Example (Unit with Fixed Labor Cost)

A fixed-cost unit is based on a set amount for labor and is therefore not dependent on man-hours or labor rate. If fixed costs have been specified for the unit's various life cycles and if the Fixed Labor Cost setting is selected, Bentley OpenUtilities Designer uses the Fixed Cost value in calculating costs. Fixed costs are defined for the unit's selected unit of measure (i.e., per foot, per box, etc.).

Fixed Labor Cost setting (General page)

The table below shows how fixed costs might be defined for the sample pole unit PW45-5:

Calculation for installing PW45-5 with the settings Energized (Work Type) and Contractor (Labor Type):

$120.00 (Installation cost for Energized and Contractor) × 1.75 (Labor Difficulty Factor) = $210.00 Installation Labor Cost per unit of measure

Calculation for transferring PW45-5 with the settings De-Energized (Work Type) and Contractor (Labor Type):

$32.00 (Transfer cost for De-Energized and Contractor) × 1.0 (Labor Difficulty Factor) = $32.00 Transfer Labor Cost per unit of measure

Example (Unit with Variable Labor Cost)

A variable-cost unit is based on man-hours and an hourly labor rate. The number of man-hours varies with the nature of the job, so a different value can be specified for each life-cycle status (Installation, Removal, Transfer, and Abandon). This value is entered in the Man-Hours box of the various pages of the Compatible Units Properties dialog box. The Man-Hours value refers to the number of hours required to install (or remove, transfer, or abandon) the unit per unit of measure. The calculations use the appropriate group of values based on the unit's life-cycle status, which is determined by the feature to which the unit is assigned.

Labor rates are system defaults that have been configured for each labor type. For example, the Labor Type setting In-House might be configured with an hourly rate of $35.00 whereas the setting Contractor might be $50.00. The Labor Type setting is selected on the General page of the Compatible Unit Properties dialog box. The appropriate rate for each Labor Type setting is displayed on this page in the Hourly Labor Rate box. Work Type settings do not affect hourly rate values.

The table below shows how labor hours (i.e., the Man-Hours value) might be defined for the sample unit PW45-5, a 45-foot, class 5 wood pole:

Bentley OpenUtilities Designer multiplies the appropriate Man-Hours value by the Hourly Labor Rate for the selected Labor Type setting. In this example, the unit was set up for two labor types: In-House and Contractor. The In-House type has a labor rate of $35.00 per hour, while the Contractor rate is $28.00 per hour. The life-cycle status of the assigned unit determines which Man-Hours value is used in the calculation.

Calculation for installing PW45-5 with the settings Energized (Work Type) and In-House (Labor Type):

4 (Installation Man-Hours for Energized work type) × $35 (rate for In-House labor type) = $140.00 × 1.0 (Labor Difficulty Factor) = $140.00 Installation Labor Cost per unit of measure

Calculation for removing PW45-5 with the settings Contractor (Labor Type) and De-Energized (Work Type):

1 (Removal Man-Hours for De-Energized work type) × $28 (rate for Contractor labor type) = $28.00 × 1.5 (Labor Difficulty Factor) = $42.00 Removal Labor Cost per unit of measure