Job cost
How does ControlBoard® price labor, equipment and material by default?
ControlBoard prices every resource from its type, so a trade or an equipment class costs and bills the same everywhere
until something more specific says otherwise. Grades adjust the cost within a type, such as apprentice and journeyman,
and carry the work classification that certified payroll prints. A job’s own rate card comes before the grade and the
type, and equipment or subcontractors can carry their own rate above that; employees never have a personal rate. Each
mix of a material gets its own type and price, so cost reports split by mix. Cost and bill rates show only to people
allowed to see them.
What you can do with it
- Set default rates for labor, equipment and material
- Price by type and grade
- Set up a material with several mixes
Used by: administrators, accounting, managers
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Common questions
Can a job have its own rates in ControlBoard?
Yes. A job’s rate card comes before the company’s type rates, and a piece of equipment or a subcontractor can
carry its own rate above that. Employees never have a personal rate, so labor cost stays tied to trade and grade
rather than to one person.
How do grades work for apprentices and journeymen?
A grade is a level within a type with its own cost, either a set unit cost or a percent of the type’s base. It
changes cost only; the bill rate stays the type’s. An employee grade also carries the work classification wording
that certified payroll reports print.
How should I set up asphalt or aggregate mixes?
Make each mix its own material type with its own price, under one cost code for the material. Reports by cost code
then show the material as one total, while reports by type split it by mix. Grades are not used for mixes because
they do not show on cost reports.