Improve Search Methods for Quotes & Orders

We should be able maintain or make an inquiry or without having to enter the customer ID. What if I know the quote# or order# but not the customer ID? example: City Of Example calls and references Quote # 123456. But that city has 1 account for each dept. (Parks, Highway, Sewer, Water, Engineering etc) I have to go thru each account and look for the quote or waste my time running silly reports just to get the quote or order to come up.