Options

Type a descriptive name for the site improvement as you want it to appear in the Assign Site Improvement dialog and Takeoff Report.

Select the appropriate linear units, depending on whether you will purchase and build the improvement in English or metric lengths.

Note: The units of measure that you specify overrides the corresponding setting in the Units section of Project Settings.

This displays the procurement unit cost of the man-made material (per linear unit).

Note: This program displays the currency symbol and format that you have set in Microsoft Windows^® Regional and Language Options. The units and calculations, however, are not associated with a specific currency, so if a project is opened on a computer with different regional settings, those currency symbol and formats are used, but no conversion between currencies has been made.

Enter the cost (per linear unit) that you will charge the customer to furnish, install, or otherwise construct every aspect of the site improvement, including all labor costs, profit, and other incidental costs that you expect to pay to have the site improvement constructed.

This displays the material procurement unit cost plus the installation price for each instance of the site improvement. This total, which can be reported in the Takeoff Report, is the cumulative price that you intend to include in your bid for the job.

Select the linear material that will be used to construct the site improvement.

Note: You can define a length-based site improvement without a material, if appropriate.

Planimetric length - Select this if the site improvement's path is relatively flat, such as for a curb line. The Plan View's (planimetric) length for the site improvement is calculated and will be reported in the Takeoff Report.

Slope length - Select this if the actual slope length of the site improvement is important, such as for a drainage channel. The slope length of the site improvement will be reported in the Takeoff Report.