OverviewAdditions allow you to enter costs for items that are not available in Commercial Estimator. The Additions screen displays the additions you have entered and allows you to do the following: |
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The Additions screen has two major parts:
Addition Detail: Top portion of the screen that lists the following values you entered for the addition highlighted in the Entered Additions list:
Number of Units (Quantity) and Unit Cost
Entered Additions: Bottom portion of the screen that lists all the additions you have entered. Use this list to add or delete an addition, or to select an addition to edit.
To add an addition:
Select the Addition Type at the top of the Addition Detail at the top of the screen.
Enter the other addition data in the Addition Detail (see the discussion of Addition Detail for further information).
Click the Add button at the end of the Addition Detail.
Commercial Estimator displays the new addition in the Entered Additions section, and clears the fields in the Addition Detail.
To edit an addition:
Click the addition you want to change in the Entered Additions list at the bottom of the screen.
Change any of the addition's information in the Addition Detail at the top of the screen. See the discussion of Addition Detail for further information.
Click the Update button at the end of the Addition Detail. Commercial Estimator displays the changed addition in the Entered Additions section, and clears the fields in the Addition Detail.
To delete an addition, click the delete icon for the addition in the Entered Additions list at the bottom of the screen.
Use the Addition Detail at the top of the screen to enter or change the following information for the addition:
Number of Units (Quantity) and Unit Cost
Select one of the following addition types, which determines where the addition prints in the report:
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Basic |
Basic Structure Cost |
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Super |
Superstructure Cost |
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Bsmnt |
Basement Cost |
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Extra |
Extras |
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Depr |
Depreciation (prints as negative |
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Misc |
Miscellaneous |
Enter a description for the addition, which prints in the report (maximum 30 characters).
Enter the number of units (quantity) and cost per unit for the addition. Commercial Estimator calculates the total cost for the addition by multiplying this number of units by the unit cost.
Example: For a 100 foot long chain link fence that costs $9.80 per linear foot, enter 100 for the number of units and 9.80 for the unit cost. Commercial Estimator includes the following in the report:
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Units |
Unit Cost |
Total Cost New |
Less Depreciation |
Total Cost Depreciated |
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Chain Link Fence |
100 |
9.80 |
980.00 |
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980.00 |
Use this field to enter a depreciation percentage for the addition. If you do not enter a depreciation percentage, Commercial Estimator uses the section depreciation based on the occupancy, class, quality and effective year built.
If you do not want to depreciate the addition, enter 0 in this field.
Check this box if you want to apply the local multiplier to the addition's cost.
If you take a cost from a page in the Marshall Valuation Service or Commercial Cost Explorer, you should check this box to localize the National Average cost in these sources using the local multiplier. You should also enter the date on the page containing the cost in the Base Date field.
The local multiplier used is based on the US ZIP Code or Canadian Postal cost for the building.
Enter the date of the cost in this field if you want to index (trend) the cost from this "base date" to the date of the report. Enter the date in the format mm-yyyy. The earliest date available is October, 1975.
If you take a cost from the Marshall Valuation Service or Commercial Cost Explorer, you should enter the date on the page from which you obtained the cost as the Base Date. Commercial Estimator will then index the cost from this date to the report date. You should also check the Local Multiplier box to localize the cost.