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Re: Musings from a FIRST Inspector

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Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges View Post
... If you buy a 10' long piece of steel but only use 2' than divide the 10' piece price by 5 to get the correct BOM price.
You do not need to include any small hardware (screws, bolts etc..) on the BOM. Don't sweat the small stuff, we will help you pass inspection.
Wayne, this is just about right.

Minor detail: when a team uses less material than they actually purchased, the cost of the part(s) made from that material can be shown on the BOM as the cost of the smallest commonly available quantity that they could have purchased.
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Originally Posted by 2008 FRC Manual. 8.3.3.1, fifth major bullet
The cost of items purchased in bulk or large quantities may be prorated on the basis of the smallest commonly available unit that satisfies the need for the item.
o Example: A team purchases a 4' x 4' sheet of aluminum, but only uses a piece 10” x 10” on their ROBOT. The team identifies a source that sells aluminum sheet in 1’ x1’ pieces. The team may cost their part on the basis of a 1’ x 1’ piece, even though they cut the piece from a larger bulk purchase. They do not have to account for the entire 4’ x 4’ bulk purchase item.
You're also right about not having to count small fasteners; however, any fastener that costs more than $1 each must be included in the BOM.

Your final point is the main one: we the volunteers are there to help you pass inspection. We want every team to pass every inspection item so that they can compete.

(Sorry, I'm not Al either. I know he's around here somewhere ...)
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