Adding Labor costs

Labor Cost represents the total cost associated with the manpower required to complete a task or scope of work. It includes hourly rates, productivity factors, and the time needed to perform each activity. Accurate labor costing ensures reliable estimates and helps maintain project profitability.

Adding Labor costs:

After the material estimate is done, we have options to create labor productivity.

· Click on labor cost and select add labor cost

· Labor components to be added in the setup section to be used here

How to add labor components / Labor:

· Click Setup

· Define and edit labor cost

· Click create

· Enter the details of the workers with the working cost and click create.

· Likewise create the labor cost of the entire crew to be used in the labor component of the labor cost estimate sheet.

· Click on add labor in the labor cost and add the number of labors required to complete the work.

Assembly Labor:

These are the labors calculated based on the assembly created.

· The non labor cost drop-down menu has two options project and group.

· Selecting the project displays the non-labor costs section whereas selecting group does not show up the non-labor cost and thus the labor cost is calculated based on the assembly group only.

1. Select Project from the drop-down menu.

2. Markup can be applied based on percentage or number. Select the markup By text box to select accordingly.

3. Profit can also be applied by percentage or number by selecting the profit By text box

4. Click on the hover button to view the detailed calculation for each assembly

5. We have options to add crew and save the cost.

6. More options button has options like remove crew and reset to make any changes required.

Non-Labor Cost:

Non labor costs include accommodation, parking, Drive time, overhead costs etc. These costs can be accumulated and defined in the labor cost.

Selecting on the template will display the non-labor cost that is been added within the template as follows.

Defining non labor costs:

How to define non labor Costs:

Follow the below steps in creating the non-labor cost

· Click setup

· Define and edit labor cost

· Click create

· Enter the name

· Select the Is Non-Labor check box to add the item as non-labor cost

· Enter the details like unit, quantity and regular cost

· Click create.

· Likewise create all the non-labor cost

Creating non labor template:

The template is created for example a template as Local job within 50 miles radius is created as below.

· Select Define and edit Labor cost

· Click create

· Enter the template name and description

· Click create.

Addition of non-labor cost to the template:

The non-labor costs that are created are to be grouped in the template, So the template when selected displays the non-labor cost in the labor cost panel of the estimate sheet.

Click the template name (Eg: Local Job)

1. Click create.

2. Enter the name of the labor item

3. Select the labor costs from the drop-down menu

4. Enter the formula for the labor cost of the item (Example accommodation)

5. Click create.