36 Revise Awarded Bid Subcontracts

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When you need to revise awarded subcontracts, you can revise subcontractor information, subcontract details, add options, such as upgraded paint, and adjust subcontract prices.

36.1 Revising Subcontractor Information

Use the Address Book Information screen to revise subcontractor information such as address, telephone number, and alternate payee. You can change subcontractor information at either the city level or the subdivision level. You can locate subcontractor information at either the city business unit level or the subdivision business unit level.

Navigation

From Homebuilder Management (G44H), choose Subdivision/Plan/Lot Setup

From Subdivision/Plan/Lot Setup (G44H1), choose Job Master Revisions

To revise subcontractor information

  1. On Job Master Revisions, complete the following field and click Enter.

    • Business Unit field

    Figure 36-1 Job Master Revisions (Revise Subcontractor) screen

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    Description of "Figure 36-1 Job Master Revisions (Revise Subcontractor) screen"

  2. Choose Address Book Information (F11).

    The Address Book Information screen displays.

    Figure 36-2 Address Book Information screen

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    Description of "Figure 36-2 Address Book Information screen"

  3. Complete the following field:

    • Address Number

  4. Change the information in the fields and click Change.

    The system updates the Address Book record with the new information.

  5. Click Exit Program (F3) to access the Job Master Revisions screen.

36.2 Revising Bid Subcontract Details

You use the Commitment Revisions screen to revise bid subcontract details. You can change quantities, units and unit prices, and you can add detail lines, which are chart of account cost codes for a particular subcontractor, to the subcontract. You cannot change account information such as job, account, type, or codes. The Homebuilder Management system allows you to use bid subcontracts for recurring contracts.

Navigation

From Homebuilder Management (G44H), choose Options/Bid Subcontracts

From Subdivision/Plan/Lot Setup (G44H11), choose Commitment Revisions

Alternatively, you can access the Commitment Revisions screen by choosing Commitment Details (F2) from the Bid Subcontract Entry screen.

To revise bid subcontract details

  1. On the Commitment Revisions screen, complete the following field and click Inquire.

    • Contract Number

    The Commitment Revisions screen displays the subcontract information.

    Figure 36-3 Commitment Revisions (Revise Bid Subcontract) screen

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  2. Change the bid subcontract information.

  3. Choose More Details (F4) to access the detail area and change any of the values in the fields.

    Figure 36-4 Commitment Revisions (Bid Subcontract Detail) screen

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    Description of "Figure 36-4 Commitment Revisions (Bid Subcontract Detail) screen"

  4. Click Change to update the database and redisplay the Commitment Revisions screen with the new information.

36.3 Adding an Option to Awarded Bid Subcontracts

You can change an awarded bid subcontract by adding an option. You use Commitment Revisions to add an option to awarded bid subcontracts.

To add an option to awarded bid subcontracts

  1. On the Commitment Revisions screen, complete the following field and click Inquire.

    • Contract Number

    The Commitment Revisions screen displays the subcontract information.

  2. On an empty detail line, complete the following fields:

    • Cost Code

    • Plan

    • Elv (Elevation)

    • Option

    • P (Pricing Type: units or lump sum)

    • Quantity

    • UM (Unit of Measure)

    • Unit Price

  3. Choose More Details (F4) to access the detail area.

    Figure 36-5 Commitment Revisions (Awarded Bid Subcontractors) screen

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    Description of "Figure 36-5 Commitment Revisions (Awarded Bid Subcontractors) screen"

  4. Complete the following field:

    • Cost Type

    You can complete the remainder of the fields, however they are optional.

  5. Click Change to update the database and redisplay the Commitment Revisions screen.

36.3.1 Processing Options

See Section 66.4, "Commitment Revisions (P4402)."