TUG Tip of the Week - August 10, 2016

Use Multiple Estimates to Handle Alternates

Shared by: Jon Banse, Select Construction Concepts, Inc. (Seedorff)

You can open the base bid and alternates as separate estimates.To do this:

• Cascade the estimates (select Window > Cascade)
• To access alternates, click the alternate to bring it to the front
• For alternates that require substitution removal of items in the base bid:
  • Drag the items from the base bid into the alternate (You can also copy and paste)
  • Select the Takeoff column, right-click, and select Multiply (in Estimating Standard) or Adjust Column the Multiply (in Estimating Extended). Enter negative one (-1) as the multiplier. This subtracts the original quantities and dollars.
  • Now takeoff the items and quantities required

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