Alberta Electrical Estimating

Alberta Electrical Estimating Services

MeTiger provides electrical estimating and takeoff support for contractors and general contractors bidding work across Alberta — from Calgary and Edmonton tenant improvements to industrial and energy-adjacent facilities in Red Deer, Fort McMurray, and Grande Prairie. Send your drawings; we turn them into a clean, reviewable estimate you can bid with.

Alberta-wide remote deliveryCEC-aware scope reviewColour-coded marked-up plansLabour & material summariesNDA on request
Local context

Electrical estimating built for Alberta projects

Alberta electrical work is administered under the province's Safety Codes Act, largely through accredited municipalities and agencies overseen by the Safety Codes Council, with permitting handled by the provincial or municipal authority having jurisdiction for your project. We keep that framework in mind while we price the scope.

Utility coordination matters on Alberta bids, and service arrangements differ by territory — ENMAX in Calgary, EPCOR in Edmonton, and FortisAlberta or ATCO Electric across much of the rest of the province. We note the service entrance, metering, and utility-coordination assumptions in the estimate so the connection scope is visible before bid day rather than after award.

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Project types

Alberta project types we estimate

Industrial & energy-adjacent

Plant, process, and energy-adjacent facilities with heavier distribution, motors, controls, and site electrical.

Warehouses & logistics

Distribution centres and light-industrial buildings with high-bay lighting, feeders, and equipment power.

Commercial & retail

Offices, retail fit-outs, and mixed-use tenant improvements where clean lighting, branch power, and low-voltage counts drive the number.

Institutional

Schools, healthcare, and public facilities where life-safety coordination and documented assumptions carry weight at bid.

Service & distribution upgrades

Service upgrades, panel and switchgear replacements, and distribution reworks on occupied sites.

Municipal & utility-adjacent

Pump stations, municipal facilities, and utility-adjacent infrastructure with controls and site electrical.

Deliverables

What your Alberta estimate includes

  • Quantity takeoff workbook
  • Colour-coded marked-up drawings
  • Material list by system
  • Labour-hour summary
  • Labour-unit basis and project-specific assumptions
  • Regional labour and Canadian market pricing assumptions
  • Inclusions and exclusions
  • Utility and service-entrance coordination notes
  • RFI and scope-gap log
  • Addenda review
  • Gear and long-lead item notes where applicable
  • Bid summary
Coverage

Electrical systems we quantify

Service & distribution

  • Service entrance and distribution
  • Switchgear, switchboards, panels
  • Transformers
  • Metering and utility coordination

Power & feeders

  • Feeders and branch power
  • Raceways and conductors
  • Cable tray and supports
  • Mechanical equipment power

Motors & controls

  • Pumps, motors, VFDs
  • Starters and MCCs
  • Generators, ATS, UPS
  • Battery systems

Lighting

  • Interior lighting and controls
  • High-bay and warehouse lighting
  • Emergency and life-safety lighting
  • Site and exterior lighting

Grounding & safety

  • Grounding and bonding
  • Fire alarm coordination
  • Life-safety coordination

Low voltage & special systems

  • Low-voltage rough-in
  • Data / communications rough-in
  • Access control / security rough-in where included
  • EV charger rough-in where included
Code & compliance

Alberta code & compliance

Our estimating and scope review are informed by the Canadian Electrical Code (CSA C22.1) as adopted in Alberta, alongside project specifications, local utility requirements, and the bid documents. We estimate what the documents call for and log where they conflict or fall silent so you can raise it as an RFI.

Final compliance remains subject to the project engineer, the Alberta authority having jurisdiction, and applicable provincial requirements. MeTiger provides CEC-aware estimating and coordination support — not stamped drawings, sealed engineering, or code-compliance certification — and works alongside the engineer of record where required.
Process

How it works

1

Send drawings or a plan link

Share your Alberta PDF or DWG set, specifications, and any addenda — or a Dropbox, Drive, or Procore link.

2

Confirm scope and deadline

We confirm project location, project type, scope, and bid due date, and an NDA is available on request.

3

Receive a quote

A fee and delivery window, quoted after drawing review, before any work begins.

4

Takeoff and scope review

We complete the takeoff, organize the scope by system, and note utility and service assumptions.

5

Deliver the package

You receive the reviewable estimate on the agreed window, with an optional walkthrough call before you submit.

FAQ

Alberta estimating FAQ

Do you provide electrical estimating across Alberta?
Yes. We support electrical contractors and general contractors across Alberta remotely — Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, and smaller centres — working from your PDF or DWG tender set.
Which electrical code do you estimate to in Alberta?
Our takeoffs and scope review are informed by the Canadian Electrical Code (CSA C22.1) as adopted in Alberta, together with project specifications, local utility requirements, and the tender documents. Final compliance remains subject to the project engineer, the Alberta authority having jurisdiction, and applicable provincial requirements.
Can you work from PDF or DWG drawings?
Both. Send a flattened PDF tender set, DWG/CAD files, or a shared plan link (Dropbox, Drive, or Procore), and we reconcile drawings, specifications, schedules, and addenda together.
How is the estimate delivered?
Everything is delivered remotely on an agreed window: a takeoff workbook, colour-coded marked-up drawings, a material list by system, a labour-hour summary, and a documented list of inclusions, exclusions, and scope gaps.
Do you sign an NDA before we share drawings?
Yes. A mutual NDA is available on request before you send any tender documents or plan links for an Alberta project.

Bidding electrical work in Alberta?

Send your Alberta drawings and the bid due date. MeTiger confirms scope, fee, and delivery window before any work begins.