Fire sprinkler contractor software for retrofits and repairs, shown on a fictional fire protection company

Open the demo and you are inside Hydrantwick Fire Protection, a fictional fire protection company running the real product: click anything, nothing changes.

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What works today for a fire protection company, and what is not available yet

The demo's welcome card says the same. The names, people, jobs and prices in this demo are illustrative.

The fire protection jobs in the demo

Each with what its estimate covers and how it is billed:

• Ploverhythe Business Center sprinkler inspection, two risers — Sprinkler inspection, two risers, tags and report filing (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Tenants arrive at 8; both riser rooms are off the loading dock.
  Schedule: Sprinkler inspection, two risers.
  Daily log: “Inspected both risers with the monitoring company told the system was on test, and told again when it was back in service. Readings are on the report. Deficiencies listed: three painted heads at the loading dock and a missing escutcheon in suite 140.”
• Tansywold Elementary extinguisher service, 40 units — Extinguisher service, 40 units, with teardowns, hydrostatic tests and two replacements (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Service during the school day only with the custodian; sign in at the front office.
  Schedule: Extinguisher service, both wings, gym and kitchen.
  Daily log: “Serviced 40 extinguishers in both wings, the gym and the kitchen. Four units opened for teardown maintenance, three cylinders sent out for hydrostatic testing, two damaged units replaced. New tags and collars on every unit serviced.”
• Brackenholt Grill kitchen hood inspection — Kitchen hood suppression inspection with new fusible links (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Before the kitchen opens at 10; coordinate with the hood cleaning crew.
  Schedule: Kitchen hood inspection before opening.
  Daily log: “Inspected the hood system with the kitchen manager before opening. Replaced four fusible links and two blow-off caps; the gas shut-off and the pull station operated. Report and tag left with the manager.”
• Elkmere Tech Center suite 210 sprinkler retrofit — Suite 210 sprinkler retrofit: design, permit, pipe, heads and lift (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Tenant improvement for the general contractor; the building engineer opens the riser room.
• Elkmere Community Church fire alarm panel replacement — New addressable panel, communicator, programming and device wiring (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: No work on Sundays or during funerals; the office manager holds the panel keys.
  Schedule: Fire alarm permit → Pull new device wiring in the fellowship hall → Panel replacement and programming → Device testing with the monitoring company → Acceptance test with the fire marshal.
• Tansywold Medical Plaza deficiency repairs — Replace five heads, two gauges and six escutcheons; drain and refill (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: From the deficiency list of the last inspection; work before the clinics open at 7.
  Schedule: Drain down, replace heads, gauges and escutcheons, refill.

Walk through one fire protection job: Elkmere Tech Center suite 210 sprinkler retrofit

Its schedule, in order:

1. Shop drawings and hydraulic calculations
2. Sprinkler permit and plan review
3. Drain the zone and remove the old branch lines
4. Mains, branch lines and drops on the new layout
5. Hydrostatic test
6. Cover inspection with the fire marshal
7. Trim heads after the ceiling grid

Change orders on this job: “Relocate six heads”.

Purchase orders on this job: “Pipe, fittings and heads, Elkmere Tech Center suite 210”.

To-dos on this job: “Tell the monitoring company the zone is out of service”.

From its daily log:

• Drained the zone with the building engineer. The monitoring company and the fire marshal's office were told the zone is out of service; the suite is empty. Removed the old branch lines. Weather: Clear.
• Mains and branch lines going in on the new layout; hangers and seismic bracing as drawn. Weather: Snow flurries.
• Branch lines done; 34 drops cut to the new ceiling height. Weather: Sunny.
• Piping complete and capped for tomorrow's hydrostatic test. The tenant moved two office walls after the drawings were approved; six heads now sit in the wrong rooms. CO-1 sent to the builder. Weather: Sunny. Delays: Six head relocations wait on CO-1.

A fire protection proposal in the demo: Inspections for Larkmoor Commons, three buildings

Hydrantwick Fire Protection sent it to a lead. The scope reads:

Inspect and test the sprinkler systems (three risers), the fire alarm panel and its devices, and 36 portable extinguishers in buildings A, B and C; tag what we service; deliver a written report for each building with any deficiencies listed for your review.

The notes on that lead:

• The property manager wants one company for the sprinklers, the alarm and the extinguishers
• Walked three riser rooms, the alarm panel and 36 extinguishers
• Sent the inspection proposal with a price for each building

Other fire protection leads in the demo

• Kitchen hood suppression for a new cook line: New cook line with two fryers and a griddle; opening in the spring; Measured the hood; waiting on the mechanical drawings from their engineer
• Residential fire sprinklers for a new home: Building a new home outside town; her builder asked for a sprinkler bid
• Fire marshal notice: extinguishers at a retail shop: Got a notice from the fire marshal; wants the shop's six extinguishers serviced this week

What goes on a fire protection estimate in the demo

From Hydrantwick Fire Protection's price list, without the prices:

• Sprinkler inspection, first riser
• Sprinkler inspection, each additional riser
• Inspection tag
• Authority filing fee
• Extinguisher inspection, per unit
• Extinguisher teardown maintenance, per unit
• Extinguisher hydrostatic test, per cylinder
• Extinguisher recharge, per pound of agent
• Verification-of-service collar
• Extinguisher, dry chemical, 10 lb, with bracket
• Kitchen hood suppression inspection, per system
• Fusible link
• Nozzle blow-off cap
• Hydraulic calculations and shop drawings
• Sprinkler permit and plan review
• Black steel sprinkler pipe, 1 in, per foot
• Grooved couplings and fittings
• Hanger and seismic brace set
• Sprinkler head, pendent, quick response, with escutcheon
• Fitter labor, per hour
• Scissor lift, per day
• Addressable fire alarm control panel
• Monitoring communicator and setup
• Fire alarm technician labor, per hour
• Repair labor, per hour

Fire protection cost codes in the demo

Hydrantwick Fire Protection's own cost codes:

• Design and hydraulic calculations
• Permits and plan review
• Underground
• Backflow and riser
• Overhead piping
• Heads and trim
• Hangers and seismic bracing
• Valves, alarm devices and fire department connection
• Fire pump
• Standpipes
• Dry, preaction and deluge systems
• Alarm devices and wiring
• Alarm panel and monitoring setup
• Kitchen and special hazards
• Flushing, testing and acceptance
• Lift rental
• Closeout and spare head cabinet
• Inspection labor
• Repair labor
• Emergency labor
• Service parts
• Extinguisher shop
• Filing fees
• Monitoring cost
• Travel and trip
• Fire watch

Questions about SelfConstruct for fire protection work

Is there a fire protection version of SelfConstruct?

Not as a separate product. Hydrantwick Fire Protection opens with the business type “Fire protection (sprinklers, extinguishers, alarms, inspections)”, so its menus are set for that trade. In a customer's company today, the menus are the same whatever the trade.

How are the fire protection jobs in the demo billed?

Every one of Hydrantwick Fire Protection's jobs in the demo is a fixed-price job.

Does SelfConstruct have “A pricebook with margin floors, service agreements and truck stock” for fire protection companies yet?

Not yet. It is on the list the demo's welcome card shows under “Not available yet for your trade”.

See it working right now

Pricing is published on the site: $299/mo per company before sales tax, unlimited users, 50 GB of storage included.

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