Skip to content

Your operation will run 20% more efficient in 12 months or your money back. Applies to the Starter and Professional lifetime licenses. TermsSee both guarantees

CableFi
CableFi
Book a demoSign in

Estimating

Bid it from the plans.

The whole bid in one record, drafted by Atticus and checked against the local market before it goes out.

Book a demoSee pricing
CableFi estimate summary: sell price, cost, gross profit, overhead and margin, the cost split across materials, labor and equipment, crew rates and the pricing stack, with Atticus in the side panel catching a label row priced per package and fixing the catalog once approved.
Estimating · Summary
Estimating · Summary
CableFi estimate summary: sell price, cost, gross profit, overhead and margin, the cost split across materials, labor and equipment, crew rates and the pricing stack, with Atticus in the side panel catching a label row priced per package and fixing the catalog once approved.
  1. Sell price, cost, profit and margin
  2. Where the cost goes
  3. Overhead and markup to the bid price
  4. Atticus checks a catalog price
  5. Client, site and due date on the bid

What contractors say about CableFi

We used to spend two days on a 400-drop bid. With Auto-Cable and Auto-Bid we're turning them around before the walkthrough is even over. Won three jobs last month we would've passed on.

Marcus DelgadoOperations Manager, Ridgeline Structured Cabling
See estimating

How it works

From the plans to a won job.

The takeoff feeds the estimate, Atticus drafts it, and the won bid becomes the project.

Count and measure on the plan; the BOM imports into the estimate.

E-101WAREHOUSE LEVEL 1TELECOM PLANOPEN OFFICE 101STORAGE 103TELECOM 104BREAK 105RESTROOMSSHIPPING 107MAINT. 108STAGINGWAREHOUSE 110347.5 ft205'175'145'115'85'132'120'177'PC011-101PC021-102PC031-103PC041-104AP011-105AP021-106CAM011-107CAM021-108IDF-1Exit PathFinderPathFinderEstimate: Warehouse ExpansionE-101 Warehouse · Fl 16LayoutSheets3DViewToolSelectScale1" = 48'GridOnLayersAllSheetE-101 WarehouseClick to select · drag to moveEsc
PathFinder's own tools on a sample warehouse sheet.

Estimate Intelligence

Know if it's worth bidding first.

Six weighted factors score the bid out of 100, and a floor price above the market's high knocks it out.

  • Go at 70 and up, Caution from 50, No-go below
  • Break-even, floor and target against the market band
  • What would change the call, factor by factor
Estimating · Intelligence
Estimating · Intelligence
Estimate Intelligence answering "Should we bid?": a bid score of 50 out of 100 and a no-go, because the floor price is above the market's high; each factor's weight and score; what would change the call; and the profitability line placing the market band, cost, break-even, floor and target against this estimate.
Estimate Intelligence answering "Should we bid?": a bid score of 50 out of 100 and a no-go, because the floor price is above the market's high; each factor's weight and score; what would change the call; and the profitability line placing the market band, cost, break-even, floor and target against this estimate.
  1. Bid score out of 100
  2. Knock-out: floor above the market
  3. What would change the call
  4. Your floor against the market band

What it saves

Less time bidding, fewer bad bids.

The takeoff imports, past jobs calibrate the draft, and the go or no-go read comes before the week of work.

  • Time savedAtticus drafts the bid; your estimator reviews instead of retyping.
  • TrackingEvery draft lands as a revision with cost, profit and margin.
  • CohesionThe won bid becomes the job; nothing is retyped for the crew.

Who it's for

For the estimating seat and the owner.

On the trades you run:

Still pricing in a spreadsheet? Get the free workbook

Questions

What owners ask first

What does CableFi Estimating do?

It keeps the whole bid in one record: scope, materials from your catalog, labor from your rates, overhead and margin, the labor plan, RFIs, files and the PathFinder takeoff, ending in a proposal you export as PDF or Word. Atticus can draft the bid for you with Auto-Bid.

What is Estimate Intelligence?

A go or no-go read before you spend the week on a bid: a score out of 100 over six weighted factors, a verdict (Go, Caution or No-go), and your break-even, floor and target prices against the local market band. A floor price above the market's high is a knock-out.

Can I price per drop, per hour or T&M?

Yes. Per drop, per drop plus man-hours, flat rate, time and materials, cost plus, hourly or prevailing wage. Estimate Intelligence ranks which method fits the job and the client.

Can it take off from the plans? Which plan?

Yes. PathFinder takeoff, by hand or with AI, is on every plan, and its bill of materials imports into the estimate. Auto-Cable, which routes every drop home to its rack and measures the footage, is on Professional.

Something else? Ask us

Bid your next job in CableFi.

Your operation will run 20% more efficient in 12 months or your money back. Applies to the Starter and Professional lifetime licenses. See the terms

Book a demoSee pricing

30-minute demo · Both guarantees in writing