Adding a New Compared Material Price

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. Goldenseal automatically compares prices in each Cost Item-- click the Vendor Prices button to see them.

New Compared Material Prices

To add a new compared material, follow these steps:

1. First, add the item to the Price Sheet that matches the Comparisons file. For example, if you want to add a new material to the MacNail Comparisons worksheet, first add it to the MacNail Price Sheet.
2. Make sure that the source listed in the Price Sheet is the word compared.
3. Open the Comparisons file, scroll to the spot where you'd like to add the new item, and choose Add Rows Here from the Edit menu. As an alternative, choose Add Rows at Bottom from the Edit menu.
4. Type in a material item code for the new item. It must be an exact match with one of the material item codes in the Price Sheet.
5. Type in the purchase size. You should have a 1 (one) in the purch column unless you want to convert the item from one purchase size to another.
6. For each supplier, type in the price, the name of the supplier, and the date of the most recent price quote that you've entered into the MacNail construction management software.