Add Manpower to Daily Log

The Manpower listing shows all labor resources including subcontractors and consultants who worked on the project that day. Like Equipment, the company must be specified for each manpower entry along with the number of workers and work hours.


Adding Manpower

  1. Navigate to the Manpower section on the Daily Log Details page.
  2. Click the Add / Import Items drop-down on the far right.
  3. Select one of the options below.
    • Option A - Add Manually
    • Option B - Add Manpower Using Project Directory
    • Option C - Import Firms Referenced Last 2 Weeks
    • Option D - Import Labor Timecard Summary for Day and Prime
    • Option E - Import Labor Items from Cost Database
  4. Please see steps below based on the option that you choose.

   Option A - Add Manually

  1. Select the Company from the drop-down. Typically, this is either your firm or a subcontractor.
  2. Optional: Select the Labor Type / Code. The lookup options will show codes and descriptions from the Estimating Labor Cost Database table.
  3. Enter in the Quantity field the number of workers for that Firm, Labor Code and Day.
  4. Enter the Work Hours per worker. This will auto calculate Total Manpower Hours (= Quantity x Work Hours).
  5. Optional: Enter any Comments.
  6. Click the Add and New or Add and Close button below the grid.

   Option B - Add Manpower Using Project Directory

  1. Optional: Use the Search field to filter the Project Directory listing.
  2. Select the Company by clicking the checkbox on the left.
  3. Enter the number of workers in the Quantity cell.
  4. Enter the Average Work Hours per worker. (Total Manpower Hours = Quantity x Average Work Hours)
  5. Repeat steps 2-4 for additional companies.
  6. Click the Add or Add and Close button below the grid.

   Option C - Import Firms Referenced Last 2 Weeks

  1. Optional: Use the Search field to filter the Company listing.
  2. Select the Company by clicking the checkbox on the left.
  3. Enter the number of workers in the Quantity cell.
  4. Enter the Average Work Hours per worker. (Total Manpower Hours = Quantity x Average Work Hours)
  5. Repeat steps 2-4 for additional companies.
  6. Click the Add or Add and Close button below the grid.

Option D - Import Labor Timecard Summary for Day and Prime

Labor Timecards will be grouped and summed by Company and Labor Code using Daily Log Date as the filter criteria.

  1. Optional: Use the Search field to filter the Company | Labor Code listing.
  2. Select one or more Company | Labor Code records by clicking the checkbox on the left.
    • Quantity = # of Employees referenced on Timecards per Labor Code
    • Hours = Total Labor Timecard Hours / # of Employees
    • Total Hours = Total Labor Timecard Hours
  3. Click the Add or Add and Close button below the grid.

Option E - Import Labor Items from Cost Database

If Labor Items have been added in the Estimating Module, then these items can be imported rather than entered manually.

  1. Optional: Use the Search field to filter the Labor Items listing.
  2. Select the Labor Item by clicking the checkbox on the left.
  3. Enter the number of workers in the Quantity cell.
  4. Enter the Average Work Hours per worker. (Total Manpower Hours = Quantity x Average Work Hours)
  5. Repeat steps 2-4 for additional labor items.
  6. Select the Company reference in the drop-down shown below the grid.
  7. Click the Add or Add and Close button below the grid.