diff --git a/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsController.js b/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsController.js
index da45aad1d..207e2428a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsController.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 
-const bmMaterialsController = function (ItemMaterial, BuildingMaterial) {
+const bmMaterialsController = function (BuildingMaterial) {
   const bmMaterialsList = async function _matsList(req, res) {
     try {
       BuildingMaterial.find()
@@ -42,15 +42,9 @@ const bmMaterialsController = function (ItemMaterial, BuildingMaterial) {
       matTypeId,
       quantity,
       priority,
-      brand,
+      brand: brandPref,
       requestor: { requestorId },
     } = req.body;
-    const newPurchaseRecord = {
-      quantity,
-      priority,
-      brand,
-      requestedBy: requestorId,
-    };
     try {
       // check if requestor has permission to make purchase request
       //! Note: this code is disabled until permissions are added
@@ -64,6 +58,12 @@ const bmMaterialsController = function (ItemMaterial, BuildingMaterial) {
       // check if the material is already being used in the project
       // if no, add a new document to the collection
       // if yes, update the existing document
+      const newPurchaseRecord = {
+        quantity,
+        priority,
+        brandPref,
+        requestedBy: requestorId,
+      };
       const doc = await BuildingMaterial.findOne({ project: projectId, itemType: matTypeId });
       if (!doc) {
         const newDoc = {
diff --git a/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmProjectController.js b/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmProjectController.js
index b6b3e4e18..a4f6712e0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmProjectController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmProjectController.js
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ const bmMProjectController = function (BuildingProject) {
         { $unwind: '$buildingManager' },
         {
           $lookup: {
-            from: 'buildingMaterials',
+            from: 'buildingInventoryItems',
             let: { id: '$_id' },
             pipeline: [
               { $match: { $expr: { $eq: ['$project', '$$id'] } } },
+              { $match: { __t: 'material_item' } },
               { $project: { updateRecord: 0, project: 0 } },
               {
                 $lookup: {
diff --git a/src/controllers/userProfileController.js b/src/controllers/userProfileController.js
index a8c0cf230..1a3dd504f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/userProfileController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/userProfileController.js
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ const userProfileController = function (UserProfile) {
     );
 
     const canEditTeamCode = req.body.requestor.role === 'Owner'
+      || req.body.requestor.role === 'Administrator'
       || req.body.requestor.permissions?.frontPermissions.includes('editTeamCode');
 
     if (!isRequestorAuthorized) {
@@ -575,6 +576,7 @@ const userProfileController = function (UserProfile) {
 
     if (key === 'teamCode') {
       const canEditTeamCode = req.body.requestor.role === 'Owner'
+        || req.body.requestor.role === 'Administrator'
         || req.body.requestor.permissions?.frontPermissions.includes('editTeamCode');
 
       if (!canEditTeamCode) {
diff --git a/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingInventoryItem.js b/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingInventoryItem.js
index dfaa8c73a..fdcfde3dd 100644
--- a/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingInventoryItem.js
+++ b/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingInventoryItem.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 // documents stored in 'buildingInventoryItems' collection
 
 const smallItemBaseSchema = mongoose.Schema({
-  itemType: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'buildingInventoryType' },
+  itemType: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'invTypeBase' },
   project: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'buildingProject' },
   stockBought: { type: Number, default: 0 }, // total amount of item bought for use in the project
   // TODO: can stockAvailable default be a function?
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const smallItemBase = mongoose.model('smallItemBase', smallItemBaseSchema, 'buil
 // documents stored in 'buildingInventoryItems' collection
 
 const largeItemBaseSchema = mongoose.Schema({
-  itemType: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'buildingInventoryType' },
+  itemType: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'invTypeBase' },
   project: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'buildingProject' },
   purchaseStatus: { type: String, enum: ['Rental', 'Purchase'], required: true },
   // rental fields are required if purchaseStatus = "Rental" (hopefully correct syntax)
diff --git a/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsRouter.js b/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsRouter.js
index 9a520d7d6..733148d14 100644
--- a/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsRouter.js
+++ b/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsRouter.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const express = require('express');
 
-const routes = function (itemMaterial, buildingMaterial) {
+const routes = function (buildingMaterial) {
   const materialsRouter = express.Router();
-  const controller = require('../../controllers/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsController')(itemMaterial, buildingMaterial);
+  const controller = require('../../controllers/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsController')(buildingMaterial);
   materialsRouter.route('/materials')
     .get(controller.bmMaterialsList)
     .post(controller.bmPurchaseMaterials);
diff --git a/src/startup/routes.js b/src/startup/routes.js
index 1ac1d669b..492e455cd 100644
--- a/src/startup/routes.js
+++ b/src/startup/routes.js
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ const weeklySummaryAIPrompt = require('../models/weeklySummaryAIPrompt');
 const profileInitialSetuptoken = require('../models/profileInitialSetupToken');
 const reason = require('../models/reason');
 const mouseoverText = require('../models/mouseoverText');
-const inventoryItemMaterial = require('../models/inventoryItemMaterial');
+// const inventoryItemMaterial = require('../models/inventoryItemMaterial');
 const mapLocations = require('../models/mapLocation');
 const buildingProject = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingProject');
-const buildingMaterial = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingMaterial');
+// const buildingMaterial = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingMaterial');
 const {
   invTypeBase,
   materialType,
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const {
 } = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingInventoryType');
 const {
   buildingConsumable,
+  buildingMaterial,
 } = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingInventoryItem');
 const buildingTool = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingTool');
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ const mapLocationRouter = require('../routes/mapLocationsRouter')(mapLocations);
 
 // bm dashboard
 const bmLoginRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmLoginRouter')();
-const bmMaterialsRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsRouter')(inventoryItemMaterial, buildingMaterial);
+const bmMaterialsRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsRouter')(buildingMaterial);
 const bmProjectRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmProjectRouter')(buildingProject);
 const bmConsumablesRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmConsumablesRouter')(buildingConsumable);
 const bmInventoryTypeRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmInventoryTypeRouter')(invTypeBase, materialType, consumableType, reusableType, toolType, equipmentType);