Generator and standby power systems are governed by NFPA 110, and a subcontractor that does not read the system class, type, and category is pricing the wrong emergency power package.
What NFPA 110 sets
NFPA 110, the standard for emergency and standby power systems, sets the class, type, and level of a standby power system, which define the runtime, the transfer time, and the reliability. A package references NFPA 110 and the electrical specifications to set the generator, the transfer switches, the fuel, and the testing the sub must provide.
Why standby power scope is easy to misprice
The system class, type, and level, the fuel and runtime, and the testing sit in the specifications, not the title. A sub that misreads the class or the runtime can carry the wrong generator, fuel system, and testing into the bid.
How an AI bid agent reads standby power
An AI bid agent reads each electrical package, identifies the NFPA 110 standby power scope, and surfaces the class, the equipment, and the testing that drive the work. The electrical sub prices the actual system.
You can see how the agent reads a standby power package in our AI bid agent demo for MEP subcontractors. It pulls the NFPA 110 class, the generator scope, and the testing so the system is priced correctly.