Canadian Electrical Estimating Services for Contractors and GCs
MeTiger helps Canadian contractors turn tender drawings, specifications, and addenda into clean electrical takeoffs, material lists, labour summaries, marked-up drawings, and scope notes. Our work is built for review: clear quantities, clear assumptions, and clear exclusions before bid day.
Built for the people who own the electrical bid
We work behind the scenes for the teams responsible for pricing and delivering electrical scope in Canada.
Why electrical bids get missed
Electrical scope hides in the gaps between documents. The most common places margin leaks out before the bid even goes in:
- Missed items between drawings, specifications, and schedules
- Equipment power requirements buried in the mechanical and other trades’ documents
- Addenda that change scope late and never make it into the count
- Incomplete or conflicting drawings with no documented assumptions
- Weak takeoffs that can’t be checked line by line
- Tight deadlines that force a rushed, incomplete count
What your estimate includes
- Quantity takeoff workbook
- Colour-coded marked-up drawings
- Material list by system
- Labour-hour summary
- Labour-unit basis and assumptions
- Inclusions and exclusions
- Drawing and specification assumptions
- RFI and scope-gap log
- Addenda review
- Bid summary
- Alternates and value-engineering notes where applicable
- Gear and long-lead item notes where applicable
- Optional final review call
Electrical systems we quantify
Service & distribution
- Service entrance and distribution
- Switchgear, switchboards, panels
- Transformers
- Metering
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
- Emergency lighting and life safety
- Site lighting
- Underground electrical
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
- Utility coordination notes
Canadian project types we estimate
Commercial & retail
Commercial tenant improvements, retail fit-outs, offices, and mixed-use projects.
Hospitality
Restaurants and hospitality build-outs with kitchen power and interlock coordination.
Industrial
Warehouses and light industrial through heavier plant and process electrical.
Multi-family residential
Multi-family and residential developments, suites, and common-area power and lighting.
Municipal & utility
Municipal facilities, pump stations, and utility infrastructure with controls and site electrical.
Institutional & upgrades
Schools and institutional projects where appropriate, plus service upgrades and distribution work.
CEC-aware estimating approach
Canadian electrical estimating support informed by CSA C22.1 / the Canadian Electrical Code requirements, provincial practices, project specifications, local utility requirements, and bid documents. We estimate what the documents call for and flag where they don’t agree.
We flag what’s missing before you price it
Every package includes a scope-gap and RFI log: items that appear in one document but not another, equipment with no clear power source, details that conflict, and assumptions we had to make to complete the count. You see the gaps instead of inheriting them after award.
- Cross-checks between drawings, specifications, schedules, and addenda
- Other-trade equipment connections reconciled against the electrical scope
- Documented assumptions and exclusions, not silent guesses
- An RFI list you can send straight to the design team
How it works
Upload drawings or send a plan link
Send your PDF or DWG set, specifications, and addenda — or a Dropbox / Drive / Procore link.
Confirm scope and deadline
We confirm project location, project type, scope, and bid due date.
Receive a fixed quote
A fee and delivery window, quoted after drawing review, before work begins.
Takeoff and scope review
We perform the takeoff and organize the electrical scope by system.
Document assumptions and gaps
Assumptions, exclusions, and scope gaps are logged clearly.
Deliver the package
You receive the reviewable estimate package on the agreed window.
Optional review call
A short walkthrough before bid submission, if you want one.
Pricing and quote process
Every project is quoted based on drawing size, scope complexity, project type, deadline, and requested deliverables. Send the bid set and due date; MeTiger will confirm scope, fee, and delivery window before work begins. No cheap-race pricing — a clear fee for a package you can actually bid with.
Careful, technical, and built for review
Reviewable by design
Clear quantities, documented assumptions, and explicit exclusions — so your team can check the number, not just trust it.
Canada-focused
Estimating informed by CSA C22.1 / the Canadian Electrical Code, provincial practices, and local utility requirements.
Scope-gap discipline
We surface missing and conflicting information before bid day, where it’s cheap to fix.
Remote across Canada
Delivered remotely on an agreed window, with an NDA available on request.
Senior estimating
Organized trade packages and labour-unit reasoning you can defend to a client or a GC.
Honest scope
Estimating and coordination support — never stamped engineering claims we can’t make.
Frequently asked questions
Do you provide electrical estimating across Canada?
Do you use the Canadian Electrical Code?
What do I receive with the estimate?
Can you review addenda?
Do you provide stamped engineering?
How fast can you deliver?
Do you sign NDAs?
Send your bid set and get a fixed quote
Upload your drawings or share a plan link with the bid due date. MeTiger confirms scope, fee, and delivery window before any work begins.