Do suppliers need an Estiquik account?
No. Each supplier gets a private link. They see your list of items and quantities, type their unit prices, a delivery date and notes, and send. They can update their prices until the request is awarded. They never see another supplier's prices.
How are the quotes compared?
Side by side, line by line, with the cheapest price on each line highlighted. Cheapest overall is given only to a supplier who priced every line; a partial quote is labelled with how many lines it priced. The page also shows what splitting the order line by line would cost.
What happens when I award a quote?
Estiquik creates a draft purchase order for that supplier at the quoted unit prices, linked to the job, and marks the request Awarded. You check it, then email or print it.
How does bill matching work?
Record the supplier's bill on the PO: total with tax, tax rate, date, how it was paid and the supplier's invoice number. It is saved as an expense on the job. The PO compares ordered, received and billed before tax, and flags a bill that is more than ordered (by more than $1 or 2%) or more than has been received.
Does it connect to my supplier's catalogue?
No. Items come from your own price list or are typed in, and prices come from what the supplier answers. There is no catalogue feed and no ordering through a dealer.
How do POs show up in job costing?
An open PO's unbilled value counts as committed on the job. Once the bill is recorded, it counts as spent instead. Job profit adds both into the forecast cost.
Which plan is purchasing on?
Pro, at $29.99 a month or $299.99 a year (CA$34.99 / CA$349.99), and Crew. The 14-day trial is Pro and needs no card.
