Quoting for mechanical, electrical, plumbing & specialty trades
Quote the job in minutes.
Not days.
Say what the job needs in plain English. Bidsmith builds a compatible system, prices it from your vendor quotes, and sends a signature-ready proposal.
Plain-English quoting
Tell it what you need. In plain English.
“I need 3 12k indoor units on a 36k outdoor”
- Matched a compatible system01
- Priced from your current vendor quotes02
- Your markup applied03
- Proposal ready to send04
No dropdown archaeology. No cross-referencing model numbers. It knows what's compatible and what it costs.
Prefer clicking? A one-page form with unit type and quantity does the same thing.
Stock-aware
Carry inventory? It quotes that first.
If you stock equipment, Bidsmith checks your shelves before it prices new. You see what's already paid for and what has to be ordered, on the same quote. When the job is won and equipment is pulled, your counts update automatically.
No warehouse? Bidsmith quotes straight from vendor pricing. Inventory is a feature you can turn on later.
How it works
Three steps
Drop in the vendor quote
Pricing is pulled straight from the PDF, no manual entry.
Say what the job needs
Plain English or the quick form. Bidsmith builds a compatible system and prices it.
Approve and send
Review the numbers with your profit summary attached, then it goes out for electronic signature.
After you win
The quote isn't the end of the workflow.
Good / Better / Best
Send three priced options side by side instead of one take-it-or-leave-it number.
Every job tracked
Pipeline view of what's out, what's signed, and what's still waiting.
Counts stay honest
Equipment pulled for a won job comes off inventory automatically, if you're tracking stock.
Why it's different
Bidsmith was built inside a working mechanical contractor — not by a software company guessing at how bidding works. It runs live on real jobs every week.
Watch a full quote go out in under four minutes.
Pricing
Priced against what an estimator costs you.
Implementation plus an annual license. Most contractors are comparing it to a salary, not to software.
Get a quoteQuestions worth asking
Most contractors don't. Bidsmith quotes from your vendor pricing by default; inventory is optional.
Stop quoting from a spreadsheet.
Twenty minutes, screen shared, on a real job of yours. Tell us a bit about your shop and we'll set it up.