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Add a New Company to the Directory from the Bidding Tool

 Note
The content below describes functionality that is part of the new Bid Management Enhanced Experience. See About Bid Management Enhanced Experience.

Objective

To add companies and contacts to the Company level Directory in order to invite them to bid.

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions:
  • Additional Information:
    • Adding a company and contact through this process will only add them to the Company level Directory, not the Project level Directory.
    • Adding a contact through this process will not automatically send an invitation to bid email. The email will be sent when the invitation to bid email is sent. See Add Bidders to a Bid Form and Invite Bidders.

Prerequisites

Steps

  1. Navigate to the project's Bidding tool.
  2. Open the bid package.
  3. Across from the bid form that you want to add a contact to, click the plus icon-plus-2.png icon and select Directory
    add-bidders-plus.png
    Tip!  You can access the same option by clicking Add Bidders on the 'Bidders' tab of a bid form. See Add Bidders to a Bid Form.
  4. At the top of the page, click Add Company.
  5. In the side panel, enter any necessary information.
    Note: Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*).
    • General Information
      • Company Name*Enter the full legal business name for the company.
      • Phone Number: Enter the company's primary telephone number.
      • Fax Number: Enter the company's primary facsimile number.
      • Office Address: Enter the business address (e.g. number and street name) for the company.
      • City: Enter the full city name (e.g. Santa Barbara) for the company's address
        Note: Always spell out the full city name and do NOT enter abbreviations. 
      • Country: Select the country name associated with the company's address from the drop-down list. 
      • State: Select the state associated with the company's address from the drop-down list. 
      • Zip Code: Enter the zip code associated with the company's address.
    • Add Contact
      • First Name: Enter the contact's first name.
      • Last Name: Enter the contact's last name.
      • Email Address: Enter the new user's email address. This will be the email that the contact uses to log in to Procore.
      • Permission Templates: Select a permission template from the drop-down menu, or click Apply Permission Template Later. To learn about permission templates, see Manage Project Permissions Templates.
    • Bidding Information
      • Trades: Select one or more trades from the drop-down menu. If you need to add a new trade, see Add a Custom Trade.
      • Cost Codes: Select the cost codes that apply to this company. 
    • Business Certifications:
      • Click the toggle ON for any certifications that apply to the company
  6. When you are ready to add the company to your Directory, click Save.
    Note: The company will also be added to the 'Selected Companies' list.