---
title: Contract head
summary: What a contract head does in Superwise each day, the screens to use most, and the order to follow on the first day.
order: 5
who: People whose role lets them view and add RFPs, proposals and work orders. Each screen needs its own permission.
---

A contract head hires contractors and controls what they are paid. In Superwise you ask contractors to bid, compare the proposals, give a work order, and check the bills that come from the work.

## What you do each day

- Send requests for proposal (RFP) to contractors.
- Compare the proposals that come back.
- Give work orders.
- Check the measured work in the measurement book.
- Check and approve the running account (RA) bills.
- Follow the payments.

## The screens you use most

![The left menu with Contracts open. Mark 1 is RFP, mark 2 is Proposals and mark 3 is Work Orders.](../media/role-contract-head-menu.png)

| Screen | Menu path | What you do there | Book |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RFP | **Contracts > RFP** | Ask contractors to bid | [RFP](../rfp/index.md) |
| Proposals | **Contracts > Proposals** | Compare the bids | [Proposals](../proposals/index.md) |
| Work Orders | **Contracts > Work Orders** | Give and follow work orders | [Work order](../work-order/index.md) |
| Measurement Book | **Site Reports > Measurement Book** | Check the measured work | [Measurement book](../measurement-book/index.md) |
| RA Bills | **Accounts > RA Bills** | Check the contractor bills | [RA bills](../ra-bills/index.md) |
| Payments | **Accounts > Payments** | Follow what is paid | [Payments](../payments/index.md) |

## What to do on the first day

1. Choose your project in the project picker.
2. Open the [dashboard](../get-started/the-dashboard.md). In **Needs your action**, look for **RA bill** lines.
3. Open **Contracts > Work Orders** and read the orders that exist.
4. Open **Contracts > Proposals** and see the bids that wait for a decision.
5. Open **Accounts > RA Bills** and read the latest bill.
6. Open **Accounts > Payments** and see what is due.
7. Read [Approvals in plain words](../get-started/approvals-in-plain-words.md) if you approve bills.

![The dashboard where RA bills that wait for approval appear in Needs your action.](../media/dashboard-needs-action.png)

## Related pages

- [Contractor](contractor.md)
- [Project manager](project-manager.md)
- [How a project flows](../get-started/how-a-project-flows.md)