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Trimble Accubid Classic

Trimble Accubid Classic is the original full-featured electrical estimating solution that facilitates the complete construction workflow, from estimating to purchasing, project management and billing.

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Your best construction workflow foundation

Labor units, labor factoring, labor tracking and cost codes are built right into the program.

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Full featured solution

Use Trimble Accubid Classic with LiveCount to bid more work with a high degree of accuracy.

Proven material database

Access over 42,000 items and 13,000 assemblies—flexible enough for any sized project.

Dynamic takeoffs

Automatically calculate required assembly component quantities or count specifications.

Multi-level breakdowns

Break down the bid by logical and physical aspects like floor, system, area, cost code or drawing, and export this information to other applications.

Live extensions

Instantly calculate each takeoff as it occurs, jumping from audit trail to extended bill of materials.

Instant bid summary

Compare estimate components using labor-to-material ratios, costs-per-foot, per-system or per-floor.

Live link to graphical takeoff

Get one integrated estimating takeoff package with a live bi-directional link with Trimble LiveCount.

Testimonials

What are customers saying about Trimble Accubid Classic estimating & bidding software?

Accubid is a very flexible, effective tool we use to bid all of our work. Using Accubid Classic with LiveCount allows us to bid more work with a high degree of accuracy.

Richard AndowSr. Lead Estimator, CSI Electrical Contractors

LiveCount graphical takeoff

LiveCount is a cloud-based graphical takeoff tool that speeds up the estimating process and eliminates the cost of printed paper drawings.

Live sync to the estimate

Save time and ensure accuracy with LiveCount’s bi-directional link with Trimble Accubid Classic—it tracks both lengths and counts in the same run.

Drawing compare

Efficiency is easy when you can see what's been added or taken away since the last revision.

AI-powered takeoff* & Auto Count

Automatically detect and count thousands of symbols on drawings. (*AI functionality only available with the Accubid Classic Estimating Essentials Hosted subscription.)

Multi-user support

Get your estimators working on the same job using the same set of drawings, alleviating tedious job setups and maintaining multiple sets of drawings.

Filtering

Take filtering and layering to a new level with dynamic links to all of the breakdowns in Accubid.

View controls

Navigate through your drawings with ease using powerful view controls -- Named Views and Linked Views -- in LiveCount.

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Perfect companions to Trimble Accubid Classic

Trimble Accubid ChangeOrder is the stand-alone change order management solution for the Trimble Accubid Classic estimating solution.

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