A full estimating system, built for New Zealand.
No more guessing. 1,000+ prebuilt assemblies on NZ gear and NZ wholesaler stock codes, with labour on every line, set up in your job management and take off software. Every job is priced the same way, with everything accounted for, so you know it makes money before the quote goes out.
- 1,000+ prebuilds, material and labour on every line
- NZ gear, NZ stock codes, priced in NZD
- Set up on your wholesaler's pricing
- Loaded into your software for you within 2 business days
- Your margin and hourly rate on every line
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“We have used Niall for over 5 years for all of our estimating required for electrical jobs. He is extremely reliable and accurate, there is good reason why we have never used anyone else since we found him.”
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“Purchased night before and was loaded before I got to work. Great service”
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“Niall was great assistance with the set up of our pre-builds connecting them to our job management system and groundplan. Highly recommend!!”
No more guessing. Everything is accounted for.
This is a working estimating system, not a price list. Every job is priced the same way from the same builds: NZ costs, our install times, your rate and your margin. The fixings, the cable and the labour are in the price every time.
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Built for NZ
Built on NZ gear and NZ wholesaler stock codes: TPS, Iconic, ABB, green Chorus duct. Priced in NZD.
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Your wholesaler's pricing
Where your software already holds your wholesaler's price for an item, the builds use it. Every other cost is editable.
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Your software
Set up by us in your job management and take off software. There is nothing for you to import or map.
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Our knowledge
The install times and the way each build is put together come from sixteen years in the trade, across New Zealand and Australia.
One of the 1,000+ NZ builds, opened up.
Every build is the full assembly, not just the fitting. This is the residential double GPO exactly as it comes in the NZ edition.
| Double GPO — residential | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Qty | Labour | NZD ex GST |
| Iconic 10A double outlet | 1 | 30 min | $16.78 |
| 2.5mm 2C+E TPS | 10 m | 25 min | $31.84 |
| Wall board mounting clip, 1 gang | 1 | 5 min | $1.27 |
| Cable ties, 200mm | 2 | 2 min | $0.25 |
| Build total | 62 min | $50.14 | |
Add your hourly rate and margin and that’s your sell price for a double GPO. Now multiply that by 1,000+ builds you don’t have to put together yourself.
Commercial and residential.
- Lighting
- Power
- Lighting controls
- Cables
- Conduits and Chorus duct
- Cable trays
- Data and comms
- Switchboards and distribution
- Earthing and submain terminations
- EV chargers and solar/battery connections
- Hot water and heating
- Builder's temporary power
- Testing and certification
We set it up. You price it.
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Get the system
Pay by card in NZD. The price book opens in your account straight away, so you can start looking through it tonight.
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Set up your account
Straight after checkout you create your account password and give us your software login. It's encrypted, and deleted as soon as your kit is loaded.
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Loaded within 2 business days
We set up the price list, prebuilds and labour in your software. You set your margin and hourly rate, open a job and price it.
The pricing we estimate real jobs with.
The Estimating Collective was founded by Niall Hoult, an NZ-born electrician with sixteen years in the trade across New Zealand and Australia, from the tools through to commercial project management and estimating.
Before you buy.
Will the prices match my supplier?+
Where your software already holds your wholesaler's price for an item, we set the build up on that price. Every other cost is editable, so the book ends up on your own pricing.
How does the labour work?+
Every item carries install time in minutes. You set your own hourly rate and margin, and the sell price works itself out.
Which software does it work with?+
Any job management or take off software that imports a price list. Give us your software login straight after checkout and we load it for you within 2 business days.
Does the price include GST?+
Yes. NZ$1,800 includes 15% GST. One payment, no subscription.
Is there a mechanical edition for NZ?+
Not yet. The NZ mechanical book is next.
Something else?+
Email niall@theestimatingcollective.com and you'll get an answer from Niall, not a ticket number.
Price the next job from your own system.
NZ$1,800 inc GST. Set up in your software within 2 business days.
NZ$1,800
inc GST, set up for you