Fire Extinguisher specs 8-5-24.pdf

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Fire Extinguisher Service

Specifications

Scope of Work:

Covers annual inspections, equipment/part replacements, and repairs as defined within the specification.

Fire Extinguisher inspections shall be performed on an annual basis.

Supplier Requirements:

Supplier shall be responsible to perform all services per specification requirements, and to meet NFPA 10 standard guide for portable fire extinguisher inspections.

Supplier shall comply with all other state, city, county, and local codes associated with fire extinguisher inspections, and all repairs required under this specification.

Suppliers must coordinate, date and time of the annual inspection through office point of contact. At the scheduled appointment date and time, the supplier shall meet with point of contact to perform inspection.

Supplier shall hold current business license during the term of this agreement.

All suppliers’ technicians that work under this agreement shall meet the required skill level and qualifications required to perform limited inspections and/ or limited repairs.

6-year Maintenance Test:

At the time of annual inspection if it is determined the extinguisher 6-year maintenance test is due, supplier shall not perform the 6-year maintenance test. The supplier shall replace the 6-year extinguisher with a 6-year fully charged extinguisher.

ALEA will not pay for a 6-year maintenance test.

12-year Hydro Static Test:

At the time of annual inspection if it is determined the extinguisher 12-year maintenance test is due, supplier shall not perform the 12-year maintenance test. The supplier shall replace the 12-year extinguisher with a 6-year fully charged extinguisher.

ALEA will not pay for a 12-year maintenance test.

Invoicing:

Supplier shall submit all invoices at the completion of service to: ALEA- GeneralServices@alea.gov All invoices shall include a signed and dated work ticket, ALEA Office name, address, technician name, and current Purchase Order number. Invoices shall be itemized with inspection, labor, parts, and trip charge.

Quotes (as needed) shall be itemized to include inspection, labor, parts retail, parts % off, parts net and trip charge.

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Supplier shall not perform any services or repairs that are not covered under this specification. Supplier will not be paid for unauthorized service or repair.

Service and Replacement Parts (Items A-C):

A. Fire Extinguisher Annual Inspection Fee:

• Supplier shall perform annual fire extinguisher inspection per NFPA 10 code requirement, and all applicable National, State, County/local code requirements.

• Fire extinguisher equipment varies between locations. Refer to the ALEA Location Equipment Spec.

• All costs associated with performing the inspection must be included in the per unit inspection pricing

• The supplier is responsible for full inspection. Supplier will provide the customer with detailed reports at the end of inspection.

• At the time of annual inspection if it is determined the extinguisher 6-year maintenance test is due, supplier shall not perform the 6-year maintenance test. The supplier shall replace the 6-year extinguisher with a 6-year fully charged extinguisher. ALEA will not pay for a 6-year maintenance test.

• At the time of annual inspection if it is determined the extinguisher 12-year maintenance test is due, supplier shall not perform the 12-year maintenance test. The supplier shall replace the 12-year extinguisher with a 12-year fully charged extinguisher. ALEA will not pay for a 12-year maintenance test.

B. New Equipment/Parts Replacement:

• Materials Cost Plus ____% Materials will include parts and/or replacement extinguisher(s) if deemed necessary to be replaced to meet NFPA 10 code

• Equipment replacement change out is determined as follows:

a) Extinguisher does not meet NFPA 10 code requirement when inspected

b) During a nonstandard site visit (extinguisher has been used or damaged) extinguisher is deemed not within NFPA 10 standards due to nonrepairable damage.

C. Technician labor rate:

• Technician labor rate per hour associated with authorized repair, non-standard site visit, outside normal inspection

• NO SERVICE shall be provided outside normal business hours of Monday through

Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

D. Trip charge:

• Trip charge to site

• Secondary trip charge will not be paid due to lack of having necessary supplies or faulty supplies to complete job.