Adding a Bid-Based Task

The Add Cost Estimate Item Bid Based Task component enables you to add a bid-based price task associated with the selected cost estimate item.

You can access the component by navigating to Item Pricing Worksheet or the Cost Estimate Items tab on the Cost Estimate Summary, clicking the Details button to the right of the Price field, and then clicking the Bid Based link.

Information about the associated cost estimate item is displayed at the top of the component in the Item Information section. You can view information in these fields:

• Line  

• Item

• Supplemental Descr

• Quantity

• Unit of Measure

• Price

In the Task Detail section, you can view or enter information in these fields:

• Task

• Task Description

• Task Bid History Profile

• Alternate Item

• Task Group

• Active

• Rolled Up Quantity

• Alternate Quantity

• Note: If the agency option for Prohibit Multiple Active Price Bases is set to Yes, only one price task on an item can be active at a time unless the active price tasks are in the same task group.

In the Results section, these fields cannot be modified:

• Task Price

• Task Comment

• Regression

To save the new bid-based task, you must enter a value in the Task and Task Description fields. When you are finished, click the Save button. The system displays the new task on the Cost Estimate Item Bid Based Task Summary.

Related topics:

Maintaining a Cost Estimate