Electrical Bid Manager™
Electrical Estimating Software

Since 1993, over 9,000 electrical contracting firms have chosen Electrical Bid Manager for their electrical estimating software needs. We have electrical estimators with just a few employees and other companies using out electrical estimating software with thousands
of employees. Electrical Bid Manager electrical estimating software is capable of estimating electrical jobs of any size, even into the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Vision also offers electrical estimating software add-ons, training, and support. Electrical estimators looking for electrical estimating software for their estimating team need to take a look at Vision's electrical estimating and bidding software before making a decision.

• Electric West Trade Show - February 27-29,…

  Vision InfoSoft will be at booth #119 at the Electric West trade show on February 27-29, 2008.  We are currently offering a free hall pass to anyone that pre-registers for the show.Click here to Pre-register and save $25.Click here to learn more about Electric West 2008.See you Las Vegas!  Remember to stop by our booth [...]

  12/21/2007 2:17pm
• Software Release: Time & Material Billing…

  We just released an update for Time & Material Billing Manager Plus (T&M) for Windows, Version 5.32. This version contains minor enhancements which were requested from our growing community of users.Time & Material Billing Manager Plus Version 5.32Updated Profit/overhead percentages calculation.Updated inactive jobs editor.Updated Markup for Flat Rate Items function.Added ability to export invoices with [...]

  10/15/2007 12:37pm
• Software Release: Electrical Bid Manager SQL…

  We just released an update for Electrical Bid Manager SQL Plus/Pro (EBM)! This upgrade contains new features for both the residential and commercial versions of EBM. With this release, we’ve added several customer requested features and enhancements.Specific updates for Residential version.Updated Default setting for "Do not use Location Breakdown".Updated job "copy" function.Specific updates for [...]

  9/19/2007 12:34pm
• Over 500,000 Electrical Material Prices…

  Every week, we diligently update electrical material prices to reflect current changes. July was an exceptional month for electrical price changes. We worked overtime and logged over 500,000 electrical material prices changes in July 2007 alone. This means almost half of our comprehensive electrical material database was updated in one month. [...]

  8/1/2007 2:06pm
• Updated: Software Training Schedule

  We have updated our electrical software training schedule.View updated schedule (updated July 24, 2007)Other Training OptionsVision offers hands-on software training in the classroom, via the Internet, or on-site.Classroom TrainingWe hold regional training classes across the U.S. throughout the year.Internet/Phone TrainingYou attend [...]

  7/26/2007 4:43pm
• Software Release: Electrical Bid Manager SQL…

  An update for Electrical Bid Manager SQL Plus/Pro has been released! This upgrade contains new features for both the residential and commercial versions of EBM.New features include:Windows Vista CompatibleAdded unit price and labor fields displayed in the audit trail (EBM Plus).Allow user-defined supplier names to be saved as job defaults.Link with ECM 2005™.Improved speed [...]

  5/9/2007 1:41pm
• Electrical Calculation Manager - New…

  Vision InfoSoft has released a new version of Electrical Calculation Manager.  The new version includes the NEC 2005 code changes as well as many other upgrades.  Further enhancements include a new “Segmented Voltage Drop” module, automatic updates via the Internet, ability to export PDF reports, complete code update for Windows XP and Vista, and upgrades [...]

  12/29/2006 3:02pm
• Software Release: Electrical Bid Manager SQL…

  An update for Electrical Bid Manager SQL Plus/Pro has been released! This upgrade contains new features for both the residential and commercial versions of EBM.New commercial version features include:New print option for sending reports to a PDF file.User-defined lamp types (lamp descriptions) can be entered directly to the Fixtures Takeoff screen, rather than selecting from [...]

  11/27/2006 7:48am
• Interview with Electric West Daily Magazine

  (The following interview appeared in Oser Communication Group's "Electric Daily News" at the Electric West 2006 tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV on 3/1/06)VISION INFOSOFT DEMOS SQL ESTIMATING SOFTWARE, FREE PRICING SERVICE TRIALDerrick Delliquadri, Marketing Director for Vision InfoSoft, explains why electrical contractors continue to seek out Vision InfoSoft for electrical software since 1993.Electric Daily News (EDN):What does Vision InfoSoft offer the electrical contractor industry?Derrick Delliquadri (DD):Vision InfoSoft's primary focus is offering estimating, billing and pricing software for the electrical industry. Our EPIC™ pricing software allows electrical estimators to update their estimating software with local supplier, trade, and target pricing. We also offer a website design and management service for electrical contractors. We currently have over 10,000 contractor software customers and over 200 custom website customers.EDN:You recently released a new version of your estimating software. What sets Electrical Bid Manager SQL™ apart from other estimating software?DD:Well, Electrical Bid Manager SQL is our newest estimating software built on the Microsoft SQL database platform. We chose Microsoft's SQL technology because it allowed us to build our estimating software system to handle an enormous amount of job data. This means handling thousands of jobs and multiple estimator support with no slow down whatsoever. In the past, our estimating software focused on single-user support. Our new Electrical Bid Manager SQL focuses on both single-user and multi-user network situations. We can confidently say that our estimating software is the most robust currently available.EDN:Wow, that sounds like quite an accomplishment. Are there any particular features in Electrical Bid Manager that you'd like to highlight?DD:Well yes, there are several. For one, it is tightly integrated with our EPIC pricing software and service. EPIC offers weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual pricing updates. EPIC can update almost all estimating software, but since EPIC is our product, we've spent extra time integrating it with Electrical Bid Manager. Another feature of Electrical Bid Manager allows multiple estimators to be in the same job at the same time as well as providing expanded labor factoring; it has new timesaving takeoff modules, and thousands of timesaving material. It also comes preloaded with a huge database of material items, all with prices and labor units. While the built-in database is loaded with all you'll need for most jobs, you'll always run into a job that requires specialty electrical materials. With EPIC software installed, you can click the EPIC toolbar button in Electrical Bid Manager and have quick access to item lookups. You can then import the item into Electrical Bid Manger for use in your estimate and future estimates. To my knowledge, no other estimating software offers this flexibility.EDN:You've mentioned your EPIC pricing software several times now. How does EPIC help keep pricing updated?DD:Electrical prices fluctuated a great deal in 2005 particularly because of the Hurricane Katrina, increasing oil prices and increases in foreign construction. Our EPIC pricing software subscription offers two things. One, as I mentioned before, you get pricing updates on a regular basis. Some contractors like updating their pricing once a week. Others would rather only get updates once or twice a month. Two, you get the EPIC pricing software tool that helps you integrate the new pricing into your estimating and billing software. It also allows you to quickly search through over 1.4 million items in the blink of an eye. EDN:In the blink of an eye?DD:That's right! And to prove it, we are offering a free 90-day trial EPIC subscription to anyone that visits our booth 614 at the show. So, come on by!EDN:Do you have any new products on the horizon?DD:As a matter of fact, we just released a new residential estimating software program called Electrical Bid Manager Residential™. It can be used as a stand-alone or can be integrated into our Electrical Bid Manager Plus and Pro programs. It includes a unique "counting the holes" process that makes residential takeoffs incredibly quick. We also just released a new wireless version of the PlanWheel™. The PlanWheel Wireless™ integrates with the latest versions of Electrical Bid Manager SQL…

  3/6/2006 3:32pm
• Electric West 2006 - Las Vegas

  Vision InfoSoft will be at the Electric West 2006 tradeshow on March 1-3, 2006. Our booth number is 614. We will be showcasing our Electrical Bid Manager SQL Plus/Pro and new Residential estimating software. The Electric West show is in Las Vegas, NV. We are also getting ready to release the new PlanWheel Wireless plan measuring tool. It is the only wireless plan measuring tool available. It can be used up to 25 feet from your computer and comes with a recharge cradle. Come by booth 614 to see it in action! Pricing and purchase options will be announced very soon.

  2/23/2006 9:44am