Electronic safety and security is a Division 28 scope covering access control, surveillance, and detection, and a subcontractor that does not read the systems and integration is pricing the wrong package.
What Division 28 sets
Division 28 covers electronic safety and security: access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and the integration with the building systems. The Division 28 specifications set the devices, the head end equipment, the software, and the integration the contractor must deliver, with listing requirements often referencing UL.
Why security scope is easy to misprice
The device counts, the head end and software, the listing requirements, and the integration sit in the Division 28 specifications and the drawings, not the title. A contractor that misreads the system or the integration carries the wrong equipment and labor into the bid.
How an AI bid agent reads Division 28
An AI bid agent reads each security package, identifies the Division 28 scope, and surfaces the systems, the listings, and the integration that drive the work. The contractor prices the actual package.
You can see how the agent reads a Division 28 package in our AI bid agent demo for MEP subcontractors. It pulls the security systems, listings, and integration so the package is priced correctly.