BidMagic Estimating Markup

Problem

how to find the markup percentage used in the BidMagic construction estimating software.

Diagnosis

markup is the sum of soft costs-- overhead, profit, contingencies, etc etc.
It's not shown directly in either BidMagic or MacNail estimating software, but you can compute it

Solution

to calculate the markup-- first look at a hard cost (with soft costs itemized). Then look at the same total cost (soft costs hidden).
Markup = (total cost - hard cost) / hard cost

Comments

Entered 9/5/95 by Dennis. Updated 10/20/2010.

NOTE-- We retired BidMagic estimating software back in 2002, and replaced with Goldenseal-- which is integrated estimating software and project management software (plus optional accounting software).