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Commercial Estimating Service with 40+ Years of Experience

The estimating service that Commercial Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC contractors trust to consistently win more projects and earn higher profit margins.

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Commercial Estimating Service
with 40+ Years of Experience

The estimating service that Commercial Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC contractors trust to consistently win more projects and earn higher profit margins.
View Our Sample Bids
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Your Estimating, Followup and
Results department in a box

Want to know how to find a qualified estimator, win more projects and increase your profit margins?
It’s all here- from identifying the best jobs to estimate to preparing your bid for profit and effectively tracking, following up, and negotiating the project
For the past 20 years, we’ve helped contractors win thousands of jobs across every state and project type imaginable.
We offer a full-estimating service, not just takeoffs. From complete bids, detailed material counts and executing a high-level proposal to give you the best chance of winning. We partner with contractors and companies to support their in-house estimators or be a complete outsourced estimating solution for them.
Don’t just take our word for it, see what our clients say.

We provide electrical, HVAC, plumbing and commercial estimating services nationwide from our office in Tallmadge, Ohio. 

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Bid With Confidence & Save Time

We provide the perfect as-needed estimating service for contractors & companies looking to expand their business.

Whether you’re short on time, overwhelmed by software or need an extra set of eyes on your proposal. Not only do we assist with estimates & takeoffs, but we also specialize in submitting bids and building relationships with general contractors in your area.

Estimating Software We Use

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We use industry-leading software to give you the best odds of winning your bid.

How Our Estimating Services Work

Start Winning More Bids

Bid With Confidence & Save Time

We provide the perfect as-needed estimating service for contractors & companies looking to expand their business.

Whether you’re short on time, overwhelmed by software or need an extra set of eyes on your proposal. Not only do we assist with estimates & takeoffs, but we also specialize in submitting bids and building relationships with general contractors in your area.

How Our Estimating Services Work

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Estimating Software We Use

We use industry-leading software to give you the best odds of
winning your bid.

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HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical
Estimating Service Packages

HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical
Estimating Service Packages

Modified
Complete

For contractors who only need certain tasks or portions of the estimate complete.

  • For contractors who only need certain tasks or portions of the estimate completed
  • Where you can select exactly the services you need from the Complete Package list

Astra
Complete

Full-package with a detailed estimate and us representing your company to the GC.

  • Astra provides you with a complete and detailed estimate
  • We track down all the GC’s bidding the project
  • We call and build relationships with GC’s representing your company
  • We submit fixture, gear, equipment, and material counts for quoted Items to directly to your vendors
  • We review and closeout the complete bid with your company
  • We prepare a bid proposal with all includes and excludes of your estimate
  • We submit your bid estimate to all bidding GC’s from the bidders list
  • We call for bid results and track the estimates progress
  • ​In conclusion, we then help negotiate the win for your company

Assist
Take-off

We submit material counts, pricing and an estimate of all labor and material needed.

  • We first submit fixture, gear, equipment, and material counts for quoted Items to you for your vendors to quote
  • Next, Labor hours for each and every item is calculated
  • Also, system material pricing on each item is finalized
  • We give you a detailed estimate of all labor and material needed
  • ​Finally, you finish the bid by adding in vendor quotes, labor rates, final markup and submit your proposal to your bidders

Our Expertise, Your Winning Edge

We don’t just estimate, we help our clients win by providing expert guidance and support at every stage of the project.
Tracking, Following Up, and Negotiating the Project​

How to keep track of the status of your bid and the competition

Techniques for following up and staying top of mind with the client

Negotiation strategies for closing the deal and securing the project
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Qualify Your Estimator

Identifying the right estimator for your project

How to evaluate the qualifications of potential estimators

Questions to ask when interviewing estimators
Identify the Best Jobs to
Estimate​​

How to research the market and identify profitable opportunities

How to evaluate the risk vs. reward of a potential project

Criteria to consider when choosing which jobs to bid on
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Preparing Your Bid for Profit​

Strategies for pricing your bid competitively

How to factor in costs and contingencies to ensure a profit

Step by step for creating a winning proposal
Boosting Your Win Ratio and Profit Margin

Best practices for improving your win ratio

How to increase your profit margins and maximize your revenue

Metrics to track and measure your success
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Our Pricing

Once you choose an estimating service package, we will then quote your company the total cost to prepare the estimate for you.
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We quote you the hours

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We quote you the amount of hours to complete the estimate based on the project and services you selected.

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You approve the cost quote

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You can accept and we will then start the estimate or you can also pass on the project and choose a different one.

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After reviewing and approving the hours quoted to complete the estimate, we start the estimating process.

Why Contractors

Choose Astra Estimating

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We are a nationwide professional estimating services company located in Tallmadge, Ohio. Over the past 20+ years we have worked with large and small Electric, Plumbing and HVAC Contractors Nationwide.
We prepare all types of projects in commercial, industrial and public utility field. We are also experienced in handling projects in the residential field if requested.
We are not your average estimating company. The clients we work with understand implementing successful strategies do not happen over night. Long term solutions require time, professional instruction and a client open to discovering new solutions that get real results.
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Expert Today

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(330) 633-7300

No estimate is ever shared with another contractor. Every project is on a first come first service basis.

Our Specialty

Our team of estimators based out of Tallmadge, Ohio, has successfully helped contractors win thousands of jobs across America. We specialize in the following:
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Electrical Estimating

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HVAC Estimating

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Plumbing Estimating

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Complete Estimating Packages

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Commercial Estimating

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Takeoffs

Our Client Reviews

Mark, I have never in my life made so much money on a single job like the one you and your team estimated and won for my company.
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Adrian Knoch

easyApotheke Duderstadt

Mark, I have never in my life made so much money on a single job like the one you and your team estimated and won for my company.
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Adrian Knoch

easyApotheke Duderstadt

Mark, I have never in my life made so much money on a single job like the one you and your team estimated and won for my company.
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Adrian Knoch

easyApotheke Duderstadt

Mark, I have never in my life made so much money on a single job like the one you and your team estimated and won for my company.
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Adrian Knoch

easyApotheke Duderstadt

Mark, I have never in my life made so much money on a single job like the one you and your team estimated and won for my company.
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Adrian Knoch

easyApotheke Duderstadt

Mark, I have never in my life made so much money on a single job like the one you and your team estimated and won for my company.
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Adrian Knoch

easyApotheke Duderstadt

Mark, I have never in my life made so much money on a single job like the one you and your team estimated and won for my company.
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Adrian Knoch

easyApotheke Duderstadt

Mark, I have never in my life made so much money on a single job like the one you and your team estimated and won for my company.
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Adrian Knoch

easyApotheke Duderstadt

Mark, I have never in my life made so much money on a single job like the one you and your team estimated and won for my company.
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Adrian Knoch

easyApotheke Duderstadt

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CONTACT US

For immediate help call:

(330) 633-7300

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