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Justification - Workflow

Follow the Justification Workflow Guideline below to immediately get up and running with Costimator

Start Justification Workflow

  • Click on “Justification” in the left sidebar menu to begin the Justification Workflow
  • Do this from anywhere in your app to enter the Justification Workflow
  • Click on “Create Justification” from Estimate Analytics Page

Create New Justification

  • Start by creating an Estimate (Estimation Workflow)
  • or, Start from an Existing Estimate
  • Click on “Create Justification” from Estimate Analytics Page

Open Existing Justification

  • Open existing Justification by clicking on any Justification Name from the list
  • Justifications are sorted by Date (Latest first)

Justification Options

  • Edit Details by clicking “Edit” Icon
  • Change Name
  • Change Description
  • Change Cost Index
  • Click on button “Update Value”
  • Duplicate by clicking “Duplicate” Icon
  • Enter “New Estimate Name”
  • Click on button “Duplicate Project”
  • Or click on “Cancel” to go back
  • Delete by clicking “Delete” Icon
  • Click on “Delete” to delete
  • Click on “Keep Project” to go back

Enter Market Rates

  • “Create Justification” button brings to this Page
  • Shows list of Unique Basic Items upon which Entire Estimate Depends
  • Option to provide “Market Rates” for these Basic Items
  • Enter Market Rates from Input Field
  • Right Side Top Card - Number of DSR Items in the Estimate
  • Right Side Middle Card - Number of Linked DSR Items (Sub-AR Items)
  • Right Side Bottom Card - Number of Unique Linked Basic Items
  • Click button “Justification Analysis”

Justification Summary

  • Click Justified Cost Card to View Justification Statement
  • Click Estimated Cost Card to View Estimate Analytics
  • Click Cost Index Icon to Edit Cost Index
  • Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements
  • Click on Home Icon in Top Menu to view Justification Summary
  • Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis

Justification Statement

  • Click “Justification” in Top Menu or Justified Cost Card in Justification Summary page to view this
  • Rate Comparatives given
  • Difference is color coded for clarity
  • Bottom Right shows Justified Cost, Estimated Cost & Above Below
  • Click button “Download (in Excel)” to Download Justification Statement
  • Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis
  • Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements

Justification (Analysis of Rates)

  • Click “Analysis of Rates” in top menu to view this
  • Shows complete Analysis of Rates of all Main Items, Sub-AR Items & Sub Sub-AR Items
  • Analysis of Rates modified as per Basic Item “Market Rates” provided
  • Click button “Download (in Excel)” to Download Analysis of Rates of all Items in Justification
  • Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis
  • Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements

Justification (Linked Basic Items)

  • Click “Basic Items” in top menu to view this
  • Shows comparative statement of rates of all linked Basic Items as in DSR vs Market Rates provided
  • Difference is color coded for clarity
  • Click button “Download (in Excel)” to Download Comparative Statement
  • Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis
  • Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements

Justification (Linked DSR Items)

  • Click “DSR Items” in top menu to view this
  • Shows comparative statement of rates of all linked DSR Item as in DSR vs Market Rates provided
  • Difference is color coded for clarity
  • Click button “Download (in Excel)” to Download Comparative Statement
  • Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis
  • Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements

Excel File - Justification Statement

  • View of Downloaded Excel File
  • Formatted with alignment, column widths, border, currency symbol, color coding etc.

Excel File - Justification Analysis of Rates

  • View of Downloaded Excel File
  • Formatted with alignment, column widths, border, currency symbol, color coding etc.

Excel File - Basic Rate Comparative

  • View of Downloaded Excel File
  • Formatted with alignment, column widths, border, currency symbol, color coding etc.

Excel File - DSR Rate Comparative

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  • Formatted with alignment, column widths, border, currency symbol, color coding etc.
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