Updating Material Unit Prices

NOTE-- We retired the MacNail estimating program in 2000, and replaced it with Goldenseal construction estimating software. There are still a significant number of die-hard MacNail users, so we keep the manuals online for them! Goldenseal is an integrated program that also includes accounting, scheduling and contract writing features. When you enter new labor or material pricing into Goldenseal, it automatically updates the unit costs for future estimates.

Update Material Prices

Choose Update Material Prices to calculate new material unit prices from a set of Material cost files (Price Sheet, Comparisons and Assemblies). The new prices will be stored in a Unit Cost file located inside the Master Files folder.

After you've updated material unit prices, use the Move Prices command to get them into your estimates, estimators and/or Price Masters in the MacNail construction management software.

See page 104 for further instructions on this command.

Move Prices

Choose Move Prices to move unit prices and/or new items from an estimate, estimator, Material Cost file or Price Master, to an estimate, estimator or Price Master.

If you want to move everything from one file to another, you can start right out with this command. If you'd like to move a few selected items, drag the mouse through the items you'd like to move before choosing this command. If the items you'd like to move are not all together, you may be able to use Sort Special to get them all grouped together, so it's easier to move them.