CONTENTS
Awarding the Project and Negotiating the Terms
To accept the bid and award the project to a provider:
- Enter en MyFP
- Click on the project name or on the number of bids received.
- Click the Choose Bid button next to the bid you want to award.
To cancel a project:
- Enter en MyFP
- Click on the project name or on the number of bids received.
- Click the Cancel Project button.
- Enter the reason for cancelling the project, then click Submit.
You may cancel a project if none of the bidders meet your requirements, or
you cannot proceed at this time.
On the Choose Bid Preview page, review the provider name, bid amount and bid ID number, then click Submit.
FindProfessional.net requires service providers to invoice buyers via the FindProfessional.net Billing and
Payment system. By clicking the Submit button, you agree to only pay invoices
you receive from FindProfessional.net.
Once you have accepted a bid, you will be notified by email when the provider
accepts and submits the business terms or declines the project, usually within
48 hours. When your project has been accepted by the provider, the status will
read “Waiting for Response” on the Buyer Activity page.
To review the business terms:
- Enter en MyFP
- Click View Business Terms next to the project name.
- Click the Extend Bidding button.
- Enter the number of days to extend the bidding (between 1-21 only) and the
reason for the extension, then click Submit.
- Review the business terms supplied by the provider, including the bid
details, project milestones and project agreement.
- Choose if you would like to accept, modify or decline the terms. To modify,
click on the Modify button, then edit the milestones, delivery dates and/or
scheduled payment amounts. This will continue until both parties accept
the terms.
If you wish to further revise the submitted business terms, click the Private
Message Board icon to negotiate terms in more detail. Your service provider
will be notified by email, and can then accept, modify or decline the revised
terms. You will be notified by email of the service provider’s decision.
FindProfessional.net recommends that you always note changes in project scope on the
Private Message Board.
State acceptance and satisfactory completion after every milestone delivered
on the PMB. Do not release payment of a milestone until you have reviewed
and accepted it. State all objective comments on the PMB if a milestone is not
delivered to your satisfaction
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This signals the project has been fully awarded, and the following will occur:
- Once both parties accept the business terms, the project status will read
“Project Accepted” under My FindProfessional.net Buyer Activity.
- The provider will be notified that you accepted the bid.
- The provider’s email address will appear next to the provider’s name in
My FindProfessional.net Buyer Activity.
