---
title: "Add contingency"
slug: "add-contingency"
tags: ["Task", "Project Control Suite", "PCS"]
updated: 2026-03-20T08:38:38Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:46:03Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/add-contingency"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Add contingency

To each task, you can add a contingency.

A contingency is an additional value on top of the calculated value, without adding an extra estimate line to a task.

You can also use the contingency to, for example, add a risk or a margin.

The relevant calculations are:

- Bid value = Calculated value + Contingency + Index
- Calculated value = sum of Total sales prices of all estimate lines for the task.

### Steps

1. Click **Advanced project management**.
2. Click **Project quotation**.
3. In the list, click the link in the selected row.
4. Click **Advanced WBS**.
5. Click **Edit**.
6. In the list, find and select the desired task.
7. Click the **Calculation** tab.
8. In the **Contingency** field, enter a number.
9. Click **Save**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Notes**
> 
> - If you add or change a contingency, the bid rate and bid value are not locked automatically.
> - A contingency is considered if the bid rate and bid value are unlocked when you add the contingency.

## Related

- [Review bid value and markup](/review-bid-value-and-markup.md)