Proposal & Quoting

A lighting retrofit proposal is not just a price document. It has to help the customer understand what was found, what is being recommended, how the savings were estimated, and what needs to happen next. If you want to build a lighting retrofit proposal that helps win the job, the proposal needs to connect audit data, fixture recommendations, ROI, rebates, installation costs, and clear next steps in one easy to review document. Many contractors start with Excel, a PDF, or a p

A lighting retrofit can look like an easy win on paper, but the proposal still has to prove the numbers. Building owners and facility managers want to know how much energy the project will save, how long payback will take, what rebates may apply, and which assumptions were used. That is where a clear ROI calculation matters. A strong lighting retrofit proposal should show annual kWh savings, demand savings, maintenance impact, estimated rebates, net installed cost, and simple

A lot of contractors start with Excel for retrofit quotes, and for small jobs, that can work. The problem starts when projects get more detailed, more repetitive, and more time-sensitive. At that point, the real comparison is not Excel vs Lighting Proposal Software on cost alone. It is whether your current quoting process is slowing down proposals, creating inconsistencies, and making it harder to win work. That is where lighting proposal software starts to make more sense. F