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One cost code library, applied to every project

Maintain your organisation's standard cost-code library once, then apply it to every job. Estimates, budgets, commitments and bills all code against the same structure and roll up cleanly.

Cost codesSettings · Harbourline Builders5 templatesAU trade · Default

AU trade24 groups · 162 codes3 linkedDefaultCSI MasterFormat25 groups · 159 codes1 linkedResidential Standard25 groups · 159 codesCivil & infrastructure18 groups · 96 codesNorthside project codes12 groups · 48 codes1 linked

Code	Cost code group	Codes	Used in estimate
01-100	Preliminaries	9	3 lines
02-100	Site & earthworks	7	3 lines
03-100	Concrete	9	4 lines
05-100	Structural steel	5	2 lines
06-100	Carpentry	8	3 lines
07-100	Roofing & waterproofing	6	2 lines
08-100	Windows & glazing	5	2 lines
09-100	Wall & ceiling finishes	9	3 lines
15-100	Plumbing	8	3 lines
16-100	Electrical	9	3 lines
17-100	Mechanical / HVAC	5	1 line
31-100	External works & landscaping	6	3 lines
AU trade template 12 of 24 groups shown · 162 codes · linked to 3 projects		86	32 lines

One org-level cost-code library, maintained once in settings and applied to every project — Northside Apartments picks up the AU trade structure, so estimate → budget → commitments → bills all roll up against the same 12-trade spine without re-mapping.

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One cost breakdown, the same on every job

One library, maintained once

Keep your standard cost breakdown structure at organisation level instead of a fresh copy that quietly drifts each job.

The same codes on every project

Apply the library per project so estimates, budgets, commitments and bills code against the same structure from the start.

Clean roll-up across the business

Because everything codes against one library, costs roll up consistently from estimate through to final payment.

How it works

Set your cost standards once

Maintain the library at org level, then apply it so every job codes the same way.

Cost codesSettings · Harbourline Builders

AU tradeDefaultCSI MasterFormat

01-100Preliminaries	9 codes
03-100Concrete	9 codes
16-100Electrical	9 codes
31-100External works	6 codes

Keep one cost code library

Maintain your standard cost breakdown structure at organisation level, in one place.

Apply to project

TemplateAU trade

ProjectNorthside Apartments

24 groups · 162 codes applied, no re-mapping

Apply codes per project

Assign your cost codes to each job so estimates, budgets, commitments and bills all code against the same structure.

03-100 ConcreteOne code, whole job

03-100 Concrete

Estimate$612,000

Budget$612,000

Commitments$589,900

Bills$294,950

Same cost code rolls up across every stage

Keep the whole job connected

One library ties estimates, budgets, commitments and bills together, so a figure tracks from first price to final payment.

Connected to the whole job

Cost codes tie the whole job together

The same codes tie your estimate, budget, subcontracts, purchase orders and bills together, so a figure can be tracked from first price to final payment without re-coding. Configure the library once and every other module inherits your standards.

Cost codes Rate library Estimating Budget Bills

03-100 Concrete · one spine

Estimate

$612,000

priced

Budget

$612,000

seeded

Commitments

$589,900

Acme subcontract

Bills

$294,950

to date

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Frequently asked questions

Cost codes are an organisation-level library, configured once and then available across every project, so you don't rebuild them per job.

You apply your org cost code library to the project, so its estimates, budgets, commitments and bills all code against the same structure.

Every project draws from the same org library, which is what keeps roll-up consistent across the business. Maintain the library centrally so changes apply everywhere.

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