An Alternate is an optional cost for a bid and can be turned on or off by accepting the alternate or not. The final bid total will reflect the total from the base bid and the totals from any accepted alternates.
Because Alternates are part of the bid, they must use the same bid items and payroll settings that are used in the base bid. You can, however, change markups and indirect expenses for Alternates. See the previous section for more information.
A Change Order is a separate bid that accompanies a base bid. As the name implies, Change Orders reflect changes to some aspect of the base bid. As such, Change Orders and base bids can have different payroll, material pricing, section markups and indirect expense information.
When a Change Order is accepted into a base bid, the information is not merged into the base bid, labor or material reports. Information for the Change Order will, however, appear on the base bid's Bid Summary Report. (Shows a list of all conditions with their height, quantities, count and unit selling prices for material and labor. You can display the conditions by Area, or by CSI Section with sub-totals or Grand Totals. You can also show duration expressed in hours.)