Bid Areas
Specific locations within a single project like buildings, floors, levels, wings, phases or zones. Area names generally refer to the contract drawings (Building 1, Floor 2, for example).
Zones
A special type of Condition used to group takeoff for viewing or pricing. Zones can be set up by floor, wing, phase, or any other manner that suits you.
The difference between Bid Areas and Zones are subtle but distinct in On-Screen Takeoff®. For example, to break the takeoff by Area, you select the whole object when you do takeoff.
Here we have assigned the VCT Tile in the Kitchen/Dining Room to Bid Area Floor 1. Notice the entire takeoff object belongs to Floor 1.
When we go to the Takeoff Tab and Group by Area we see the VCT Tile allocated to "Floor 1" Area.
Below we have made a Zone and drew a zone around some of the VCT Tile in the Kitchen/Dining Room.
When we go to the Takeoff Tab and Group by Zone, notice now the VCT Tile is broken up into two Zones - "Phase 1" and "Unassigned".
A
Zone can bisect a single piece of
takeoff.
Limitations of Zones
- Zones cannot overlap
- Zones cannot be drawn within another Zone
- Zones are defined exactly as they are drawn
It is possible to group the Takeoff Tab by both Zones and Bid Areas, shown below, but it can get a little confusing, especially when you use Typical Takeoff also.
What are Zones?