Maintaining Non-Construction Costs for a Cost Estimate
The Non-Construction Costs tab enables you to view and record non-construction costs for an estimate, including preliminary engineering, construction engineering, incidental construction, and right-of-way costs. The tab contains an accordion list of non-construction costs recorded for the estimate.
Expand a row to display all of the fields for the non-construction cost. Each row includes an Actions button and displays values in these fields:
Click in a field and add, change, or delete information as needed.
A value must be entered in either the Percent of Total Estimate or Non Construction Cost Amount fields, but not both. When you modify these values, the Calculated Amount field does not display a value until you save your changes. The Calculated Amount field shows either the product of the Percent of Total Estimate and the Total Construction Cost values, or the amount entered in the Non Construction Cost Amount field.
You can enter a dollar amount in the Non Construction Cost Amount field, or you can click the Formula button (Σ) in the field to calculate the value by using the expression builder. For more information about the expression builder, see Using the Expression Builder.
When you select the Active check box, the amount for the non-construction cost is included in the calculation of the cost estimate total. Clearing the check box removes the non-construction amount from the values displayed in the Cost Estimate Total and Total Non Construction Costs fields on the Cost Summary tab.
To add a non-construction cost item to the cost estimate, click the New button. The system adds a blank row to the list. To save a new cost item, you must enter a value in the Non Construction Cost Name field. You must also enter a value in either the Percent of Total Estimate or Non Construction Cost Amount fields, but not both.
To remove a non-construction cost item from the cost estimate, select Delete from the Actions menu on the item row. To reverse the delete action, click the Undo button.
When you are finished, click the Save button. The system updates the value in the Calculated Amount field if needed and displays a message to confirm that your changes were saved in the database.
