having everyone on board

I know there are some firms that are now requiring all their invoices to be done in the CARS application. There may be some firms that are not aware of CARS, how it works, or what it is all about.

The first thing a firm unfamiliar with CARS will need is the ability to get in. The link to the form to get the vendor administrator into CARS can be found on the CARS Website. The form DT1522 needs to be filled out and sent to the email address found on the form. When they send it in, it gets processed almost immediately.

If you have been using CARS, and are familiar with the application, we would appreciate your assistance with helping all the new users on the ins and outs of the application. The training manual is also able to assist a new user. Of course, you can always direct them to me too.

Another thing, I know there are some firms that are using CARS for all their invoices, and others that aren't. If your firm is a subconsultant and you are submitting an invoice to a firm that is not using CARS for invoicing, please stop. As a subconsultant, I want to make sure we are not creating orphaned records in CARS. These will only create issues down the road.

The message is, as a sub, make sure your prime is all on board with creating the invoice through the CARS application. If not, please continue to invoice the traditional paper way.

A link to firms in the CARS Application is here.

A link to the training videos is here.