Spreadsheet structure - complex cost calculation

I am trying to set up a semi-automatic spreadsheet that will help me prepare quotes for building work.
I would appreciate any advice on the best set up that would for this and possible functions I would need to use to make it work. I tried finding a suitable solution or a template but to no avail.
I'll try to explain the requirements as clearly as I can, but please let me know if there is any further explanation you may require.
1. I have many tables that I set up to calculate costs and prices of particular types of work, i.e. building a brick wall or laying foundations
1.1 Each table has the same columns such as'type of resource', 'quantity', 'price per unit', 'cost', 'profit', 'price'
1.2 Each table has a different number of rows, depending on number of resources required for the particular type of work, some of the tables have multiple header rows to allow for data entry cells, such as 'length' or 'height'
1.3 I keep the tables in a separate file and just copy the ones I need for particular quote, one type of table may be used several times in a quote, depending on type of job quoted, i.e. I may have more than one wall to price
2. The main sheet of the quote has a table that lists all the items of work I need to price
2.1 The columns are: 'item id' (unique number), 'item description' and 'tender price'
2.2 'tender price' is manually linked to 'total price' in the relevant calculation table (I gathered here that perhaps using INDIRECT function will allow the link to be automatic, correct?)
2.3 Right now I use 'item id' as the name of the relevant table to be able to recognise which item it calculates
3.0 I need a summary sheet with few tables that will give me various information. The information required is:
- materials list and quantities collected from all the calculation tables
- labour list as above
- labour and materials per build stage (I need to add stages to the tables first)
I'm not sure this can work with me using separate tables for each item calculation. I think that if I put all the calculations into one, big table I may be able to pull info out by using categories, however I would like to avoid this as I would end up with very large, messy tables on larger quotes.
I have used excel and a combination of outline and pivot tables in the past, but it was by no means a perfect solution.
I hope my explanation is clear and I do appreciate your help.
Regards
Bart

Bart,
I think I have what you were looking for. I only addressed what I thought was your concern.
1. I added a table to your "general calculators" sheet, and called it "Data"
2. I utilized the VLOOKUP and the INDIRECT functions to make your Totals more dynamic.
3. The formula is going to look to the table referenced in the "A" column of the line. (A3 = 1.1)
4. The formula will then look at the column heading and find the number in the "Data" table I added.
5. The lookup will then go over this many columns to find the value of the "Total" line.
You should be able to copy this formula to all the cells you are looking for the total of. As an example, copy cell C3 to C12. Then range fill to F22. Delete the formulas in C16 and D16 as they will error, because they are not necessary. Repeat the procedure for Job 3, etc.
If you change the Job (Table) reference in column "A" this will automatically look to the correct table. If you need to add a column some day, Add the column to all the appropriate tables, then add the name and column number to "Data." It should then recalculate correctly.
I have posted the spreadsheet here:
https://www.iwork.com/r/?d=samplequoteRevised.numbers&a=p108776228
If it you cant get to it, let me know....and we can try something else...since I dont have a mobileme account.
Let me know if you have ANY questions.
Waza

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