Electrical Bid Manager™ SQL Pro

Features

Electrical Bid Manager™ SQL Pro (EBM SQL) for Windows® is the most advanced electrical estimating software available today. Estimate faster and with more confidence than ever before. Easy to learn and use.

Key Features of EBM Pro

Geared for Larger Electrical Contracting Companies and Professional Estimators

• Our SQL Pro version includes all the bells and whistles that larger companies have come to expect.
• Multiple estimators in the same job at the same time.
• Advanced features for professional estimators
• Still very easy to master. The easiest estimating software to learn.

SQL Technology

• Our SQL Pro version uses the best database technology available today, Microsoft SQL Server®. This is a rock solid database that won't breakdown or slow down even when your database gets huge. Your network administrator will enjoy the benefits of SQL Server database backups, eliminating the need for estimators to make sure backups are done regularly.

Takeoff Modules

• All the takeoff modules of the Plus version plus some added specialty takeoff modules
• Labor factor (increase or decrease) each takeoff item “on the fly”
• Labor column selection can be unique for each item
• Material cost price factor for each takeoff module
• Material cost price factor (increase or decrease) for each item
• Quick Takeoff Module with drag and drop directly from the master database
• Quick Takeoffs by database item number entry
• Quick Wiring Device takeoff module for speedy device takeoffs

Database

• Edit entire database in a spreadsheet layout
• Attribute Wizard for takeoff enhancement
• Labor column creation wizard
• Create Assemblies of Assemblies
• Database includes “Specialty” databases of Fire Alarm, Demolition, and Voice/Data/Video
• Personal favorite items database for each user

Reports

• Graphs for quick and easy job analysis
• Expanded detail for direct job expenses, tools, and subcontracts
• Open Items Report for those items still in need of pricing

Bid Analysis

• All Bid Analysis features included with EBM SQL Plus.
• Quickly identify Open Items to finalize the bid

Audit Trail

• “Undo” editing changes
• Change the labor column of individual items
• Copy items, phases, sections from one to another
• Search feature to quickly find items and entries
• Display of all unit prices and labor times
• Filter the audit trail to see only the entries you need
• Filtered view for each estimator when performing multi-user estimates
• List material and labor totals for each assembly
• Non-standard labor time change indicator
• Non-standard material price change indicator

Navigation and Software Control

• Supervisor controls each estimators access to each job
• Multi-user – multiple estimators in the same job at the same time
• Open multiple jobs at the same time
• Copy/paste from one job to another
• Filter the list of jobs by user so the estimator can view only his jobs