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SoftList Material List Module

SoftList uses the details from your SoftPlan drawings as a database of information containing items such as walls, windows, joists, and more, and uses this information to estimate the amount and cost of materials needed for a project.

• Labor and waste factors can be added on a per material basis as each material within SoftList has an individual waste factor assigned.
• Materials can be estimated individually, as assemblies, or as allowances.
• Finished materials lists can be exported in those formats to most major accounting packages such as QuickBooks® or in an Excel type spread sheet.
• SoftList allows you to link labor costs with materials. Overtime, you can track and update these costs to make estimates increasingly accurate.

Changing pricing is simple with the user ability to track up to three different price quotes per material. Costs can be imported into SoftList from whatever accounting package your business uses by assigning an item or part number.

Report styles can be edited to specify information such as columns, headings, materials listed, and totals calculated for a report. Create a detailed report for your own use, listing items such as markup, labor, and waste separately, or create a summary version of this report for client use.

As a material management provider for everyone from Top 10 production builders to small, local custom builders, we can't settle for anything less than accurate. Using the flexibility of SoftList, we're able to meet the material reporting needs of our largest clients. This is a difficult task given the complexity of a multi-divisional builder operating across multiple regions, states, and markets. And, we can typically save clients between $1,000 and $4,000 per plan on excess material costs. Design2Bid – Darren Schwartzkopf Colorado Springs, CO

Additional Features:

Assign a waste calculation for each material.

Customize lumber pricing tables for different types of lumber or lumber suppliers.

Edit formulas for precision calculations based on the way you build.

Edit report styles: One may show total cost of the project for presentation to your client, while another shows your hard costs, mark-up, and labor rates.

Export your material list to a job costing and accounting program, spreadsheet, or word processor. Once calculated, the SoftList report can be easily exported for further processing by spreadsheets, accounting, and estimating packages. Any application that can read Microsoft Excel® files should be able to open exported SoftList Reports.

Item cost can be easily imported from outside sources, the lumber company, or your current price spreadsheet for example.

The material list includes the following categories:

Material: List of construction materials broken down into major categories such as Insulation, Exterior Finish, Framing, Roofing, Kitchen Cabinets, etc.

Description: Description of each material’s dimensions and/or style.

Quantity: Deadly accurate material quantity.

Units: User-definable units of measure.

Cost: Cost per item.

Markup: Percent cost mark-up.

Labor: Labor cost per unit.

Total: Total cost per material and total project cost.

Enjoy better design management, improved cost control, and increased profits.

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