To access Bid-level Supervision costs, open the Markups Detail from the Markups Tab, select the Base Bid (or Child Bid) and click on the Supervision Clean button on the left side of the dialog box. This is where Bid-level Supervision costs are configured.
To access Section-level Supervision costs, open the Markups Detail from the Markups Tab, select the appropriate Section in the upper box, and then 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 (based on 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.
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Field |
Description/What it does/How it is used... |
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Payroll Class |
Lists all of the Payroll Classes used in the selected Section |
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Cost |
When the Calculation Method is set to Labor Cost, displays the total Wages (cost) for each Payroll Class |
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Hours |
When the Calculation Method is set to Labor Hours, displays the total hours for each Payroll Class |
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Percent |
Enter in the percent of Cost or Hours to be allocated to Supervision |
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Total Cost |
Visible when the Calculation Method is set to Labor Cost. Displays the total Supervision Cost (dollars) for the Payroll Class |
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Total Hours |
Visible when the Calculation Method is set to Labor Hours. Displays the total Supervision Hours for the Payroll Class |
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Supervisor |
Select a Supervisor from the Payroll Classes list by clicking the Lookup tool  |
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Wage Type |
Click the drop down to select a Wage Type |
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Cost Code |
Displays the Cost Code to which Supervision Indirect Expense is applied |
When "Calculation Method" is set to "Labor Cost" or "Labor Hours", the values in the Indirect Expenses dialog box default to those stored in Tools > Default Indirect Expenses (if configured) but can be changed after the project starts bidding.
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.
Because Duration is based on overall amount of Labor used, you cannot setup "Defaults" for Indirect Expenses using the Calculation method.
There are 23.328~ (rounded to 23.33 in the in the Total line) days of labor which require Supervision (that's the duration).
The Payroll Class designated as Supervisor is "Superintendent" with a Base Wage of $35.00 (not including burdens, this comes to $280.00/day 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).
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Field |
Description/What it does/How it is used... |
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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
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Total estimated time |
Total estimated time (days) displays the total man days for all checked rows in the Installer List. |
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Total duration |
Total duration (days) displays the total estimated time (days) divided by the Crew Size (Total estimated time รท Crew Size = Total Duration). |
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Crew Size |
Indicate the Crew Size (number of laborers) to be supervised. |
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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. |
It is not possible to configure defaults for the Duration method of calculating Supervision because all values are Bid-specific and based on Bid hours and Bid Payroll Class information.
Configuring Stock and Clean Indirect Expenses