Resources overview

InEight Estimate refers to labor, equipment and material items as Resources. You will use these resources as the basic building blocks used to detail the costs in your estimates.

InEight Estimate organizes resources into seven types:

Resources

Name

Description

Labor

The human resources that perform direct or indirect work. Direct labor is typically classified by trade (e.g., pipefitters, electricians, iron workers) and title (e.g., foreman, journeyman, laborer).

Construction Equipment

Owned construction equipment.

Rented Construction Equipment

Construction equipment rented from a third party.

Installed Material

Materials that will remain installed on site after the project is completed, (e.g., concrete, piping, aggregate).

Installed Equipment

Equipment that will remain installed on site after the project is completed, (e.g., boilers, heat exchangers, vessels, cooling towers).

Supplies

Expendable items that will not be permanently installed (e.g., small tools, consumables).

Unique

Resources that are of a “unique” nature and do not fit well into the other types (e.g., dump fees, hauling charges and equipment rented by the month).

After creating a new job folder, you can import a filtered set of resources from the Library into the new project. This is done on the Cost Basis tab of the Job Properties form.

In the following section, you will learn more about the resources stored in your Library in the Library Resource Rate Register.