One of the most important aspects of the estimating process is getting timely, accurate pricing for the items you need to bid a job. To date, that has meant faxing a list to your distributor and waiting for the response with the current prices reflecting your negotiated vendor discounts. Then you have to accurately enter these prices into your software. NetPricer Service was designed to speed the process and increase the accuracy of your material quotes. NetPricer Service gives you instant access to your specific suppliers pricing with a simple click from your IntelliBid program. You can set up an account with NetPricer Service for each distributor you want to receive pricing from. After completing your takeoff in IntelliBid, simply click on the NetPricer button in Summary to automatically update item prices including your individual vendor discounts.

Hosted by www.ElectricSmarts.com, NetPricer cross-references any item a vendor does not offer and substitutes a comparable item. IntelliBid creates a NetPricer report listing each item with the result of the update. If NetPricer has substituted another item for one in your takeoff, the report indicates the substitution and lists the new vendor and UPC code. IntelliBid also gives you the option of blocking individual item substitutions during an update leaving the price as you have set it in IntelliBid. A report flags these items as well.

To learn more about the process and how to subscribe to NetPricer Service, go to www.netpricer.net where you will find a list of current suppliers who offer their pricing online. Scroll to the bottom of the NetPricer home page and click on the "How to Get Connected to the NetPricer Service" link to sign up for NetPricer today! There is also a complete discussion of NetPricer in IntelliBid’s online Help system; look in the index under ‘NetPricer’.