---
title: Contractor
summary: What a contractor does with Superwise, how to send a proposal from a link, and which screens a contractor account may use.
order: 6
who: Contractors who received a bid link, or who have an account created by the company. The screens you see depend on your role.
---

A contractor is a company that does work for the project under a work order. You can work with Superwise in two ways. You can answer a bid request from a link, without an account. Or the company can create an account for you, and you sign in.

## How to send a proposal from a link

The company sends you a link to a bid page. The page shows the title of the request, the project name and your company name. A line shows how long the bidding stays open.

1. Open the link.
2. Read the bid terms and the bid documents, if there are any. Click **Download all** to get the documents.
3. Fill the fields **Validity**, **Delivery date**, **Credit period (days)**, **Payment terms** and **Other terms**.
4. In the table, type your specification in **Your specification** and your price in **Rate** for each line. The **Amount** and the **Total (before tax)** are calculated for you.
5. Click **Save draft** to keep your work and come back. Click **Submit proposal** when you are ready.

After you submit, the page shows a thank you message. If the page says you are unauthorized, the bidding is closed or the link is not valid. Ask the company for a new link.

## The screens an account may use

If the company gave you an account, you sign in as described in [Sign in and password](../get-started/sign-in-and-password.md). The company decides your role. Your menu may show the screens below, if your role allows them.

![The left menu with Accounts open. Mark 1 is RA Bills.](../media/role-contractor-menu.png)

| Screen | Menu path | What you do there | Book |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Proposals | **Contracts > Proposals** | See your proposals | [Proposals](../proposals/index.md) |
| Work Orders | **Contracts > Work Orders** | Read the orders you received | [Work order](../work-order/index.md) |
| Measurement Book | **Site Reports > Measurement Book** | See the measured work | [Measurement book](../measurement-book/index.md) |
| RA Bills | **Accounts > RA Bills** | See your running account bills | [RA bills](../ra-bills/index.md) |
| Payments | **Accounts > Payments** | See what is paid | [Payments](../payments/index.md) |

An external account cannot approve records on the dashboard. For such an account, **Needs your action** has nothing in it.

## What to do on the first day

1. Open your bid link and send the proposal, or sign in if you have an account.
2. Check your profile. See [Sign in and password](../get-started/sign-in-and-password.md).
3. Open **Contracts > Work Orders** and read your orders.
4. Ask the contract head which screens you need. A missing screen means a missing permission. See [Roles and access](../get-started/roles-and-access.md).

## Related pages

- [Contract head](contract-head.md)
- [How a project flows](../get-started/how-a-project-flows.md)