| User Action |
Result |
| Open your browser software and access the ECMS Welcome page. |
The ECMS Welcome page is displayed with the navigation bar on the left.
Note: If you are a public user (that is, you do not have an ECMS log in), skip the log in steps and begin by clicking the Design Admin option on the navigation bar. |
| Using the Registered Users Login fields at the top of the navigation bar, enter your user ID and password. Click GO or tap the Enter key. |
The ECMS Welcome page appears. Your user name now appears at the top of the navigation bar, and the navigation bar options are tailored to your security group(s). |
| From the navigation bar, select the Design Admin option. |
The Design Administration options available to your user group are displayed. |
| Select the Master Items Maint option beneath Design Admin on the navigation bar. |
The Master Items Maintenance Home/Search page is displayed. |
| Click the Item Price History link. |
The Item Price History search fields are displayed.
Tip: You can access a default version of the report for a standard item by first searching for the item using the search fields on the Master Items Maintenance Home/Search page. The search results are displayed on the Master Items screen, and you can click the history icon next to the item number to generate the Item Price History report with the default parameters. |
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*****Contractor and Public Users***** |
| Select at least one search criterion (for example, Item Prefix). If desired, change the default value in the Item Type field, then click the SEARCH button. |
The screen is refreshed with the report generated at the bottom of the screen.
The Item Type field allows you to generate the report based on Bid Items, Component Items, Work Order Items, or both Bid Items and Work Order Items.
If you want to search for an item based on the item description but you are not sure of the first word in the description, type a percent sign (%) before and after the word. For example %rebar%. |
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*****PENNDOT, FHWA, Municipal, Consultant, BIS Users***** |
| Select or enter the Item Prefix. |
The value you selected or entered appears in the field. |
| If desired, enter the last four digits of the Item Number. |
The value you entered appears in the field. |
| If desired, enter all or part of the Item Description; enclose the value in percentage signs (%rebar%). |
The text you entered appears in the field. |
| If desired, change the default Item Type. |
The selected radio button appears with a darkened center.
If you accept the default option (Bid), the report is generated based on Contractor Bid Items only.
If you select CIS, the report is generated based on Construction Component Items only.
If you select Work Order, the report is generated based on approved Work Order Items only.
If you select Bid & Work Order, the report is generated based on both Contractor Bid Items and approved Work Order Items. |
| To limit the search to certain Districts, click in front of each District that should be considered. |
A checkmark appears in the checkbox in front of the District number. |
| If desired, change the default Bid Type. |
The selected radio button appears with a darkened center.
If you select Low Only, the report is generated based only on the lowest bid for each project that is considered.
If you select Low 3, the report is generated based on the 3 lowest bids for each project that is considered.
In either case, bids that were subsequently withdrawn or rejected or where the award was cancelled are not considered. |
| If desired change the default From Date by overtyping the date in the field or selecting a new date using the Calendar/Clock icon to the right of the field. |
The date you selected or entered appears in the field. By default the From Date is set to the current date minus 2 years. |
| If desired change the default To Date by overtyping the date in the field or selecting a new date using the Calendar/Clock icon to the right of the field. |
The date you selected or entered appears in the field. By default the To Date is set to the current date. |
| If desired, select a State Type of Work. |
If selected, this criterion limits the search to projects having the selected state type of work. |
| If desired, enter a range for the Low Bid Amount by typing the From and To values in the fields. |
The amounts you entered appear in the fields.
The Low Bid Amount range fields allow you to define the size of the projects that should be considered in the report. Any projects with a low bid that is less than the “From” amount or greater than the “To” amount are excluded from the report calculations. |
| If desired, enter a range for the quantity. |
The values you entered appear in the field.
The Quantity range fields allow you to define the quantity of the item that should be considered in the report. Any items with a quantity less than the “From” quantity or greater than the “To” quantity are excluded from the report calculations. |
| If desired, change the default Report Type by clicking in the radio button option for “Detail”. |
The selected radio button appears with a darkened center.
The summary report shows the following information for each item: District, Number of Occurrences, Average Unit Price/Quantity, Minimum Unit Price/Quantity, Minimum Quantity/Unit Price, Maximum Quantity/Unit Price.
The detail report shows the following information for each item/Project, District, Let Date (or Approved Date for Work Orders), Quantity, Unit of Measure, Bid Rank, Unit Price (for each bid). |
| Click the SEARCH button. |
The report is generated and displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Note: If desired, you can dynamically change the report by selecting new report options and clicking the SEARCH button. To return to the default settings for the report, click the RESET button. |