Apply cost indices

Outcome

Adjust a rate between base and target dates using an identified series and transparent calculation.

QuantifyQS keeps the working record understandable to a quantity surveyor and reconstructable by an authorised reviewer. The screen helps organise the work; the accountable professional still owns judgement and approval.

Before you start

• The original rate and base date.
• The selected index series and values.
• Target date, location and scope assumptions.

Working method

1. Confirm contextOpen the correct organisation and project, confirm your visible role, then check that source information and status are current.
2. Make the controlled changeComplete the apply cost indices task in the relevant workspace. Use references, notes and structured fields instead of relying on memory or an offline copy.
3. Review before issueCheck quantities, rates, dates, parties and evidence, then use the named review or approval state appropriate to the workflow.
4. Retain the resultKeep the issued output and its project event together. Where a PDF or spreadsheet is exported, verify the generated file before sending it outside the workspace.

Evidence and checks

• Index source and observation dates are visible.
• The calculation can be reproduced.
• Rounding and exclusions are documented.

Roles and boundaries

• Workspace role determines what a person may view or change; plan determines what the organisation has contracted to use.
• Customer-specific Firm and Enterprise panels do not widen a user role or cross the active tenant boundary.
• AI suggestions, imported data and generated documents require human review before professional reliance or issue.