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New Vendor Sign up and Overview

Written by Christopher Whitney
Updated over a week ago

Signing Up

Your client should trigger an invite to you via email to either bid on a project or for work that has already been awarded to you:

The email will look as follows:

For invitation to bid:

And for work that has been awarded to you:

Click the 'View Project' button to start the sign-up process.

After following the link, you will arrive at the Sign Up screen (see below).

To Sign Up:

  1. Make sure your email address looks correct

  2. Enter a password of your choosing.

Those will be your login credentials moving forward.

You will then be signed into your Banner account.

Logging In

To Log In to Banner for subsequent sessions, follow the steps below:

  1. Click the Log In button in the upper right-hand corner

  2. Enter your credentials


Submitting an Invoice

Dashboard

As a vendor, you’ll be invited to Banner through an email, as shown above.

After logging in, you will be greeted by the My Projects page.

This screen allows you to view all of the projects you have been invited to or are currently working on. You are also able to check the client it's for, the status of your bid, and the bid due date.

Navigate to an ‘In Progress’ Project

  • Find the project you want to submit an invoice for.

  • Confirm status is ‘In Progress’

  • Click the hyperlink in the Project column to view the project information.

Project Info

After clicking the project hyperlink from your dashboard, you will be brought to the 'Contract Info' tab.

Select the 'Project Info' tab, and you will be able to view all of the project's details, including the project scope, location, and any related documents the owner may have uploaded (site plans, drawings, insurance requirements, etc.).

Navigate to Invoices

Click on the 'Invoices' tab in the Project Header.

Here you can view the Invoice Details and track the progress of each one.

Submitting an Invoice

Click the Add Invoice button to view the Schedule of Value detail associated with your contract for this project.

This will show you previously billed progress and allow you to input new invoice details.

To add an invoice:

  • Fill out the general invoice information (where applicable):

    • Number

    • Title (Optional)

    • Invoice Date

    • Period Start Date (Optional)

    • Period End Date (Optional)

    • Description (Optional)

  • Then enter your invoice cost information, by:

    • Clicking into the ‘New Invoiced $ this Period’ and entering each amount

    • Clicking anywhere on the screen when finished, or pressing enter

Checking on the Status of an Invoice

After you submit your invoice, you will be able to check on the status by navigating back to the Invoices tab:

There are 3 potential invoice Statuses:

  • Reviewing - [NAME]: You will see this status from when you first submit an invoice until the Project Manager initially approves the invoice

  • Pending: This status indicates the invoice has been initially approved by the Project Manager

  • Approved: This status indicates that your invoice has been fully approved.

Submitting a Change Order

From your Dashboard:

Navigate to an ‘In Progress’ Project

  • Find the project you want to submit a change order for.

  • Confirm status is ‘In Progress’

  • Click the hyperlink in the Project column to view the project information.

Then, to submit a Change Order:

  • Navigate to the Change Orders tab in the Project Header.

  • Here, you can click the ‘Add Change Order’ button.

  • Fill out the general Change Order information (where applicable):

    • Number

    • Title (Optional)

    • Date

    • Description (Optional)

  • To enter cost information, either:

    • Enter a total amount only in the Change Order Grand Total field, OR

    • Select ‘Add Item’ and title each sub-component of the change order, as well as provide a value

Then, click the ‘Submit Change Order’ button.

From this screen, you will be able to view all previously submitted Change Orders.

There are 3 potential Change Order Statuses:

  • Reviewing - [NAME]: You will see this status from when you first submit a change order until the Project Manager initially approves the change order

  • Pending: This status indicates the Change Order has been initially approved by the Project Manager

  • Approved: This status indicates that your Change Order has been fully approved.

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