General Tab

The General tab stores detailed cost and project information, including the designer, inspector, and contractor who worked on the project. Users can also record the project's index number, a description of the project, the capital improvement project number, council district, and related mapping information. Additional fields are provided to record the design cost, construction cost, and inspection costs associated with the project.

Several fields in this tab have special functions, which are described below:

Field Name

Special Function/Calculation

Total Cost

The total cost for the construction project. Automatically calculated based on:

Design Cost + Construction Cost + Inspection Cost

Project Units

Project UOM (Units of Measure)

Used to indicate the number of units involved in the project. This value is used in the Unit Cost calculation.

Project Unit Cost

The Total Cost divided by the Project Units.