MB Elite - What's New? - Pricing Adjustments

Date: 1 Sep 2008
Synopsis: How do I uplift all prices by 5%? How can I incorporate the Director's Adjustment? Pricing Adjustments provide the answers.

Masterbill Elite Quantity Surveying Software, What's New? Article


Masterbill Elite

What's New?

Pricing Adjustments


How do I uplift all prices by 5%?  How can I incorporate the Director's Adjustment?  Pricing Adjustments provide the answers.

“Is it possible to apply a global adjustment to all the prices in a bill?”

This is just one of many questions that can be answered “Yes, by making use of the Attributes and Allowances features.

A global adjustment may be applied by:-

Step 1 - Pricing the bill as normal, using the standard pricing or detailed resource pricing facilities

Step 2 - Add on Allowance as follows:

    • Click on the Adjustments button    Button used to access Masterbill Elite Pricing Adjustment Facilities for Bills of Quantities
    • Click on the Allowances button   Button used to access Allowances screen for adjusting Prices in Bills of Quantities
    • Enter the Allowance description, value and type.

      Allowances Screen used for Pricing Adjustments in Masterbill Elite Quantity Surveying Software
    • Select “Spread” in the report
    • Click the Update Allowance button.
    • Save the Allowances by clicking the Save button.

Step 3 - View the bill as normal. The prices included should be as entered in Step 1 above.

    • Click the Apply Allowance button

Pricing Adjustments displayed on Bills of Quantities in Masterbill Elite Quantity Surveying Software

The prices now displayed have been adjusted in accordance with the Allowance entered.

Pricing Adjustments turned off Bills of Quantities in Masterbill Elite Quantity Surveying Software

Note: Allowances may be either a percentage or an amount, they can also be either positive or negative.

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