Electrical Contracting
just got easier
Meet BidPak
Built by a Master Electrician for Electrical Contractors
BidPak provides all of the tools necessary to efficiently run your business resulting in increased sales and lower costs, all from a phone, tablet or computer of your choice.
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How it Works
BidPak Has You Covered w/Our All-In-One-Platform
Benefits
The capabilities and operating efficiencies provided by BidPak mean one thing – you’re going to save time and money! Here are a few of the benefits you will appreciate using this powerful platform to manage your business.
Ease of Use
BidPak has been specifically designed to provide a very friendly user interface; you can be up and running immediately.
✔️ Users can interact with and navigate through BidPak to accomplish their tasks effectively and efficiently.
✔️ Create your first proposal in minutes with our straightforward and recognizable Project Workflow, Smart Symbols, Assemblies, and supplies throughout BidPak.
✔️ We digitized and streamlined the day-to-day processes you are already doing into one platform that allows you to keep your projects organized and under control from start to finish.
Cost Savings
BidPak cuts costs and boosts profits through several key features.
✔️ Faster, More Accurate Proposals: Generate professional proposals with accurate material & labor costs during your initial visit, saving you time and money compared to traditional methods.
✔️ Simplified Material Procurement: Get an automatic bill of materials based on your proposal, ready for electronic delivery to the Distributor/Retailer or ordered on any eCommerce website. Eliminate wasted trips by ensuring all materials are ordered correctly the first time.
✔️ Increased Efficiency: effortlessly schedule and track all of your projects and manpower to ensure timely performance within budget.
✔️ Stop wasting time and money on inefficient processes. BidPak empowers you to work smarter, not harder, and capture more revenue.
Enhanced Revenue
By combining operational efficiency with customer satisfaction, BidPak captures more revenue and profitability.
✔️ Your revenue and profitability will increase through BidPak's time saving operations which allow you to win and complete more projects.
✔️ BidPaks’ toolbox enables accurate and timely project design, estimating and performance. Customers love quick response and will come back for more business.
✔️ Satisfied customers will also refer you to family and friends, creating additional revenue.
Streamlined Operations:
BidPak provides numerous tools to efficiently manage all aspects of your business, reducing wasted time and effort.
✔️ Advanced design capabilities using Smart Symbols enables quick and accurate project design.
✔️ Automated proposal generation and detailed bill of material are instantly created following design completion.
✔️ Automated parts procurement with your Distributor with a single keystroke - no more daily trips to the supplier or waiting in line.
✔️ Leverage the Electrical Distributor to stock, order, manage, and deliver your project material through BidPak’s Auto Procurement tool.
Increased Customer Satisfaction
Satisfied customers are your greatest marketing tool.
✔️ Quick Responses & Timely Project Completion: Customers want to receive quick proposals and accurate scheduling for the work to be completed.
✔️ Repeat Business: Satisfied customers return for more work.
✔️ Referral Business: Happy customers refer you to their network of family and friends.
Professional Proposals
BidPak will enable accurate and timely design and estimating of a project, resulting in a professional-looking proposal that can be quickly submitted, so you can win more projects.
✔️ BidPak will enable accurate and timely design and estimating of a project, resulting in a professional-looking proposal that can be quickly submitted, so you can win more projects.
✔️ With a single keystroke, a professional estimate for your customer is created using a pre-built template that is customized with your company information and logo.
✔️ You can control the costs that are presented, typically broken down by material and labor details, but you can choose what your client sees.
✔️ You spend no time creating the proposal, which can be immediately presented to your customer while you are still on-site.
✔️ You’ll have far greater success selling your customers on the spot at the time when they are most excited and involved.
Improved Scheduling
BidPak's scheduling tool simplifies project and crew allocation and let’s you do the following:
✔️ Drag-and-Drop Calendar Creation: Build your company calendar with ease using intuitive drag-and-drop functionality.
✔️ Color-Coded Resource Management: Quickly identify worker availability with a glance at the color-coded calendar.
✔️ Efficient Project Management: Input new jobs, assign the right electrician, and manage everything in one place.
✔️ Online Booking for Customers: Empower customers to conveniently book appointments directly through your calendar.
✔️ Professionally Enhances Booking and Dispatching Activities: Keep everyone informed with automatic arrival notifications via text or email.
Simplified Procurement
Stop wasting time and money on daily trips to the supply house. BidPak allows you to work smarter, not harder.
✔️ Optimizes material procurement, minimizing or eliminating daily trips to an Electrical Distributor or Retailer
✔️ Starting with an accurate design and proposal, BidPak automatically creates your project bill of material which can be electronically delivered to your distribution for will call or drop-ship to the site.
✔️ You’ll immediately notice the time savings by eliminating multiple trips to the distributor before you get all the material you need.
Pricing
BidPak Essentials provides access to key BidPak features that let you take advantage of our Digital Pricebook, including all Smart Symbols and our library of over 1,300 pre-built assemblies. Our Quick Take-Off lets you immediately generate your estimate and proposal to the customer.
Features Include:
+ Digital Price Book
+ Real-Time Material Pricing
+ Quick Take Off
+ Work Packages
+ Smart Symbols
+ Assemblies
+ Proposals
+ Simple Procurement
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BidPak Elite provides access to all BidPak features and modules, giving you full design capabilities using our Drag and Drop Visual Designer and all Company & Project Management & Resource allocation tools.
Features Include:
+ All BidPak Essentials Features
+ Visual Designer
+ Invoicing
New Features Rolling Out Over the Next Several Months:
+ Auto Procurement *
+ BidPak Paper *
+ Change Order Management *
+ Scheduling *
+ Project Tasks *
+ BidPak Connect *
+ Accounting Integration *
Bidpak is scheduled for full release within the next several months, but for a short period of time, we’re providing an introductory early access to Bidpak Elite at a heavily discounted price of $79/month. You will be locked in at that price as additional features are rolled out. (Bidpak Elite is $259/month). Sign up before August 23rd, 2024 and take advantage or our early access promo and start realizing your growth and increased profitability potential!
Our Story
Born from the frustrations of a seasoned Master Electrician tired of juggling tedious tasks and chasing efficiency, BidPak stands as a testament to the power of innovation.
We saw the struggle firsthand: overloaded schedules, inaccurate quotes, and lost opportunities due to cumbersome processes. BidPak is the answer, built specifically for electrical contractors by someone who understands their needs.
We have used over 25 years of personal Electrical Contracting experience and input from hundreds of other Electrical Contractors and Distributors across the country to not only guide the development of our BidPak software application, but to ensure that it addressed the many inefficiencies of typical day to day operations. We have developed a comprehensive, yet easy-to-use software platform targeted specifically for the Electrical Contracting industry and to address these issues. Our goal and mission was to develop and engineer a superior, intuitive and all-inclusive platform that would change the way the industry functions. That is BidPak and more.
BidPak is more than software; it's your partner in success. We empower you to focus on what you do best: delivering exceptional service to your clients. With BidPak by your side, you can confidently win more jobs, grow your business, and leave the inefficiencies behind.
This is your story.
Join the BidPak revolution and experience the future of electrical contracting.
Quick Start
1. Set Up Your Business:
1. Company Information: Enter your company name, address, and phone number.
2. Business Settings: Here you'll set your default profit margins for materials, labor, overhead, and target profit. These can be adjusted for each project later.
Material Margin: This is your markup on materials compared to their average market price.
Labor Cost: This is your full burdened labor cost per hour for your team.
Labor Margin: This markup is added to your labor cost to determine your final billing rate.
Overhead: Enter your calculated overhead cost to ensure project revenue covers business expenses.
Profit Markup: Add your desired profit margin to create your final project sales price.
3. Logo & Business Licenses: Upload your company logo and business licenses for inclusion on proposals, invoices, and change orders.
2. Starting Your First Project:
1. New Project Button: Click the "New Project" button on your home screen or projects screen.
2. Project Type: Select your project type (residential or commercial) and subtype (new construction, remodel, service, etc.). BidPak can use project type-specific settings.
3. Client Selection: Choose a new or existing customer from the list.
4. Templates: BidPak offers pre-built templates for common projects. You can also create and save your own templates.
5. Project Details:
Project ID: BidPak assigns a unique ID, or you can use your numbering system.
Project Name: Give your project a clear and descriptive name for reference.
Notes: Add any internal notes for the project (e.g., lockbox code).
Site Address: This may differ from the billing address.
3. Design Your Project:
1. Visual Design:
Upload drawings or photos of the project.
Take photos directly from your phone or tablet.
2. Work Packages:
Every project needs at least one work package. These help organize your project into manageable sections.
Add as many work packages as needed to categorize your work.
3. Adding Assemblies:
Choose from pre-built assemblies categorized by "What," "How," "Why," and "Where."
What: The device or equipment being installed (e.g., light switch, receptacle)
How: The installation method (e.g., Romex, MC Cable)
Why: The reason for installation (e.g., powering a specific device)
Where: The installation location (e.g., interior, exterior)
Use the 4-corner symbol controls to manipulate Smart Symbols:
Move/Resize/Rotate: Position and size the symbol for accurate placement.
Copy/Details/Change Package: Duplicate symbols, adjust assembly details, or change the work package.
Delete: Remove unwanted symbols.
4. Real-Time Takeoff: As you design, BidPak automatically generates a takeoff list with breakdowns for labor hours, labor costs, and material costs.
5. Contract Price: Monitor your project's final sales price in real time, allowing adjustments based on customer discussions.
Pro Tip: You can also add assemblies directly to the takeoff list without using the Visual Designer.
4. Create Your Own Assembly:
From the Assemblies tab or in the visual designer you can build your own assemblies and save them in your account.
Select “Create Assembly” to create a new assembly or “Copy to New” to copy an existing assembly and make desired changes.
Create Assembly Name: Every Assembly needs a unique name.
Select Category & Sub Category to store your assembly.
Select a Smart Symbol to represent your assembly.
Tag your assembly: with our suggested Tags - This increases Bidpak’s search functionality.
Add Components: Search our component library by catalog number to find components required in your assembly.
Increase or decrease the quantity of each component to ensure you have the correct quantity.
Submit & Save to use your assembly on your next project.
5. Review & Submit a Proposal:
1. Review the Proposal: Carefully review all details before submitting it to your customer.
2. Reports & Settings Review: Ensure your business settings are accurate for this project to maximize profitability.
3. Notes & Exclusions: Add any necessary notes to clarify your plan and define project exclusions (which can be set as default).
4. Scope of Work Detail Level: Select the desired level of detail for your scope of work.
5. Submit the Proposal: Electronically send the proposal for customer approval via email or text message. Drawings from the visual designer are automatically included.
6. Order Materials with our Procurement Tool
1. Bill of Materials: Utilize BidPak's procurement tools to generate a complete bill of materials that can be sent by email to a Distributor of your choice.
Our Bill of Materials is made up of all components based on your Take-Off or Design and includes:
Manufacturer
Description
Catalog Number
UPC
2. Selection: Choose one, two, or all work packages to include in the materials list sent to your Distributor.
3. Distributor Integration: Download or Copy a .csv file to quickly add to your Distributor's “Quick Add” feature from their website. *Currently only supported by Platt Electric Supply
7. Schedule with Accuracy:
After a project is awarded then you can schedule it multiple ways:
1. Schedule by Work Package to align with the project or construction schedule:
All Work Packages
Select one or more Work Packages
2. Schedule by Phase:
All Work Packages
Rough In / Trim Out: Bidpak breaks your tasks into Rough In and Trim Out time
3. All Work Packages & Phases can be assigned to one or multiple team members
4. Predictive Scheduling allows you to choose the size of your project team, and then BidPak will calculate the number of days and find the first available time to schedule your project.
8. Review & Submit an Invoice
1. Create a Down Payment, Progress, or Final Invoice for your Project based on your Approved Proposal.
2. Show the Progress of each work package on every invoice
3. Submit via email, or text message and collect payment right away.
9. Manage Changes Smoothly:
1. After your proposal has been accepted then any change made to the proposal in the Visual Designer or Take-off will create a Change Order for the additional work.
2. Same process as creating a proposal.
Review the Change Order: Carefully review all details before submitting it to your customer.
Reports & Settings Review: Ensure your business settings are accurate for this project to maximize profitability.
Notes & Exclusions: Add any necessary notes to clarify your plan and define project exclusions (which can be set as default).
Scope of Work Detail Level: Select the desired level of detail for your scope of work.
Submit the Change Order: Electronically send the Change Order for customer approval via email or text message. Drawings from the Visual Designer are automatically included.
10. Track Your Progress:
1. Each Work Package and Smart Symbols get created as tasks for your project.
2. Track your daily progress with our Task list.
3. Check them off as you complete your work.