Maintaining a Bid-Based Task for an Item on a Cost Estimate Typical Section

You can use a bid-based task to calculate a price for each typical section item on a cost estimate. When typical section items are added to a cost estimate, the system automatically creates a bid-based task for each non-lump sum item. If a Typical Section Bid History Profile is specified for the parent cost estimate, the new bid-based tasks for non-lump sum items are added as active.

The Cost Estimate Typical Section Bid Based Task Summary lists all of the information recorded for a bid-based task for an item on a cost estimate typical section. You can use the summary to review the task price and specify whether or not the task is used to calculate the price for the item.

You can access the component by navigating to the Items tab on the Cost Estimate Typical Section Profile Summary, clicking the Details button on the appropriate item row, and then clicking the Bid Based link in the Details overlay.

In the Item Information section, you can view read-only information in these fields:

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

In the Results section, you can view read-only values in these fields:

You can modify the task description, but a value in the Description field is required. Selecting the Active check box determines whether the bid-based task is used to calculate the price for the typical section item. You can select the Active check box only if a value is displayed in the Typical Section Bid History Profile field. You can enter or change this value on the parent cost estimate (Maintaining a Cost Estimate).

When you are finished, click the Save button. The system performs the bid history analysis, updates the Unit Price for the item, and displays a message to confirm that your changes were saved.