Budgeted Treatment Methods

A budgeted treatment method is the method used to calculate the cost of works for a component item in a budget bucket. A budgeted method is chosen by the user for each component item in the bucket and can include:

• Current Treatment: The cost of works will be calculated using the current intervention treatment assigned to the component.
• Next Treatment: The cost of works will be calculated using the next intervention treatment assigned to the component.
• Budget Override: The cost of works will be calculated using a custom override method that applies to the current bucket, for the current component item only.

Upon assigning an item to a budget bucket, the system will automate the selection of the budgeted method as per the following:

• If the component item has a ’next treatment’ available, the budgeted method will be set to ‘Next Treatment’.
• If the component item has a ‘current treatment’ available, the budgeted method will be set to ‘Current Treatment’.
• Otherwise, NO budgeted method will be set and the calculated cost of works will be zero.

It should be noted, that for ‘Next Treatment’ and ‘Budget Override’ specifications, the following options exist:

• Treatment with Percent of Cost Units:
  • An intervention treatment definition is assigned as the treatment method.
  • The user will specify a percentage value (more or less than 100% permissible) to be applied to the Component’s cost units (size) to calculate the cost of works.
• Treatment with Fixed Cost Units:
  • An intervention treatment definition is assigned as the treatment method.
  • The user will specify a fixed value to be applied to the Component’s cost units (size) to calculate the cost of works.
• Fixed Value:
  • This method is useful when a quotation or fixed cost is available for the works.
  • No intervention treatment definition is assigned.