When we have some construction position we cannot do it, we need to find subcontractor. When we engage subcontractors, we usually have a less margin. Because of that, we need to find the subcontractor with the best condition for each position. Bid evaluation in NAV4Construction is based only on the lowest cost recommendation, but we have many other information in decision process (e.g. discounts, payment methods, due date, warranty period…).
Requirement for subcontractors we fill in Requisition Worksheet, with other requirements, as items. When we fill required positions, we need to fill Quote Query No. for all positions we want to purchase from one vendor (on one quote).
From Requisition Worksheet, we can print Quote Requirement document or export requirement in Excel file.
When we get offers from potential vendors, we need to put them in Purchase Quote in NAV. We can do it manually or automatic using import from filled Excel files. We must to fill Quote Query No. on Purchase Quote Header. This is mandatory data if we want to use bid evaluation process.
We can do bid evaluation process for complete quotes, or for each construction position individually.
Individual
We need to fill Quote Query No., type as Position and Position No. We can use Best quote windows for bid evaluation, not only for position; we can use it for item, resource… Because of that, we need to choose Type option as Position. System will make ranking based on Direct Unit Cost, with many other information.
When we choose position for ordering, we need to run Apply and system will update Requisition Worksheet with data from this quote. After that, on Requisition Worksheet, we need to run Accept the action and we will get Purchase order with choosing positions.
Complete
If we want to make bid evaluation for complete offers, process is similar as individual process. We need to fill Quote Query No. and Row number. Row number is mandatory, because we cannot compare Quotes with different number of lines.
System will make ranking based on Amount including discount (sum of Direct Unit Cost with discount), with many other information. Acceptation process is the same as in the previous example.
