How to Add Proposal for a Company?

Bitumio > Left Navigation Bar > Companies/Contacts > Select Company

1. Follow the workflow mentioned above to land on the company details screen.

2. Scroll down to the Proposals grid. To create a new proposal, click the button. This takes you to the Create Proposal screen.

3. Here, use the Select Client dropdown to choose the client you want to create the proposal for.

4. In case you want to add a new client, click the button.

5. Select the client contact using the Select Contact dropdown.

6. Similarly, select the source of proposal using the Proposal Source dropdown.

7. Once the required selections are made, click the button.

8. This creates the proposal and takes you to the Proposal Draft screen. In addition, a success message is displayed at the top-right corner of the screen.

9. Enter the stage name in the Enter Stage Name field.

10. Use the Enter Stage Address field to provide the stage address.

11. Once both details are recorded, click the button.

12. Scrolling down further, you can see the Proposal Summary grid where details of the proposal are tabulated via various columns that include Direct Costs, Overhead Costs, Indirect Costs, Total Cost, Profit, Subtotal, Tax, Total, Gross Margin, Gross Margin %, Operating Margin, Operating %, Net Margin, and Net Margin %.

13. You can also edit the tax rate by clicking the pencil icon next to the Tax column heading. Doing so opens the Edit Tax Rates popup where you can mark the checkbox(s) for the tax(s) you want to include. Once the required selection(s) are made, click the button.

14. To configure proposal options, expand the Proposal Options card. This reveals additional proposal options.

15. In case you do not want to remove unit price and quantity, unmark the Unit Price and Quantity checkbox.

16. In case you do not want to remove individual line item pricing, unmark the Remove Individual Line Item Pricing checkbox.

17. The main contact recipient's email address is displayed in the Main Contact Recipient field.

18. In case you want to add more recipient(s), click the icon next to the Additional Recipients heading.

19. Select the attachments you want to include with the proposal from the Proposal Attachments dropdown.

20. Use the Proposal Format dropdown to select the format for the proposal.

21. Enter the internal proposal notes in the Internal Proposal Notes textbox.

22. To overwrite proposal acceptance, expand the Overwrite Proposal Acceptance section. This reveals the agreement in a textbox you can use to make the required changes.

23. To review the proposal, click the button.

24. Once the required selections are made, click the button.