A specialized database management system for construction professionals to track unit prices, vendor quotes, and location-based cost adjustments.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install unit-price-database-manager
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install unit-price-database-manager using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Unit Price Database Manager?
The Unit Price Database Manager is a technical framework designed for construction estimators and project managers who need to maintain high-precision cost data. By leveraging Openclaw Skills, this tool automates the complexities of tracking labor, material, and equipment costs separately while maintaining a historical audit trail of price fluctuations. It serves as a single source of truth for competitive bidding and budget control.
Beyond simple storage, the skill implements sophisticated logic for geographic cost indexing. It allows users to store national average prices and automatically convert them into local market rates for cities like New York, San Francisco, or Houston. This ensures that every estimate generated through Openclaw Skills is grounded in localized, up-to-date market reality.
Unit Price Database Manager Use Cases
- Maintaining a centralized master list of construction item codes and unit costs.
- Applying geographic location factors to adjust baseline pricing for specific project sites.
- Comparing multiple vendor quotes to automatically identify the best available market price.
- Tracking historical price trends to forecast future escalation and inflation impacts.
- Running validation audits to identify stale prices or inconsistencies in cost breakdowns.
How Unit Price Database Manager Works
- Initialize the manager and populate the database via CSV import or by adding individual UnitPrice objects.
- Record detailed cost breakdowns for each item, including labor, material, and equipment components.
- Input vendor quotes with expiration dates to ensure the system uses current market data.
- Query the system for specific items, optionally applying location factors or historical date filters.
- Generate comprehensive reports and trend analyses to evaluate database health and pricing accuracy.
Unit Price Database Manager Setup
To integrate this functionality into your environment, install the required dependencies and initialize the manager. Use the following command to set up the environment:
pip install pandas
Once installed, you can utilize the UnitPriceDatabaseManager class to start managing your construction data within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
Unit Price Database Manager Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes data using a structured schema to ensure consistency across large datasets:
| Data Object | Description | Key Attributes |
|---|---|---|
| UnitPrice | Core cost record | Code, description, unit, base_price, labor_cost, material_cost, equipment_cost |
| VendorQuote | Supplier pricing | Vendor_name, item_code, quoted_price, valid_until, quantity_break |
| PriceUpdate | Change history | Code, old_price, new_price, change_pct, updated_at, reason |
| LocationFactors | Geographic index | City name and its corresponding multiplier relative to national average |
Unit Price Database Manager Advanced Features
- Multi-component cost tracking to isolate fluctuations in labor vs. material prices.
- Automated escalation engine to apply percentage-based increases across specific categories.
- Intelligent vendor selection that filters quotes based on quantity breaks and validity dates.
- Stale data detection that flags any price records older than a defined threshold (e.g., 365 days).
- Trend analysis tools that calculate annualized inflation rates for specific construction materials.
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