid and SureCount are separate programs, we manage takeoff-to-estimate handoff internally, so you receive one coordinated deliverable instead of managing two disconnected software steps yourself.
