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warehouse:maintenance:bidprocessing:awardbid

Award Bid - BWH3530

Warehouse > Maintenance > Bid Processing > Award Bid

This page is used to award a bid to a vendor and create a purchase order based on the approved bid details. You can only view your created bids. However, if the Global Access field is selected on the Maintenance > User Profiles > Purchasing Permissions tab in District Administration, you can view bids created by all users.

Award a bid:

Retrieve an existing record
Bid NbrType the six-digit bid number to be retrieved, if known. Leading zeros are not required.

Click Retrieve.

If the bid number is not known, click Directory.
To search for a specific bid number, type data in one or more of the search fields.
To search through all available data, leave all fields blank.
Click Search. A list of bid numbers matching the search criteria is displayed.
Select a bid number from the list. Otherwise, click Cancel.

❏ Under Bid Information:

Field Description
Bid NbrThe assigned bid number is displayed.
BuyerThe logged-on user's name is displayed.
Payment TermsThe bid payment term is displayed (e.g., Net 30).
Request DateThe bid request date is displayed in the MMDDYYY format.
Date OpenThe beginning date for the bid is displayed in the MMDDYYYY format.
Date CloseThe ending date for the bid is displayed in the MMDDYYYY format.
Ship ToThe bid shipping address is displayed.
Freight TermThe freight term is displayed.
ReferenceThe bid reference description is displayed.

❏ Under Bid Items, the inventory line item details are displayed.

Spyglass IconClick to view the line item details. The vendor list to which the bid was solicited is displayed under Vendor Information.
NoteClick to view or add bid notes. If notes exist, a paperclip icon is displayed on the Note button.

❏ Under Vendor Information, the Vendor Nbr, Vendor Name, Vendor Sort Key, Address, Phone, Fax, Email, and HUB Status fields from the Vendor Information > Vendor/Name address tab are displayed for each vendor.

Spyglass IconClick to view the bid quote items for the selected vendor. The line items are displayed at the bottom of the page under Bid Quote Items.
Response DateType the date that the vendor responded to the bid in the MMDDYYYY format. If this field is populated for any line item, the Response field under Bid Quote Items is automatically selected.
Response TimeType the time that the vendor responded to the bid in the HH MM format.
Reference QuoteType the reference quote assigned to the bid by the vendor.

❏ Under Vendor Responses:

ResponseIf selected, the vendor responded to the bid solicitation.
BidIf selected, the vendor provided a different price for the line item, which is displayed in the Unit Price field.
Vendor CommentsClick Note to view or add vendor comments. If comments exist, a paperclip icon is displayed on the Note button.

❏ Click Save.

Award Bid

Click to award the bid to the selected vendor. A message is displayed indicating that the Award Bid process was completed.

Click OK to continue and close the message.

Click Print to print the report.

Other functions and features:

Return Bid to Vendor Response

Click to return the bid to the Vendor Response page.

Comment

Click to view or add comments to the bid. The comments are strictly for bid purposes and are not displayed on the purchase order. If comments exist, a paperclip icon is displayed on the Comment button.

Click OK to save the comment and close the window.
Click Cancel to close the window without saving the comment.

PrintClick to print the report. Review the report.
Delete

Click to delete a bid. All associated requisitions are updated with a P - Pending status. Requisitions can be viewed on the Purchasing > Inquiry > Requisition Status Inquiry page, and approved on the Purchasing > Maintenance > Approve Requisition page.

Trashcan Icon

Click to delete a row. The row is shaded red to indicate that it will be deleted when the record is saved.

Click Save.

warehouse/maintenance/bidprocessing/awardbid.txt · Last modified: 2023/07/10 18:31 by emoreno