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Graybar unveils contractor estimating software

Aug. 1, 2014

Graybar says its new estimating software, GBid, helps small and medium-sized contractors generate accurate, consistent bid documents to present to customers.

Matt Vincent

Graybar announced that its new estimating software, dubbed GBid, helps small and medium-sized contractors generate accurate, consistent bid documents to present to customers. The GBid software allows the contractor to easily build material lists, pull in Graybar pricing, add labor estimates, product bid documents and convert estimates into electronic purchase orders to Graybar.

With a robust database of more than 120,000 items, approximately 500,000 pre-built assembly options, and 50,000 pre-built electrical and data assemblies, the distributor says that the GBid platform has all the tools contractors need to start estimating for their next job. Notably, the distributor says the software's automatic labor factoring feature helps contractors determine the right amount of labor required for each item, according to its level of difficulty.

Learn more about Graybar's GBid estimating software.

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Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]