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Submit a Proposal to a Client

Before you start: The proposal must be in Draft status before you can submit it. Make sure you’ve added phases and contract terms before submitting.

  1. Open the proposal you want to submit.
  2. Click the Submit To Client button at the top of the page.
  3. Confirm the action when prompted.

The proposal status changes from Draft to Pending Approval.

If you need to pull the proposal back (for example, to make revisions after sending it):

  1. Open the proposal (it must be in Pending Approval status).
  2. Click the Rescind button.
  3. Confirm the action.

The proposal returns to Draft status.

When the client approves:

  1. Open the proposal (it must be in Pending Approval status).
  2. Click Accepted at the top of the page.
  3. Confirm the action.

The proposal status changes to Approved. You can now convert it into a project. See Convert a proposal to a project.

When the client declines:

  1. Open the proposal (it must be in Pending Approval status).
  2. Click Declined at the top of the page.
  3. Confirm the action.

The proposal status changes to Declined.