Overview:  This option allows the estimator to set up different mark-ups to be applied to specific Subcontractors within an estimate.  This option is similar to the Mark-Up sets described in the previous section.  Once you have entered the different alternate sub mark-ups, you can use the same screens to select the mark-up option to use for each pay item or task (See figures 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6).  On the “Project Settings Screen,” keep pressing “Next” button until the Subcontractor settings window is displayed (shown in Figure 1).  As you can see, there are four different sets of markups that can be entered (the Default plus three alternates). 

Figure 1

The purpose use for this option is to allow different subs to be marked-up at different rates. For example, a large paving sub may warrant a lower mark-up percentage than a small grassing sub.  In addition to the screens shown, you can also select the sub mark-up set when you load a sub from a pricing sheet as shown in Figure 2. 

Figure 2

The first step to using alternate sub mark-ups is to enter the percentages for each mark-up set as shown in Figure 1.  Next select which mark-up set to use for each pay item in one of three ways:   (1) you can select the mark-up option when you load a sub pricing sheet into the estimate (shown in Figure 2) OR; (2) on the “Edit Sheet” OR; (3) you can select an alternate mark-up when entering plug sub costs.