Subcontracted Specifications

Since Spec Writer uses Specifications as a basis for contracts, it won't pick up subcontractor bids that are typed directly into the Clearinghouse or Summation portions of an estimate created in the MacNail construction estimating software.

If you want your contracts to include specs for electrical, plumbing or other items that are normally subcontracted, be sure to enter unit prices for them in the Specifications portion of the MacNail estimate.

HINT: If you typed a subcontractor quote directly into the estimate, the unit prices in Specs will not affect the bid cost for those categories, even though they will be included in the contract in the MacNail project management software .