This article will explain how to create or edit an Additional Cost along with define the terms pertaining to Additional costs. 

Additional Costs are any cost that can be added to a proposal that are not directly tied to material, labor, or equipment. Some examples of additional costs may be: 

• Dump Fees
• Concrete Cutting
• Pipe Bollards
• Traffic Control
• etc. 

Additional Costs can be calculated in the following ways (These will be explained at a later step): 

• Flat Fee 
• A multiple of the Job Size
• A multiple of the amount of material needed
• A multiple of the number of days on Job
• A percentage of the total Job Cost

Creating an Additional Product

Step 1: Click the "Additional Costs" option under Product Settings on the Left Navigation Bar

Step 2: This will show a list of Additional Costs. Click the blue "Create Additional Cost" button in the upper, right-hand corner. 

Step 3: There are four settings to configure a new Additional Cost.

• Name: This is the name of the Additional Cost that will appear in the Software, on Proposals, in Work Orders, etc. 
• Fee Type:Assign a Fee Type (i.e. Flat Fee) A Fee Type determines how we are going to calculate the amount of the Additional Cost. 
  • Flat Fee- The cost associated to a Flat Fee does not change regardless of the size of job or amount of material. Multiple quantities of this fee can be added to a proposal but the individual cost does not change. 
    • Example: A job requires parking barriers and each parking barrier costs $100
  • Multiple of Job Size- This fee will change based on the size of a Job. A multiple of the job size.
    • Example: A job is 10,000 square feet and this is set to 10%. This will result in 1,000.  
  • Percent of Total Material- This fee will change based on how much Material is needed for the Job. 
    • Example: A job requires 100 tons of aggregate. Additive should be added at 1% per ton of aggregate. This will result in 1 ton of additive needed.  (100 x .01 = 1 ton)  
  • Multiple of Days on Job- This cost will be incremented by the total number of days the Job requires. 
    • Example: A $200 per diem would be added to each day of a job. 
  • Multiple of Total Cost- Multiplies the total cost of the Job by the Fee Amount
    • Example: This is set to 10% and a Proposal is $10,000, this would calculate to $1,000. 
• Fee Amount: The Fee Amount is how much of the Fee should be applied to the product. This is multiplied by the Additional Fee Cost to calculate the total amount of the Additional Cost.
  • Example: An Additive needs to be included in a Slurry mixture. The Additive should be added at 1% per ton of aggregate.
  • For Flat Fee and Multiple of Days on Job put "1". 
• Cost: This is the cost of 1 of the items associated to the Additional Cost. 
  • Example: An additive needs to be included in a Slurry mixture. One ton of additive costs $500. 

Example of Additional Costs: 

Name: Slurry Secret Sauce Additive

Fee Type: Percent of Total Material

Fee Amount: .01 (1%)

Fee Cost: $620

If the Slurry Job is 100,000 square feet and requires 72 tons of aggregate, the Additional Cost would be calculated as follows: 
72 tons x .01 = .72 x $620 = $446.40 total Additional Cost.

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