Robert Malcolm & Associates

Robert Malcolm & Associates_{Quantity Surveyors}

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HOW IT WORKS! Detailed Costing Form

Detailed costing gives you an all view of an all-in- rate cost for activates and shows detailed break down of each component as it relates to Material, labour and Equipment which form a part of generating detailed cost for an activity and gives you costing for rates in unit both Metric and Imperial. You can choose one or several activities form the Element listing by clicking the + button which provides you with the option to add one or several activities with quantities as is necessary to generate a detailed priced bills of quantities. You can also add a percentage of your choice, which ranges from 0% - 100% as your overhead and profit margin, given your conditions. You also have the option to add any additional expenses as a lump sum, provisional or preliminaries item that is termed as additional expenses. Finally you can print your report when finish adding selected activities and inputting relevant quantities by pressing the button PRINT on your screen. Please see details below.

Using Deatailed Costing Form:
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You can view ALL the relative "Job Activities" associated with a specific "Job Element", by simply, SELECTING the requested
"Job Element" from the given "Job Element Drop-Down List".

STEP 1: INSERT desired "Project Title" .
STEP 2: SELECT the requested "Job Activity" from the given Drop-Down List.
STEP 3: INSERT desired "Quantity" in the Quantity TextBox.
STEP 4: PRESS the " ADD ACTIVITY " button to ADD the "Job Activity" to the Detailed Customer Form.

*REPEAT STEPS [1 - 4] until you are completeley satisfied. You may also include any individual components as is required for the completion of your Cost Estimate.
STEP 5: INSERT your desired "Profit Percentage (%)" in the TextBox provided.
STEP 6: INSERT any additional costs "Additional Cost ($)" in the TextBox provided.
STEP 7: PRESS the "Estimate" button to calculate the TOTAL COST of your project.
STEP 8: DESCRIBE the overall nature of project (optional).
STEP 9: SELECT any of the Frequently Asked Questions (optional).
STEP 10:INSERT any requests you may require in order to complete your project efficently as well as safely (optional).
STEP 11: PRESS the "Print / Preview" button to recieve a Full Page Print out of the entire project with cost estimations for all "Job Ellements", "Job Activities", "Individual Components" and of course the "Overall Cost" of the desired Project.

*This Print Out does NOT contain any personal information about the Customer or User.

Saving Your Project:
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NOTICE: All Individual Components will be DISCARDED after Project is SAVED!.

STEP 1: AFTER successfully completeing [STEPS: 1 - 4], PRESS the " Save Project " button.
STEP 2: You Will arrive at the "Project Recovery Center", ENTER a PROJECT NAME in the box provided and PRESS the " SAVE " button.

*Notice the success statement, you have saved your project correctly.

Opening Your Project:

STEP 1: CLICK the " Open Project " button.
STEP 2: INSERT PROJECT NAME in the box provided and PRESS the " View(1) " button.
STEP 3: PRESS the " Load " button to Return Values to Costing Form.
STEP 4: After arriving at the desired Form PRESS the " Load Values " button to Retriev the saved data.

*Notice the "Alert Box", you have opened your project correctly.

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