Per the terms of our contract, we are entitled to a 10% markup on Material, Equipment, and Labor costs, and a 5% markup on Subcontractor costs. Under the current financial markup structure, if I apply a formula that calculates markup on the prior total and on all costs excluding Subcontractors, the calculation applies only to base cost items. It does not apply to existing markup values, even though those markups fully meet the contractual requirements. As a result, to remain compliant with the contract, I am required to add two separate line items: One line to calculate markup on the applicable "normal" cost items, and A second line to calculate markup on the previously applied markups, since they also meet contractual eligibility. This approach, however, creates presentation challenges. Because there is no mechanism to roll these markups into a single summarized line, both markup lines appear separately on our proposals. This has raised questions from ownership regarding transparency and structure, despite the calculations being contractually compliant. Ideally, we need a way to roll up and present financial markups in a consolidated manner that aligns with our contractual terms while maintaining clear and consistent proposal presentation.
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