MERL 2022.5

Changelog
  • Average Unit Prices:
    • Updated Average Unit Price data for 2020 Spec Year (including 1/1/2021 through 3/31/2022).
  • Pay Item Codes:
    • Updated the 2020 Pay Item Codes list (as of 5/27/2022).
  • Project Estimator:
    • Right-click on Pay Item in Pay Item List or Estimator's Worksheet will now change the selection to that row.
  • Local Job Manager:
    • Fixed exception loading Local Job list if there is an Estimate whose description is 255 characters long.
  • Vendors:
    • Updated MDOT Approved Vendor List.
Release Date
Setup File
SetupMERL2022.5.exe (48.76 MB)

MERL 2021.12

Changelog
  • Average Unit Prices:
    • Updated Average Unit Price data for 2012 Spec Year (including 2019-2021 through 9/30/2021).
    • Updated Average Unit Price data for 2020 Spec Year (including 2021 through 9/30/2021).
  • Bid Utility:
    • Fixed bug in creating a new Bid Project which was not correctly summarizing the same pay items.
  • Pay Item Codes:
    • Updated the 2020 Pay Item Codes list (as of 9/17/2021).
  • Local Job Manager:
    • Fixed bug in creating a Job which would round 3 digit prices to 2 digits.
    • Fixed Postings, Pay Estimates, and Contract Mods to display 3 digits of precision for prices.
  • Reports:
    • Fixed bug in Engineer's Opinion of Costs report which was not correctly summarizing the same pay items.
    • Fixed bug in Local Job Manager reports which would ignore the 3-digit precision setting for prices when set.
Release Date
Setup File
SetupMERL2021.12_0.exe (47.43 MB)

Update to Average Unit Prices for 2012 and 2020 Spec Book Pay Item Codes

The Average Unit Prices for the 2012 Spec Book Pay Item codes has been updated through 9/30/2021 and includes data from 2019 through 2021. Average Unit prices for the 2020 Spec Book Pay Item codes has also been updated through 9/30/2021.

Users running version 2017.5 or newer can access the Average Unit Price downloads by selecting the Tools option within the main menu and then selecting Check for Lookup Data Updates. 

MERL 2021.1

Changelog

Average Unit Prices

  • Updated Average Unit Price data for 2012 Spec Year (including 2018-2020 through 12/31/2020).

Estimator's Worksheet

  • Tweaked validation rule to identify a Lump Sum item whose total quantity across categories is not greater than 1.

Export

  • Tweaked validation rule on export to Trns*Port XML to identify a Lump Sum item whose total quantity across categories is not greater than 1.

Import

  • Fixed exception importing a MERL Contract File for a contract with a Bid Project that used a user-defined Vendor.

Local Job Manager

  • Fixed exception opening a Contract with a posting with notes length > 2056 characters.

Pay Item Codes

  • Updated the 2012 and 2020 Pay Item Codes list (as of 1/4/2021).
  • Added label to Pay Item form to indicate the date the lookup data was last updated.
Release Date
Setup File
SetupMERL2021.1.exe (48.63 MB)
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