Design and Bid Structured Cabling Systems -
For the Professional Estimator

Design and Bid Structured Cabling Systems is designed to assist contractors in increasing their “Design and Bid” work by helping their customers understand “Design and Bid” benefits. 

The contractor will be provided with information and tools on various concepts of bidding and presentation, sound logic used in developing Design and Bid proposal document, conducting site surveys, estimating labor, material and implementing a telecommunications cabling project.

Combining the understanding of an Estimator and Structured Cabling System, we define materials and labor and distinct technical information and methods of making a proposal that will go a long way in winning customers and keeping them.

Experienced or not: 

We start with the basics and continue to a level of knowledge you can use immediately.   If you are a pro in either Structured Cabling Systems or Estimating, you’ll find tools to make it all come together. 

Instructor's Manual (Optional) includes:

Manual, Test Modules, Answers and instructional directions.

Contents Include:

Securing Design Bid Projects

Most contractors would like to design systems they get to install

Hidden Business Opportunities

Structured Cabling Systems

Approaching the Design

Planning Guidelines, Concepts, Considerations and Responsibilities.

Project Model

It starts with a Site Survey

Duties of an Estimator

Estimating – Labor, Material, Intangibles and Level of Difficulty

Per foot estimation

Cost of Doing Business

Site Specific Estimating

Exercise Model 2

Knowledge of Building Constructions

Architectural Working Drawings

Drawing and Templates

So you want to be an Estimator?