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END-TO-END BID PREPARATION FOR SUBCONTRACTORS

Price more jobs with the team you have

From drawings and specifications to quantities, pricing, and proposals, AwardEL handles the heavy lifting of bid preparation—using your company’s knowledge and estimating rules.

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Built for construction subcontractors.
THE AWARDEL WORKSPACEIllustrative product preview — explore below
Projects Northpoint Commerce CenterSAMPLE
NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTER

The detail behind every number.

Electrical drawings 6 sheets Source connected
OFFICE 101CONFERENCE 102OFFICE 103OFFICE 104OFFICE 105OPEN OFFICE 106STORAGE 107BREAK ROOM 108RECEPTIONCORRIDORELEC.MECHANICALType A · 184 EA24′–0″26′–0″21′–0″21′–0″NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTERLEVEL 01 · LIGHTING PLAN · ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWINGE-201
100%
Document linked to estimateEstimator review required
Prepared by AwardEL. Approved by you.Illustrative data
FROM THE FIRST DRAWING TO THE FINAL REVIEW.See the process

THE ESTIMATING BOTTLENECK

More opportunities
than hours in the day.

Every invitation to bid brings another set of drawings, specifications, quantities, and decisions.

Preparing the package takes time. The next opportunity rarely waits.

AwardEL takes repetitive preparation work off your team’s desk, giving estimators more room to focus on the decisions that matter.

01 / PROJECT DRAWINGSOFFICE 101CONFERENCE 102OFFICE 103OFFICE 104OFFICE 105OPEN OFFICE 106STORAGE 107BREAK ROOM 108RECEPTIONCORRIDORELEC.MECHANICAL24′–0″26′–0″21′–0″21′–0″NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTERLEVEL 01 · LIGHTING PLAN · ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWINGE-201
SPECIFICATIONSDivision 26.
Every detail counts.
PRICING & PAST BIDS
QTYUNITAMOUNT184EA$34,4084,800LF$16,896
One connected bidding workspace.Documents. Company context. Estimator control.

FROM INVITATION TO BID

One process.
From start to finish.

Bring the project in. AwardEL prepares the work.
Your estimator makes the final call.

THE WHOLE BID.
NOT ANOTHER HANDOFF.
01 / 05 Documents
THE AWARDEL WORKSPACEIllustrative product preview — explore below
Projects Northpoint Commerce CenterSAMPLE
NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTER

The detail behind every number.

Electrical drawings 6 sheets Source connected
OFFICE 101CONFERENCE 102OFFICE 103OFFICE 104OFFICE 105OPEN OFFICE 106STORAGE 107BREAK ROOM 108RECEPTIONCORRIDORELEC.MECHANICALType A · 184 EA24′–0″26′–0″21′–0″21′–0″NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTERLEVEL 01 · LIGHTING PLAN · ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWINGE-201
100%
Document linked to estimateEstimator review required
Prepared by AwardEL. Approved by you.Illustrative data

THE PLATFORM

Everything a bid needs.
In one place.

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01 /DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS

From documents
to understanding.

AwardEL brings project drawings, specifications, and addenda into a connected process, making the details behind the bid easier to work with.

  • Drawings, specs, and addenda in context
  • Source references behind the scope
THE AWARDEL WORKSPACEIllustrative product preview — explore below
Projects Northpoint Commerce CenterSAMPLE
NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTER

The detail behind every number.

Electrical drawings 6 sheets Source connected
OFFICE 101CONFERENCE 102OFFICE 103OFFICE 104OFFICE 105OPEN OFFICE 106STORAGE 107BREAK ROOM 108RECEPTIONCORRIDORELEC.MECHANICALType A · 184 EA24′–0″26′–0″21′–0″21′–0″NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTERLEVEL 01 · LIGHTING PLAN · ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWINGE-201
100%
Document linked to estimateEstimator review required
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02 /QUANTITY TAKEOFF

The details,
accounted for.

Prepare quantities from project documents and connect the results to the estimate.

  • Trade quantities with clear units
  • A direct connection to the source
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Projects Northpoint Commerce CenterSAMPLE
NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTER

Every quantity. A clear source.

Electrical quantities

Quantities stay connected to their drawing source and the estimate. Select a row to inspect its assumptions.

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03 /ESTIMATING & PRICING

An estimate that
reflects your business.

Apply relevant labor assumptions, material pricing, assemblies, and company estimating rules.

  • Company assemblies and labor assumptions
  • Pricing verification where it matters
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Projects Northpoint Commerce CenterSAMPLE
NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTER

An estimate with context.

Company rules applied
Northpoint illustrative electrical estimate; material and labor are unit costs
DescriptionQty / unitMaterial / unitLabor / unitTotal
184 EA$132.00$55.00$34,408.00
96 EA$8.75$24.50$3,192.00
4,800 LF$1.42$2.10$16,896.00
14,400 LF$0.24$0.16$5,760.00
4 EA$1,850.00$420.00$9,080.00
Sample pricing · verification required
Direct cost
$69,336.00
Overhead · 10%
$6,933.60
Markup · 8%
$6,101.57
Prepared estimate
$82,371.17
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04 /BID PACKAGE PREPARATION

Ready for the
final review.

Bring quantities, scope, pricing, assumptions, exclusions, and qualifications into a coordinated bid package.

  • A proposal with the scope behind it
  • Your team approves the final numbers
THE AWARDEL WORKSPACEIllustrative product preview — explore below
Projects Northpoint Commerce CenterSAMPLE
NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTER

Ready for your expertise.

AwardELILLUSTRATIVE BID PACKAGE
ELECTRICAL SCOPE
PREPARED FOR ESTIMATOR REVIEW

Northpoint
Commerce Center

Electrical scope · Level 01 commercial fit-out

Prepared estimate$82,371.17

Included scope

Interior luminaires, branch wiring and raceways, receptacles, and panelboards as listed in the sample estimate.

Qualifications & assumptions

Regular working hours. Accessible installation below 12 feet. Supplier pricing and final fixture selections subject to estimator verification.

Exclusions & clarifications

Utility fees excluded. Exterior pole lighting remains a scope clarification. No submission approval is implied.

Final estimator approval requiredSample · not a live bid
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YOUR COMPANY. YOUR RULES.

Your estimating knowledge,
put to work.

Every contractor has its own way of pricing work.

Your labor assumptions. Your assemblies. Your preferred materials. Your historical bids. The decisions your estimators have refined over years.

AwardEL puts that knowledge into the preparation process, so every estimate starts with the context of how your company actually works.

THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND YOUR NUMBERS
Historical estimates01
Approved assemblies02
Labor rules03
Estimating conventions04
Historical references inform the estimate.
Current pricing still needs verification.
COMPANY KNOWLEDGE, APPLIEDEL-014

Your standard becomes
the starting point.

PROJECT QUANTITY4,800 LF

¾″ EMT conduit

APPROVED ASSEMBLYEMT-075

Commercial installation

LABOR ASSUMPTION$2.10 / LF

Accessible ceiling below 12′

Applied to estimate line L03$10,080.00 labor
Illustrative company rule · estimator verification required

Not just the project documents.
The experience behind your numbers.

CONTROL WHERE IT COUNTS

The preparation is handled.
The decisions are yours.

AwardEL prepares the work behind the bid. Your estimators review the numbers, check the assumptions, and make the final call.

Every important decision stays with the people responsible for the estimate.

THE AWARDEL WORKSPACEIllustrative product preview — explore below
Projects Northpoint Commerce CenterSAMPLE
NORTHPOINT COMMERCE CENTER

Ready for your expertise.

ESTIMATOR REVIEW0/3 approved
Pricing assumption

Confirm fixture pricing

The estimate uses an illustrative $132 material allowance per Type A fixture. Confirm the specified fixture and obtain a current supplier quote.

Status Needs review
Sample interactions only. No real project data is changed.
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Prepared with context. Reviewed with judgment. Approved by your team.

FOR SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS

Built for the trades
that build the project.

Different scopes. Different standards. Different estimating practices.
AwardEL brings them into one connected bidding process.

Electrical BID PREPARATION

From the lighting plan to the final number.

Connect fixture schedules, branch wiring, devices, and distribution with your assemblies and labor rules.

See it for your trade
SAMPLE SCOPE BREAKDOWNE-201
01Lighting & controls
02Raceways & wiring
03Power distribution

Verify fixture selections and supplier pricing.

START WITH YOUR OWN WORK

See what AwardEL can do
with a bid you already know.

Bring a completed bid package. We’ll use it to show how AwardEL approaches the documents, scope, and estimating work behind your bid.

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Research

Research on missing bid scope

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Published related work

Finding missing bid items using past projects

Oliaee, Aryal, and Jeong studied how similar past transportation projects can help identify missing bid items. Their findings do not establish performance for subcontractor packages or validate AwardEL.

Read the summary and citation
Work in progress

Can past change orders help catch missing scope?

Jawad Bin Rashid is developing a study of historical change-order evidence in subcontractor bid review. It is an unpublished study design, with no completed results claimed.

Read about the proposed study

A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS

Before your
next bid.

Something else on your mind?

Talk to our team

AwardEL is end-to-end bid preparation software for construction subcontractors. It brings project documents, estimating workflows, and company-specific knowledge together to prepare bids for review.

LET’S GET TO WORK

Your next bid
starts here.

Spend less time preparing the package. Put more of your team’s expertise into the bid.

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