Electrical Estimating Services

We are a professional electrical estimating company that offers long term and short-term electrical estimating solutions for electrical contractors around the nation. Whether you are looking for part-time, full-time, or more than one electrical estimator, we are always here to help you further your company’s goals.

We have over 300 years of combined experience, and at the top in the electrical industry. We have successfully bid hundreds of electrical projects ranging in value from a few thousand dollars to over several million dollars. We have vast experience estimating commercial, institutional, civil, industrial, and residential projects in both the private sector and government markets.

 

What You Can Expect From Us is You'll Get Everything You Need to Bid on a Project.

• We offer a complete package for supplier quoted items such as lighting, switchgear, fire alarm, and generator.
• We generate detailed RFIs for your use in case of any issues that may arise.
• We provide a list of items needed when there is a need for site visits.
• We give a detailed, comprehensive, competitive estimate that is easy to read and understand.
• We provide a professional bid proposal with inclusions & exclusions.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Provide the project documents (plans) by mail, email, CD, or online availability.
• Provide your labor rates, overhead & profit percentages (%) or we can calculate those for you.
• Forward addenda, alternates, and relevant upstream data.
• Forward RFI responses.
• Forward selected "Quoted Material" prices from your suppliers.
• Go to our online store and pick up your completed bid.
• Submit completed bid to General Contractors.

Our Responsibilities Include:

• Generate RFIs and forward them to you.
• Provide a computer printout of material and labor by category.
• Provide "Quoted Materials" lists for you to forward to your suppliers.
• Provide you with a bid winning estimate that is easy to make necessary changes, and easy to read and understand.
• Provide 24/7 support. We will always be available for you or your estimator when the time is critical or when it's bid day.
• Provide a schedule of values.
• Provide suggested inclusions and exclusions of scope of work.
• Recommend appropriate value engineering to increase your award rate, and simultaneously increase your profit
• If you choose for us to submit your bid, we will contact bidding GCs and submit the completed bid proposal to GCs using your company information.

 

How Our Electrical Estimating Services Work For Your Company

Choose Estimating Services Needed: You can choose from the different levels of estimating services that best fits your company’s needs. Material and Labor Take-off for when your company wants to enter the numbers in to their own software, or Complete Estimating Service including submitting your proposal on your companies behalf and bid tracking. We also offer budgeting services for you when projects do not have complete drawings available.

Acquire Plans: Plans can be obtained in several ways. Charter will get them, the contractor will supply them or email, or a hard copy can be ordered. Verification of project information such as bid dates, whether the job is union, non-union, or open shop, etc.

Accurate Estimating: Once we receive the project, we read all the specs, plans and scope of work are reviewed. Company procedures at Charter have multiple cross checks and balances to minimize errors. Our on screen takeoff allows us to have better control over how we set up a project and reduce errors. We use your suppliers for all quoted material pricing and equipment.

Relationship Building: Obtaining a bidders list that includes all bidders is vital to winning a project. Provide us your "invites to bid" from a specific contractor. We will find the other contractors bidding the project and make sure your estimate gets into their hands. We offer these services so that your company is known to the General Contractors in your area.

Bid Closeout: Knowing how the numbers need to come together on bid day for a competitive estimate is just as important as an accurate take-off. Our numbers analysis will be performed and important information regarding the bid will be shared with you. Finally, any adjustment to the estimate is done and we work closely with you to finalize the bid before it is sent out.

Bid Tracking to get Results: Post bid follow up calls are made to confirm who won the bid, and what your placement was compared to other bidders, because bidding doesn't stop on bid day. We use the information to adjust numbers on the next bid when necessary. We do follow up calls on all of our estimates, as it is vital information to help bid-win ratios.

 

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Projects

• Motels
• Banks
• Hospitals
• Interiors
• Parking Garages
• Theatres
• Hotels
• Airports
• Fire Stations
• Custom Homes
• Health Care Facilities
• Multi-Family Housing
• Transportation
• Large Retailers
• Universities
• Tenants
• Public Schools
• Government Projects
• High Rises
• Solar
• Restaurants
• Offices
• Auto Dealerships
• Country Clubs

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Get a Quick Quote For Your Next Construction Project

Using state-of-the-art estimating software, Charter Estimating generates quotes based on the blueprint of your project plan. We understand your project may be under a time crunch. If so, please send us your plan via email and we will provide an electrical estimate quickly.

No matter where you are building, our team is available to assist you in your time of need. We offer electrical estimates for electrical projects all over the United States. We can also provide the forms and services to launch your next project. Our team can handle the scheduling and billing details to ensure that everything stays on track to meet your deadlines.

We also protect your investments through change order tracking, cost tracking, and Request for Information (RFI) tracking.

 

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