Fire alarm scope is governed by NFPA 72, and it is easy to miss inside a larger MEP or electrical package. A sub that does not catch the fire alarm requirements underprices a system with real engineering and testing.
What NFPA 72 requires
NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, governs the design, installation, and testing of fire alarm and detection systems: the initiating and notification devices, the control panels, the monitoring, and the inspection and testing. A package references NFPA 72 and the Division 28 electronic safety specifications to set the system scope, the device counts, and the acceptance testing. The system can sit in Division 26, Division 28, or a dedicated package.
Why fire alarm scope is easy to miss
The fire alarm requirements can be carried in Division 26, Division 28, or a separate package, and the device counts, the engineering, and the acceptance testing sit in the specifications and the drawings, not the title. A sub that overlooks the fire alarm scope or its testing burden underprices the system.
How an AI bid agent flags fire alarm requirements
An AI bid agent reads each MEP and electrical package, flags the NFPA 72 fire alarm scope wherever it sits, and surfaces the system, the device requirements, and the acceptance testing. The sub prices the fire alarm work on the actual requirements.
You can see how the agent flags fire alarm scope in our AI bid agent demo for MEP subcontractors. It surfaces the NFPA 72 requirements wherever they sit in the package so the system is not missed.