If the bid component is to be calculated based on one of the subtotals or another bid component, the reference specifies the subtotal or component to be used. The reference can specify any material, labor, or miscellaneous amount subtotal, the overall material, labor, or miscellaneous amount total, or any bid component that precedes this one.
References can be shown as words or numerals. How the references display is determined by the setting New References in the View menu. If New References is checked, the references display as words. If unchecked, reference numbers are used.
NEW REFERENCES: References are printed on bid worksheets. Subtotal references come directly from the Subtotals file--there are 499 subtotal descriptions, and each has three subtotals: material, labor, and miscellaneous. References Mat Tot, Lab Tot, and Msc Tot are the overall subtotals for material, labor, and miscellaneous. References to Bid Component SUBTOTALS are based on their line numbers.
A reference of Calc indicates that you intend to enter a Reference Amount in the Bid Summary and then use an Operation and a Rate to calculate the Amount.
If you want to enter just the Amount during Bid Summary (for direct Estimate expenses, etc.), do not enter a reference number. The Amount column will show zero unless you enter the amount in the Bid Summary.
REFERENCE NUMBERS: Reference numbers are printed on bid worksheets, but there is an easier way of finding out a bid component's reference number. Subtotals are assigned reference numbers 1 to 1500 (you have 499 subtotal descriptions, and each has three subtotals: material, labor, and miscellaneous). Reference numbers 1498, 1499, and 1500 are the overall subtotals for material, labor, and miscellaneous. This means that Bid Component 1 always has a reference number of 1501. Any bid component's reference number is the bid component number plus 1500 (1501 to 1700).
A reference number of 9999 indicates that you intend to enter a Reference Amount in the Bid Summary and then use an Operation and a Rate to calculate the Amount.
If you want to enter just the Amount during Bid Summary (for direct Estimate expenses, etc.), do not enter a reference number. The Amount column will show zero unless you enter the amount in the bid summary.
Note: If a reference becomes invalid (by deleting a referenced component, etc.) then it will be cleared from all component.