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Electrical estimating software. Takeoff and the bid after.

For electrical trade estimators and preconstruction leads. ArosBid includes takeoff and estimate and replaces Trimble AutoBid. Trimble Estimation MEP is the current Trimble MEP estimating product. Then the bid after those quantities exist.

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ArosBid versus Trimble AutoBid.

Honest columns. AutoBid’s published job is takeoff and estimate. The other rows are stages ArosBid also runs. They are not an AutoBid defect list.

ArosBid versus Trimble AutoBid.
On the deskArosBidTrimble AutoBid
Who the seat is forTrade estimator, not a GC board.Electrical estimators and preconstruction leads who carry the number after the ITB is already theirs.A GC bid board, a plan room, or a takeoff-only license that stops when quantities exist.
Takeoff and estimateThe AutoBid job, included.Included. ArosBid replaces Trimble AutoBid. Quantities and the estimate live on the same desk as the rest of the bid.Trimble AutoBid was built for this. Trimble Estimation MEP is the current Trimble MEP estimating product.
The electrical setWhat the number actually misses.One-line versus feeder schedule, gear lead time against the milestone, Div 27/28 written as by others, fixture and device counts against a fat spec.Takeoff and estimate. The rest is not what AutoBid is sold as. Scope fact, not a defect list.
After the quantities existIntake, tender review, bid/no-bid, vendor RFQs, leveling, budget and Excel, proposal, readiness.Not what AutoBid is sold as.
Send authorityA human approves every send. During training, nothing leaves without a recorded decision.We do not describe AutoBid send controls we cannot cite.
MoneyInteger-cent code. No model prices the feeder, the gear, or the fixture count.We do not describe AutoBid internals we cannot cite.

What you can check on a walkthrough.

Three claims that are architecture, not a pitch. None of them is a customer story we do not have.

  1. 01Takeoff is in the product

    ArosBid includes takeoff and estimate and replaces Trimble AutoBid. The walkthrough is the proof. This page does not invent an electrical takeoff screen we have not shown you.

  2. 02The traps are in the documents

    One-line versus feeder, gear that will not hit the date, Div 27/28 written as by others, a fixture schedule that does not match the spec. Those are readable before the bid goes out.

  3. 03Money is code

    Extensions, sums, reconciliations, and allowances run as integer cents. A language model does not price the switchgear or the feeder.

What people mean by electrical estimating software

Electrical estimating software is the electrical number. Not a general contractor bid board. Not a plan room. The invitation is already yours. The set is a one-line, a feeder schedule, gear with a lead time, and a spec thick enough that fixture and device counts get lost in it. The person who carries that number is an electrical estimator or a preconstruction lead, not a GC pursuing coverage.

ArosBid includes takeoff and estimate and replaces Trimble AutoBid. That sentence is the estimating claim. Trimble Estimation MEP is the current Trimble MEP estimating product. If that is the name on a renewal, it is still the Trimble estimating aisle. The named comparison is ArosBid vs AutoBid. This page exists so “electrical estimating software” lands on a trade desk, not a GC category.

The MEP hub is MEP estimating software. The trade page that stays specific — traps, sectors, the cited set — is electrical. The role page is for estimators. This URL does not replace those pages. It is the keyword they were already answering.

What electrical bids miss

A takeoff that is light on conduit is checkable. A one-line that disagrees with the feeder schedule is copper you already owe. Gear quoted after the milestone it feeds is liquidated damages sitting in a delivery date. Division 27 and 28 written as “by others” leave pathways on your sheet and the head-end on nobody’s. Fixture and device counts across a fat spec are the line items that never made the takeoff because nobody opened that section.

Those are the misses. They live in the documents. The electrical industry page cites them to drawing and section. This page names them so the search matches the desk.

Temporary power in the front end, essential branches on a hospital, generator and UPS sequences on a data hall — those change the list before any count starts. They are still reading problems. They still sit after quantities exist, or before, if you read the set first.

Empty conference table after hours. No screens.

What ArosBid runs on an electrical desk

Intake recognizes the tender and opens the pursuit. Takeoff and estimate are included. Document review cites the one-line, the feeder schedule, the gear date, and the by-others clause to the page that proves them. Bid/no-bid is scored against your own GC history, not a hallway guess. Vendor RFQs go out as packages built from the reviewed set. Leveling reconciles every total and lifts exclusions out of the fine print. Budget lands in Excel. The proposal is assembled from decisions you actually recorded. Readiness checks bonding, addenda, and gates before you submit.

A human approves every send. During training, the mail connector will not release a send that does not cite a recorded decision. It learns the pattern you already signed off, then automates it. The approval gate does not move.

Walk those stages on the platform page. The process comparison against a manual desk is on Compare. Book the walkthrough at Book a live demo. Named pursuits in that walkthrough, including Riverside Office Tower, are fictional demo data and labeled as such. This page does not invent a customer, a logo, a win rate, or a savings percentage.

Money, instance, send authority

Every extension, sum, reconciliation, and allowance in ArosBid uses deterministic integer-cent code. No language model prices the job. The model’s job, where it has one, is reading: finding the table in a vendor PDF, locating the clause in the front end, matching an addendum to what was already priced. The instant numbers are extracted, they are handed to code.

Each customer gets an isolated instance: own database, own document store, own subdomain, Microsoft Entra ID. Customer bid data is not used to train public models. During training, nothing leaves without a recorded human approval.

If you want the named replacement page, use vs AutoBid. If you want the three-trade hub, use MEP estimating software. If you want the electrical traps cited to sheet and spec, stay on industries/electrical. Both URLs stay live.

Empty estimator office. Plans and a desk. No product chrome.

[ FAQ ]

Asked on the first call.

Does ArosBid replace Trimble AutoBid?

Yes. ArosBid includes takeoff and estimate and replaces Trimble AutoBid. That is the estimating seat. The rest of the product is the bid after those quantities exist.

What is Trimble Estimation MEP?

Trimble Estimation MEP is the current Trimble MEP estimating product. AutoBid is the seat many electrical desks still name. This page is honest about both names. Replacement on this site is AutoBid, including takeoff and estimate.

Is this for general contractors?

No. This page is for electrical trade estimators and preconstruction leads. A GC bid board is a different product. Procore, BuildingConnected, SmartBid, PlanHub, Dodge, and ConstructConnect are invite or document sources, not this seat.

How is this different from the electrical industry page?

/industries/electrical stays live. It is the trade desk: traps, sectors, the cited set. This URL is the ranking page for the search “electrical estimating software.” They point at each other. Neither replaces the other.

Are the stills or named jobs on this page live work?

No. Photographs are cinematic location stills reused from existing ranking pages. Named pursuits in the walkthrough, including Riverside Office Tower, are fictional demo data and labeled as such.

Empty lobby corridor at night. No signage.

See electrical estimating on your own set.

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