Our business hires and sells equipment, both used and new.
We have an existing website, URL will be disclosed to successful bidder prior to final decisions.
We want a script which will integrate into the catalog pages of our existing web site. It may be possible to do this with a widget??
The website visitor will have the option of three buttons for each product displayed: ‘Rent Me’, ‘Try Me’, ‘Buy Me’ (or similar wording).
‘Hire Me’ functionality is: the product data is collected and progressively displayed in a ‘Rental Order’ similar to a shopping cart. This would show
progressive total as items are added. Each item selected will have a choice screen (pop-up?)with background greyed out, showing various rental periods
available and the corresponding rental cost, plus request referrer name/code for affiliate commission purpose. When the order is concluded, the customer
will need to enter start and finish dates for the rental and other relevant data before finalising the order.
No option to buy for this process, however we need the ability to automatically email a buy offer at term end.
‘Try Me’ functionality is: a combination of rent and buy. The customer will see an information pop-up explaining how it works. The initial agreement is
for a (admin preset) minimum rental term. This agreement would be processed as per the ‘Hire Me’ button above.
At some interval prior to, or at the end of, the rental term the customer would have the option to either continue the rental or to buy the item(s) in
the rental agreement at the initially agreed purchase price(s). The rental amount paid to that date would be (admin preset) all or partially credited
against the buy total.
‘Buy Me’ functionality: standard shopping cart type. Same processing as the ‘Hire Me’ button, generally different wording.
Each option will require agreement to the relevant Terms & Conditions before the order is posted.
Data collected to a mySQL database. The software needs built in print friendly function for visitor to print out final agreements, Email (selected/all)
data to vendor address, reports facility.
Front end (ADMIN) to be easily updated, option all data pricing uploadable to the database, or manual update. Affiliate functionality required also.
Final specifications will be agreed between us and the successful bidder prior to start of the project. All code must be in English and fully documented
in the files. Final code will be our sole property and may not be otherwise sold or distributed in any manner.
Overall we seek the simplest possible solution, easily understood and implemented. This project may be extended at a later date to incorporate other
features, so allowance needs to be made for future code changes.
The project is required for completion prior to 30 June, 2009. Payment will be by escrow.
