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Built for electrical distribution

Turn electrical RFQs into ready‑to‑send quotes.

Goodshed reads contractor emails, spreadsheets, BOMs, PDFs, and material lists, matches requested items against your catalog, uses available pricing and inventory data, and prepares the quote for your team to review.

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Works alongside your existing ERP. Your team stays in control.

A handwritten counter list on lined paper: 20 QO 30A 2P, 2000 feet #12 THHN black, 500 feet #12 green, 40 3/4 EMT set screw connectors, 4S covers same as hospital.
Counter list · 5 lines

Quote draft

Illustrative
  1. 20 EA

    SQD QO230

    QO 2P 30A 120/240V PLUG-ON BKR

    Resolved
  2. 2,000 FT

    THHN12-STR-BLK

    #12 THHN/THWN-2 STRANDED CU BLACK

    Resolved
  3. 500 FT

    THHN12-STR-GRN

    #12 THHN/THWN-2 STRANDED CU GREEN

    Size carried from line 2

    Resolved
  4. 40 EA

    EMT-SSC-075

    3/4 EMT SET SCREW CONNECTOR STEEL

    Resolved
  5. 60 EA

    4S-FBC

    4S FLAT BLANK COVER

    From Lakeview Hospital Ph 1 · PO 4471 · confirm cover vs. ring

    Review

5 lines

4 resolved

1 needs review

Draft ready

01The problem

Your customers shouldn’t have to format RFQs for your ERP.

Contractors send requests however it is easiest for them. Your team does the translating — into exact products, quantities, pricing, and availability.

  1. 01

    Messy inputs

    Email. Excel. PDFs. BOMs. Material lists. Competitor part numbers. “Same as last time.”

  2. 02

    Manual product matching

    Experienced reps spend time searching catalogs, previous orders, manufacturer data, and ERP screens line by line.

  3. 03

    Slow quote turnaround

    Large requests can consume hours of skilled sales time before the customer sees a number.

  4. 04

    Knowledge trapped in people

    Experienced reps know customer shorthand, equivalents, substitutions, and product relationships. That knowledge rarely exists in one system.

A quoting desk covered in printed emails, a spreadsheet printout, sticky notes, a handwritten list, and a calculator.

RE: Lakeview Ph 2 — pricing

7:12 AM

From Mike R. · ABC Electric

To Inside Sales

Can you price the attached by Thursday?

Same fixtures as last job. Swap to Eaton on the devices if it’s cheaper.

Lakeview_Ph2_BOM.xlsx

Lakeview_Ph2_BOM.xlsx

ABC
1LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL — PHASE 2 — ELECTRICAL
2QTYDESCRIPTIONNOTES
3362X4 LED TROFFER 4000KSEE ATTACHED
412HBL5362WOR EQUAL
54003/4 EMT
6?4S RINGS 1/2"SAME AS PH 1
720QO 30A 2P

Dave · Summit Electrical

same breakers as the elm st job. 20 of em. need tmrw am

6:48 AM

What arrives on a normal morning · illustrative

02Workflow

From messy request to review‑ready quote.

  1. 01

    Receive

    Goodshed accepts: Email · Excel · PDF · BOM · Material list

    ABC Electric · Lakeview Ph 2

    Illustrative

    RE: Lakeview Ph 2 — pricing

    Mike R. · ABC Electric · 7:12 AM

    Lakeview_Ph2_BOM.xlsx

    Reading Lakeview_Ph2_BOM.xlsx38 lines
    Customer
    ABC Electric
    Project
    Lakeview Hospital Ph 2
    Needed by
    Thursday

  2. 02

    Resolve

    Goodshed identifies: Requested product · Likely exact SKU · Manufacturer · Quantity · UOM · Customer-specific terminology · Previous purchases · Equivalent products

    ABC Electric · Lakeview Ph 2

    Illustrative
    RequestedResolved itemConfidence
    • 20 QO 30A 2PSQD QO230QO 2P 30A PLUG-ON BKRHigh
    • 400 3/4 EMTEMT-075-103/4 EMT 10FT STEELHigh
    • 12 HBL5362W OR EQUALHBL5362W20A 125V DUPLEX SPEC WHTHigh
    • 20 3/4 EMT SS CONNEMT-SSC-0753/4 EMT SET SCREW CONN STLHigh
    • ? 4S RINGS 1/2" SAME AS PH 14S-1DR-0504S 1-DEVICE RING 1/2 RAISEDMedium
    • 36 2X4 LED TROFFER 4000K—SEE ATTACHED · spec sheet missingMedium

  3. 03

    Check

    Goodshed can combine: Customer pricing · Branch availability · Account history · Product relationships · Approved alternatives

    ABC Electric · Lakeview Ph 2

    Illustrative
    RequestedResolved itemPrice · Stock
    • 20 QO 30A 2PSQD QO230QO 2P 30A PLUG-ON BKR$21.40 EA140 North
    • 400 3/4 EMTEMT-075-103/4 EMT 10FT STEEL · 400 ft = 40 pcs$84.00 /C1,200 ft North
    • 12 HBL5362W OR EQUALHBL5362W20A 125V DUPLEX SPEC WHT$9.40 EA86 Central
    • 20 3/4 EMT SS CONNEMT-SSC-0753/4 EMT SET SCREW CONN STL$0.71 EA900 North
    • ? 4S RINGS 1/2" SAME AS PH 14S-1DR-0504S 1-DEVICE RING 1/2 RAISED$1.62 EA210 North
    • 36 2X4 LED TROFFER 4000K—SEE ATTACHED · spec sheet missing——

  4. 04

    Review

    Your team sees: Resolved lines · Confidence · Exceptions · Alternative candidates. Then approves the quote.

    ABC Electric · Lakeview Ph 2

    Illustrative
    All 38Resolved 36Needs review 2

    ? 4S RINGS 1/2" SAME AS PH 1

    4S 1-DEVICE RING 1/2"48 on Ph 1 · PO 4471

    4S 2-DEVICE RING 1/2"12 on Ph 1 · PO 4471

    36 2X4 LED TROFFER 4000K · SEE ATTACHED

    Spec sheet wasn’t attached. Ask the customer before pricing.

    36 of 38 lines ready

03Exception-first review

Review 12 lines. Not 240.

Routine lines are resolved automatically. Your team spends time only where judgment is needed.

Requested lines
240
Resolved
228
Needs review
12

Lakeview Hospital — RFQ #1842

Illustrative

Resolved Needs review

  • L014

    SAME COVERS AS HOSPITAL JOB

    3 candidates in project history

  • L031

    2X4 LED TROFFER 4000K

    Requested SKU discontinued · replacement proposed

  • L047

    HBL5362W OR EQUAL

    Or-equal requested · 2 approved alternates

  • L058

    #10 THHN RED

    No quantity given

  • L077

    3/4 EMT

    Feet or pieces? Unit unclear

  • L102

    SIEMENS Q230

    Breaker must match the panel · confirm panel

  • L119

    SEE ATTACHED

    Attachment not included

  • L133

    4S BOX

    Depth not specified

  • L156

    MC 12/2

    Armor type not specified

  • L171

    PANEL P1 PER SCHEDULE

    Configured item · route to quotations

  • L198

    GFCI 20A

    Receptacle or breaker?

  • L224

    SAME AS LAST TIME

    Two previous orders match

How exception review works

04Electrical-native

Built for electrical product resolution—not just document extraction.

Circuit breakers in a parts bin on warehouse shelving, with a loadcenter box on the shelf below.

01

Product resolution

Understand catalog numbers, descriptions, manufacturer relationships, customer aliases, and product attributes.

“QO 30A 2P”SQD QO230

  • Square D
  • QO
  • 2-pole
  • 30A
  • Plug-on
Bins of galvanized steel boxes, flat covers, raised rings, and cartons of EMT set-screw connectors on warehouse shelving.

02

Cross-reference and equivalents

Help identify valid alternatives across product families and manufacturers while surfacing uncertainty for review.

Competitor item

88-10273

3/4 EMT SS CONN

Your catalog

EMT-SSC-075

3/4 EMT SET SCREW CONN STL

Substitutions you haven’t approved are flagged for a rep, never swapped silently.

A rep’s hand holding a pen over a printed material list with highlighted lines.

03

Project and customer memory

Use previous orders, job references, and customer terminology to resolve repeat requests faster.

“same covers as the hospital job”

Lakeview Hospital · Phase 1ABC Electric · PO 4471 · 60 flat covers, 48 rings

A warehouse aisle lined with reels of black, white, red, and green building wire on pallet racking.

04

Branch-aware quoting

Account for local availability and multi-branch inventory when the data is available.

#12 THHN STR BLK · 2,000 ft requested

  • NorthHome branch4,500 ft
  • Central1,000 ft
  • East0 ft

Photos and product examples are illustrative. Your team controls which equivalents and substitutions are acceptable.

05Plan-to-Quote

Start with the drawings.

When a contractor sends plans instead of a completed material list, Goodshed can turn electrical plan sets, schedules, and project documents into a review-ready material takeoff.

Goodshed identifies project components, structures quantities and requirements, and connects the resulting material lines to your catalog workflow.

Every material line stays linked to the drawing or schedule it came from.

  1. 01Electrical plans
  2. 02Component detection
  3. 03Material takeoff
  4. 04Product resolution
  5. 05Exceptions
  6. 06Quote draft
A large set of construction drawings unrolled across a distributor's counter with a scale ruler, a highlighter, and a red pen on it, rolls of drawings standing at the right and parts bins behind.

Plan set to takeoff

Goodshed is being built to read the plan set and prepare the first pass of the takeoff.

AAAAAAGGS3P164'-0" E2.1 · FIRST FLOOR POWER · ILLUSTRATIVE
Plan set · 24 sheets

Plan takeoff

Illustrative · in development
  1. 182 EA

    RCPT-20A-DUP-WHT

    20A 125V DUPLEX RECEPT COMM WHITE

    E2.1 — 93 · E2.2 — 89

    Resolved
  2. 34 EA

    RCPT-20A-GFCI-WR

    20A 125V GFCI RECEPT WR TAMPER-RES

    E2.1 — 21 · E2.2 — 13

    Resolved
  3. 71 EA

    FIX-TRF-24-40K

    2X4 LED TROFFER 4000K 0-10V DIM

    E1.1, E1.2 · lighting schedule

    Emergency battery option not stated on the schedule

    Review
  4. 1 EA

    PANEL-225-42-N1

    225A 480Y/277V 3PH 42CKT MLO

    E3.1 panel schedule · Division 26

    Specification calls for NEMA 3R · candidate is NEMA 1

    Review
  5. 4,300 FT

    EMT-075-STL

    3/4 EMT STEEL CONDUIT

    E2.1, E2.2

    Routing and estimating method required

    Unresolved

316 lines

271 resolved

45 need review

Takeoff ready for review

Document set · 24 sheets

Classified on upload

  • E0.1Cover and notes
  • E1.1First floor lighting
  • E1.2Second floor lighting
  • E2.1First floor power
  • E2.2Second floor power
  • E3.1Panel schedules
  • E4.1One-line diagram
  • Div 26Specifications

Project legend · sheet E0.1

Read from this drawing set

  • Duplex receptacle
  • GFCI receptacle
  • Three-way switch
  • Fixture type A
An estimator's hand holding a scale ruler across a large drawing sheet in low morning light, a highlighter in the foreground and rolled drawings behind.

Your estimator reviews the exceptions before anything becomes a quote.

Plan-to-Quote is an early-access capability we are building now, starting with PDF plan sets and schedules. Quantities that depend on an estimating method, such as conduit routing, are left unresolved rather than guessed.

See what Plan-to-Quote reads

06No rip-and-replace

Keep your ERP.

Goodshed is designed to sit on top of the systems your business already runs.

  • Start with historical files or exports.

    Catalog, pricing, and past quotes can come from files your team already produces.

  • Move to deeper integrations once the workflow is proven.

    Connection work is scoped after Goodshed has shown results on your own quotes.

  • Designed for modern and legacy distributor systems.

    What matters is the data your team can already get out of it.

07The historical test

Prove it on work your team already completed.

Early-access partners test Goodshed on historical RFQs before any live workflow changes.

  1. 01

    Send historical RFQs and final quotes

  2. 02

    Goodshed rebuilds the quote without seeing the answer

  3. 03

    We compare the output against your team’s completed quote

  4. 04

    You see exactly what Goodshed resolved correctly, what differed, and what required review

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No live ERP connection is required for the initial historical test.

Historical test · comparisonLakeview Hospital · RFQ #1842Sample format
  • 20 QO 30A 2PTeam: SQD QO230Goodshed: SQD QO230Match
  • 2000' #12 THHN BLKTeam: THHN12-STR-BLKGoodshed: THHN12-STR-BLKMatch
  • 12 HBL5362W OR EQUALTeam: EATON CR20WGoodshed: HBL5362WOriginal requested itemDifferent from final quote
  • 4S COVERS SAME AS HOSPTeam: 4S-FBCGoodshed: Flagged: 2 candidatesUncertain
  • 40 3/4 EMT SS CONNTeam: EMT-SSC-075Goodshed: EMT-SSC-075Match

Every line is shown—including mismatches and uncertain results—so your team can see exactly where Goodshed worked and where it didn’t.

From the founder

Built to remove the manual work from wholesale.

Goodshed started with a simple observation: distributors receive customer demand in formats their internal systems were never designed to understand.

Emails, spreadsheets, BOMs, takeoffs, PDFs, and shorthand still have to be translated manually into products, pricing, inventory, and quotes.

Goodshed is being built to make that translation automatic—starting with electrical distribution.

Lukas FriedmanFounder, Goodshed

We’re working with a small group of U.S. and Canadian electrical distributors.

If your team regularly handles contractor RFQs, large material lists, project quotes, or manual product matching, we’d like to learn about your workflow.

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A staged pallet of wire and conduit next to an open loading door in morning light.