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Admin: Contracts, Signing, and Payments

Operations1 min readUpdated 2026-06-22

Admin: contracts, signing, and payments

Create contract

After award, go to Create contract from the request. Choose template type, enter contract value, dates, SLA terms, signatories (admin names + role labels), and payment milestones (amounts must sum to contract value).

Lock and sign

  1. Lock contract — no further edits; status becomes pending society signatures.
  2. Each configured signatory signs in-app (Sign as Secretary, etc.).
  3. When all admins have signed, the vendor receives a signing link (valid 7 days, single use).
  4. After vendor signs, contract becomes Active; signed PDF generated if Gotenberg is configured.

Payments

Open Contract payments to see milestones. Vendors submit invoices per milestone; approve when due (within 7 days of milestone date), reject with note, or Mark paid with UTR/reference after bank transfer.

Complete & rate

Mark contract Completed when work ends, then Rate vendor (four dimensions required).

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