Once a Vendor Contract has been filled in with all required information, the GC will be provided with two options - “Lock & Post Contract” and “Route For Approval”. In some cases, the General Contractor (GC) may want to directly post a contract without going through intermediate states or approvals. The 'Lock & Post Contract' button serves this purpose and is enabled when the following criteria are met:
Start and End Dates for the contract are filled in
All work items associated with the contract have their Schedule of Value (SOV) fully configured, indicated by green ticks next to all work items
Clicking on the 'Lock & Post Contract' button:
Changes the status of the contract from 'Draft' to 'Ready to Post'
A confirmation dialog appears with "Yes" and "Cancel" buttons
Clicking "Yes" in the confirmation pop-up triggers the following actions:
The status of the contract changes from "Ready to Post" to "Active."
A green banner is displayed, indicating that the contract is now "Active."
A notification is sent to the vendor, informing them that the contract is now "Active."
The button at the bottom of the Contract for the GC changes to 'Unlock Contract'.
If the GC clicks "Cancel" in the confirmation dialog, the action is canceled, and the user is returned to the contract screen.
Change Event Scenario:
In the scenario where Vendor Contracts are auto-created by the system due to a Change Event, it follows the same flow as a manually created vendor contract
The system-created contracts initially exist in the "Draft" state, and the GC can choose to route the contract or post it directly as needed
Last Updated: Dec-11-23