If you have employees on payroll, then you know the added costs having them. When you hire out there aren’t the same added costs that you have with an employee. There are a number of direct taxes and insurances that you’re responsible for, on top of their salary – and those are just the basics!

To hire an employee that is equivalent to do quality electrical estimating services you will need to provide them with benefits. In order to perform electrical estimation, a person needs a well-founded knowledge of electrical systems. To us, that means that anything less than decades of experience in the field is far inadequate. A person of this nature will require a salary proportional to their experience along with benefits of health care, sick time, and paid vacations. A skilled electrical estimator is no grunt.

Of course, this also means you’re paying them for every minute they spend during down time, in the bathroom, talking at the water cooler, stretching their legs, and more – on top of their paid time off!
You’d better hope you don’t go through a slow or dry spell at this point.

Let’s pretend a senior estimator was foregone and a less experienced person was hired in place to “save” some cost. At this point, there are now some lurking dangers. A person less experienced in electrical estimation is likely to make mistakes, creating costs that show up too late.

What’s the point here? An employee is a huge commitment, that’s why RAV is here to get to know you and your company. Working more effectively, so you only pay for the minutes that pure work is being done.

Electrical Estimation Time Savings

Unless you hire the cream of the crop to perform your estimating, then you’ll have some training and reviewing to do with each estimate. This means that the estimate itself takes more time for them to complete, plus your time spent fixing it.

When hiring an electrical estimation service like RAV Estimating you simply send us the details, and in no time you’ve got a fully prepared estimate ready for your desk and ready to win the job. It’s that simple.

Electrical Estimation Hassle Savings

Employees can mean more paperwork along with they taking up space and resources. With electrical estimating services you cut out a great deal of logistics and extra considerations. You’re getting a senior estimator for the cost of just the estimate alone. No added employee costs, software to worry about, etc.

Give me, Rudy, a call if you are unsure of how an electrical estimation service could greatly benefit your company.

What They Do

Electrical estimation services perform to several processes directed to producing a detailed account of the overall electrical costs associated with a construction project. This includes all the expenses for tools, power source, lighting equipment, fire alarms, motors, generators, and of course, labor hours. All of these are even completed with a proposal which specifies the materials required for the project, the time frame and the scope of the entire construction.

There are Electrical estimation companies are everywhere these days. In fact, the web is home to a number of firms offering electrical estimation services. To help you get the best company there is, check out these features that you should look for in your prospective contractor.

What To Look For

• Efficient Project Management – One of the most important things you should look for in your electrical estimation company is their performance and efficiency. Make sure that you’ll hire a firm that boasts of a comprehensive estimation process. This should include site inspection to quotation review. Also, you’ll need to ask for information regarding the company’s results delivery. This is highly important especially if you need to receive the estimation reports immediately. To give you an idea of a certain company’s performance, you can check their website and read about their services. Likewise, you can search the web for some customer reviews; they might give you a clearer account of the company’s operations.

• Offers a Flexible Estimation System - While several electrical estimation companies present fixed cost estimation services, there are still some companies which allow their packages to be totally flexible. See if a certain company markets adaptable programs which could match your every need.

• Provides an organized and standardized system report - Any company could give an estimation report; however, only a few could actually deliver a systematic one. Get the company which promises to provide a report complete with data explanation and analysis.

• Range of Services – A specific company’s services should play a fundamental part in choosing for your electrical estimation company. Examine a company’s offer and compare it with other bids so that you could get only the best package there is. More importantly, you need to check if your prospective contractor provides essential services related to electrical estimation such as load calculations, take offs and electrical system design.

Electrical estimation companies may offer a whole range of services from RFI packages to real-time estimates. Blueprints, material take offs and inclusions are just some of the most important reports which an estimation company should provide. Nevertheless, the services still depend on the specific company you’ll be hiring. One company may probably present a different service or method from another. Hence, you should know how to pick a certain company that will perfectly suit your needs.

While the points mentioned above are important, they are only the start. Call me, Rudy Valentino, and I’ll help you understand why people chose RAV, including with my ethics of always leaving you satisfied! Take a look at our electrical estimating services to learn more.