We help you close the bid and follow it up
Most estimating services hand over a number and walk away. Admiral Electrical stays with you through the bid: on closing day we submit your price to every general contractor on the bidders list at the right moment, and after the closing we follow up with them to improve your chances of getting the job. On request, at no extra charge.
Closing
On closing day every general contractor collects prices from every trade. When your price arrives matters almost as much as the price itself.
- Every general contractor on the list
- We collect your final number and submit it to each general contractor on the bidders list, not only the one you know best.
- Not too early
- A price sent hours ahead gives a general contractor time to show it to another electrical contractor and have it matched.
- Not too late
- A price sent in the last minute may not make it into the general contractor's bid at all.
- The right moment
- We submit about half an hour before the closing: enough time to be used, too little to be shopped around.
Follow-up
After the closing, the general contractors decide who gets the electrical work. Following up is how you stay in that decision.
- Calls to the bidders list
- We contact the general contractors who bid the project to confirm your price was received and to show you want the job.
- Feedback on your number
- We find out where your price stood, so you learn something from every bid, won or lost.
- The awarded general contractor
- Once the project is awarded, we reach the general contractor who won it and make the case for working with you.
Why contractors use it
A good estimate only pays when it turns into a contract.
- 30+ years of closings
- Yan Zaslavsky has closed and followed up electrical bids for contractors in Ontario for decades and knows how general contractors work on closing day.
- No extra charge
- Closing and follow-up come with our estimate when you ask for them. You pay for the estimate only.
- On request
- Some contractors prefer to close their own bids. We do it only when you ask.
Closing and follow-up questions
What is bid closing help?
On closing day we collect your final price and submit it to every general contractor on the bidders list at the right moment: about half an hour before the closing. Early enough to be used, too late to be shopped to another bidder. We do it on request, at no extra charge.
What does follow-up after the bid include?
After the closing we contact the general contractors who bid the project, confirm your price was received, find out where it stood, and once the project is awarded, reach the general contractor who won it to make the case for working with you. On request, at no extra charge. See closing and follow-up.
Do closing and follow-up cost extra?
No. When you ask for them, closing and follow-up come with our estimate. You pay for the estimate only.
Do you price change orders?
Yes, on request. Once the project is awarded and the scope changes, we price the change order and back up every quantity and labour hour, so the general contractor or owner can see where the number comes from.
Bidding soon? Plan the closing with us.
Send the documents and your closing time. We price the estimate and, if you want, handle the closing and follow-up.