Elements of Cost Report

The Elements of Cost Report summarizes the labor input data and direct cost details of a proposal, and it shows an analysis of the related indirect costs.

The input and direct cost information is broken down into three types: Labor, Material, and Other. The Labor data is presented in the columns: Hours and Cost. Other includes Travel, Subcontractor, and Other. There is a separate column for every type, and the data from all columns is summed up in a Subtotal column.

The percentages that appear on the right side of the report indicate the share of each entry in the overall price of the proposal.

Open this report from the Proposals page or Estimates page by clicking More Actions > Reports > Elements of Cost.

Most reports let you export a proposal's full pricing data to Excel. To do this, go to the report toolbar and click Export Full Pricing. You can also immediately download any report as a Word document by clicking Export to Word on the toolbar.