8.02.02 Supervision Indirect Expenses

To access bid-level Supervision costs, open the Markups Detail from the Markups Tab, and click on the Supervision Clean button on the left side of the dialog box. This is where Bid-level Supervision costs are configured.

When calculating Indirect Expenses with a Labor result, it is necessary to setup each Wage Type separately. Settings for one Wage Type (Union, for example) would not be applied to labor expenses calculated under a different Wage Type (Open, for example).

Calculating Supervision (Labor Hours or Labor Cost)

When "Calculation Method" is set to "Labor Cost" or "Labor Hours", a list of all Payroll Classes and their associated hours or costs are listed in the grid. These fields are explained in the list below. These calculations are based on the values in Default Indirect Expenses but can be changed after the project starts bidding.

This list does not reflect the Duration calculation method which is calculated differently - this is detailed toward the bottom of the article.

Field	Description
Payroll Class	Lists all of the Payroll Classes used in the selected Section.
Cost	When the Calculation Method is set to Labor Cost, displays the total Wages (cost) for each Payroll Class.
Hours	When the Calculation Method is set to Labor Hours, displays the total hours for each Payroll Class.
Percent	Enter in the percent of Cost or Hours to be allocated to Supervision
Total Cost	Visible when the Calculation Method is set to Labor Cost. Displays the total Supervision Cost (dollars) for the Payroll Class.
Total Hours	Visible when the Calculation Method is set to Labor Hours. Displays the total Supervision Hours for the Payroll Class.
Supervisor	Select a Supervisor from the Payroll Classes list by clicking the Lookup tool .
Wage Type	Click the drop down to select a Wage Type.
Cost Code	Displays the Cost Code to which Supervision Indirect Expense is applied.

Calculate Supervision Indirect Expense by Labor Cost

Calculates how much it costs to supervise the job based on the cost (wages) for each Payroll Class used in the job.

Calculate Supervision Indirect Expense by Labor Hours

Calculates the Supervisor Hours required based on the hours of labor for each Payroll Class used in the job.

It is not necessary to apply Indirect Expenses to every Payroll Class - only those that require Supervision.

Calculate Supervision Indirect Expense by Duration

Duration allows the estimator to evaluate supervision costs based upon selected Payroll Classes and estimated crew size. In the example below, Supervision is being charged against the "General Laborer (Union)" Payroll Class.

There are 23.328~ (rounded to 23.33 in the in the Total line) DAYS of labor which require Supervision. The Payroll Class designated as Supervisor is "Superintendent" with a Base Wage of $35.00 (not including burdens, is $280.00 based on 8 hours per day). To calculate the total Supervision, Quick Bid multiplies the duration (23.328~ days) by the BASE daily wage (280.00) to arrive at a total of about $6531.96 for Supervision, for General Laborer (Union) in Section 09250 (we say "about" because the exact days are calculated out farther than 3 decimals but only 3 are shown).

Field	Description
Installers	The Installers grid lists all Payroll Classes, Wage Type combinations used in either Section or Bid Mode and the total number of Labor Days for each Payroll Class (Total manhours/hrs per day). Select those Payroll Classes for which Supervision is being applied. Click each box in the Select column to include a Payroll Class' Labor Days in the calculations Click Select All to select the entire list Click Select None to de-select the entire list
Total estimated time	Total estimated time (days) displays the total man days for all checked rows in the Installer List.
Total duration	Total duration (days) displays the total estimated time (days) divided by the Crew Size (Total estimated time ÷ Crew Size = Total Duration).
Crew Size	Indicate the Crew Size (number of laborers) to be supervised.
Supervisors	In the Supervisors grid, select the person or persons supervising the Work Crew. Click the NEW button to add a Payroll Class to the grid Wage Type defaults to the prevailing Wage Type as indicated on the Cover Sheet Cost Code is blank - click the Lookup button to select a Cost Code to which Supervision Indirect Expenses should be applied Total Wages are calculated based on the Payroll Class settings The Total Supervision Cost located under the Total Wages column in the Supervisor area is the value displayed on the Markup Detail dialog for Supervision Cost in the Labor column.

Defaults for the Duration method of calculating Supervision cannot be configured - all values are Bid specific because they are based on Bid hours and Bid Payroll Class information.

Per Diem Indirect Expenses