Holding accounts are handy especially if you are creative on how they are used. In a nutshell it is a bucket of costs that you can direct the spread. A good example would be the costs of setting up and operating a batch plant. A simpler example would be for dewatering pipe. All the dewatering is in a holding account bid item and then it is spread over the linear feet of the pipe. Check out the Youtube video and see if it is a tool you can use.

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