Construction · Estimating/Bidding/Takeoffs
Material cost catalogs
A priced list of construction materials used by estimators to price out takeoff quantities for bids.
What it usually contains
- Item descriptions with sizes, grades, and units of measure
- Unit prices per each, linear foot, square foot, cubic yard, or ton
- Supplier or region the pricing applies to, with an effective date
- Waste and coverage factors for common materials
- Notes on delivery charges, minimum orders, and taxes
What the assistant uses it for
Use it to look up what a given material costs per unit and how those prices are broken out by size or grade. It answers questions about which pricing was current at bid time and what allowances for waste or delivery were assumed.
How it is versioned
A document of this type has exactly one current version at a time. Upload a revision and it becomes the version that counts — the one before it is kept and dated, but is no longer what your assistant answers from. Nothing is ever deleted, so you can always show what this document said on a given date.
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