The purpose of this article is to explore the General Events - Subcontracting module, detailing how to navigate the register and how to create & reply to events.
To enable the Pre-Submission fields, you will need to reach out to your Admin User.
Video content is available below.
In order to access the General Event (GE) register, navigate to the left-hand expandable menu, and select Registers followed by General Events:
The different states of GEs within the register are listed below:
- Draft: GE which is currently in draft state
- Void: GE which has been marked as void
- Black: GE which has been communicated and not responded to
- Blue: GE which has been accepted
- Grey & struck through: GE which is not accepted
To void a draft event, select the three dots at the end of the General EVent, and select Mark this draft event as VOID on the pop-up:
To review the toolbar options, such as the filter and downloading the register, please see our help desk article here- Event Register
General Events - Subcontracting can only be raised by the Contractor. In order to create a GE - Subcontracting event, navigate to the left-hand expandable menu and select Create New, followed by General Events > Subcontracting:
The draft edit form will open on the Pre-Submission tab (if this is enabled within your contract - liaise with your Admin User if this is not displaying). These fields are not mandatory, however, can be filled in if necessary:
Please note, that both Party Users can see and edit the draft that is on the Pre‐submission tab.
Next, navigate to the Submission tab. The fields highlighted below are mandatory to be filled out. Once the appropriate details have been entered, select Send / Progress in order to communicate the event:
Once Send / Progress has been selected, the event will have its own unique reference and will be locked down and no further amendments can be made.
In order to reply to a General Event - Subcontracting, either select the event from the reminders page or the GE register.
Within the event navigate to the Reply tab, where there will be two options - Accepted (including documents where applicable), or Not Accepted.
Should the Employer choose to accept, the GE - Subcontracting event will be accepted and no further action will be required.
Should the Employer choose to not accept, the event will be grey and struck through within the register and no further action will be required:
Once the appropriate reply has been selected, select Send / Progress to communicate the response.