Digital Production Control - 03.02 Project Manager - Prepare Bid for DPC Mode

There are several steps necessary to correctly prepare a job for use with Digital Production Control.

Get Your Bid Ready

These are the steps the Project Manager completes to get the bid ready for DPC. Each step is detailed in the articles that follow.

First, copy your On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid Projects to their own, local "DPC" databases (this isolates them and prevents another user from inadvertently modifying a Project already in the DPC process). *** if you are using SQL, copy these bids to a local Access-type database, accessible only from your machine. (Yes, this means creating new, separate OST and QB databases for EACH project you are putting into DPC mode.) Be sure to reconnect the Projects so they are in "Interactive Mode", see Related Articles for details.
Verify all takeoff is properly assigned to Bid Areas (check the Summary Tab for any takeoff in 'unassigned')
Verify that you (or the Estimator) has not used Typical Areas in the project, they are not supported. Typical Groups and Repeating Pages are fine.
Create the Archive and Budget copies of your Project, (see next article) - be sure the archive copy is set to a "locked" Job Status.
Collate the drawings.
Activate DPC Mode - on the Takeoff Tab, click the DPC button in the Conditions window.
Assign Project Manager and Foremen in the Cover Sheet.
Set DPC Options on Cover Sheet for this specific project.
Send project file to Foreman.

For the rest of this User Guide, the "BUDGET" copy of the Project is used.

Do not use the "ARCHIVE" copy for DPC. That copy of your Project should be considered a backup copy for reference only.

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