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ConEst's IntelliBid is the mid-market electrical estimating suite that also covers the adjacent low-voltage work — datacom, fire alarm, security and solar — which matters if your bids cross those lines. The assembly library is large and NEC code-compliant, labour factoring is automatic, and material prices come from NetPricer, EPIC or TRA-SER. SureCount handles takeoff and feeds it directly. Owned by JDM Technology Group since 2017.
TradeAtlas Editorial (AI draft) · Reviewed 2026-07-29
About
Founded in 1989 and based in Londonderry, New Hampshire, Conest builds the IntelliBid estimating suite for electrical, low-voltage, datacom and solar contractors, plus fire alarm and security installers. IntelliBid ships with 140,000+ items and 500,000+ pre-built assemblies, automatic labor factoring and NEC code-compliant assemblies, and prices material against NetPricer, EPIC and TRA-SER. SureCount handles digital takeoff from electronic drawings with patented auto-count and takes off directly into IntelliBid; Conest Connect is the analytics and reporting add-on; the CE Cloud Platform runs the whole suite hosted. IntelliBid comes in Standard, Plus and Pro editions and pricing is quote-only. Conest has been part of JDM Technology Group since 2017.
Use Cases
- Electrical bidding from residential service through commercial projects
- Low-voltage, datacom, fire alarm and security system estimating
- Digital takeoff feeding straight into the estimate
- Reporting and dashboards across historical bid data
Pricing
Electrical estimating with 140,000+ items and 500,000+ pre-built, NEC code-compliant assemblies; Standard, Plus and Pro editions.
Digital takeoff from electronic drawings with patented auto-count; takes off directly into IntelliBid.
Analytics and reporting add-on that turns IntelliBid estimating data into dashboards and reports.
Hosted cloud deployment of IntelliBid, SureCount and Conest Connect.
Standalone or add-on calculator for industry-specific electrical formulas.
ConEst does not publish pricing — request a quote via the vendor website.
Capability Matrix
| Feature | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| Estimating | Yes | Advanced |
| Job Costing | Yes | Standard |
| Reporting Dashboard | Yes | Advanced |
| Invoicing | — | — |
| Digital Takeoff | Yes | Advanced |
| Assemblies / Takeoff Templates | Yes | Advanced |
| Material Pricing | Yes | Advanced |
| Bid Management | Yes | Standard |
| Proposals & Quotes | — | — |
| Bid History | — | — |
| Third-Party Integrations | Yes | Standard |
| Pricebook | Yes | Advanced |
| Reporting | Yes | Advanced |
| Cloud Storage | Yes | Standard |
| Template Library | Yes | Standard |
Strengths
- Assembly library depth (500,000+ pre-built assemblies)
- NEC code-compliant assemblies
- Automatic labor factoring
- Live material pricing via NetPricer, EPIC and TRA-SER
Limitations
- Quote-only pricing across all three IntelliBid editions
- Windows-first; the cloud option is a hosted desktop rather than a native web app
- Smaller vendor than Trimble or Foundation-backed McCormick, with a correspondingly smaller ecosystem
- Invoicing, proposals and bid history are not evidenced on the current product pages
Best Fit
Small and mid-size electrical contractors that also bid low-voltage, datacom or solar work
Alternatives to Consider
Countfire
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Trimble Accubid Classic
Electrical estimating software for electrical and ICT contractors, covering the workflow from takeoff and bid through purchasing, project management and billing.
McCormick Systems
Estimating and takeoff software built for electrical, plumbing and mechanical contractors, with tiered estimating packages and a design-build takeoff tool.