Are they installing a combination Commercial Fire/Burglar system or two separate systems? The reason I ask is that there are very few combination systems that meet the current UL and NFPA standards for Commercial Fire and also meet the Commercial Burglar requirements. There are some dealers still selling systems that meet the older requirements but I would recommend that the church verify with the AHJ that they will accept that (some definitely will but some will not and it could be costly mistake).
Do you happen to know which brand/model they are planning on installing?
I'm not really involved with the solicitation of the bids or speaking directly with the bidders, but I do have a copy of the bid. It appears to be a Honeywell unit, but what is listed in the bid is "V128FBP-9 CONTROL FIRE/BURG COMMERCIAL"
I believe we do have POTS lines coming into the church. It's my understanding that we have to have two monitored lines - one could be cellular.
Anyway, I know the people involved have walked around with the persective companies and the fire marshall, so I think everyone is on the same page as far as local requirements. At least I hope they are. :nutz:
I believe the job is going to a company that doesn't provide monitoring themselves. As long as we can get with a decent monitoring company and meet all the local requirements, I think that is a better solution than being tied into another provider for the next 5 years.