Proposal vs. Contract

[Don Nichelson]

I normally use the proposal writer for bids and then when I get the job I do a free hand contract. My question is, is the proposal good enough legally or should I continue to use a contract?

[Gary Puckett]

I don't use the proposal for anything but from what I seen, it pertty much covers everything your doing and what your making the project out of. So as long as there is a place for the client to sign and agree to the terms that is on the proposal you should be good to go.

If there is a place to add your own company policy then I would do so.

Gary

[John J. Desmond]

Don,

After you prepare a proposal you can save it. I save mine in "My Documents". You can then open it with your document program. I use Open Office for mine. Once it is opened you can add or change anything you want to. I added, like Gary said, a place for my customer to sign as well as for me to sign. I also added my business information and changed the look of the proposal. It is what ever you choose to do. You can then save it and then just change information as the jobs continue. I saved one as a template. After preparing for each customer I save it in a different folder so that I have each separate proposal yet I maintain a clean template.

Hope this helps.

John Desmond

[Nick M Singer]

I dont use the eCabs proposal writer but draft one up in a word processor and use that as an annexure to a contract form with standard terms and conditions. As far as legality is concerned, the law may vary but over here it would most certainly have some standing in court.

[DanEpps]

Anytime you are concerned with the legality of contract wording the best practice is to consult a business law attorney. As Nick said, laws not only differ in various countries, but in every US state.