PreconstructionUpdated Jun 01, 2026
Project Budget (Preconstruction)
Assign budget amounts to the project's cost codes during preconstruction so the figure carries forward into the live Financial Control budget at award.
AudienceEstimatorProject ManagerAccountant
Open in SyntectonThe preconstruction Project Budget assigns dollar amounts to the cost codes you defined.
Build the preconstruction budget
01
Open Project Budget
Go to Preconstruction → Project Budget.
02
Enter amounts by cost code
Assign a budget value to each cost code.
03
Review and hand off
Review the total against the contract value.
Troubleshooting
A cost code is missing
Add it in Cost Code Definition first, then return here to budget it.
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- 01BudgetSet up the project budget by cost code, track the original budget against approved changes and forecasts, and read the live budget snapshot.
- 02Cost Code DefinitionSet the project's cost code structure — starting from the company standard — and apply project-specific overrides before building the budget.
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