FIRE ALARM PROPOSAL
To: City of Visalia
Re: Parking Structure
Visalia CA.
We are sincerely pleased to submit our proposal for furnishing a complete Fire Alarm System for the above-mentioned facility.
Our complete price for this work is $90,000.00.
RLH Fire Protection proposes to remove and replace the following for a complete working Fire Alarm System for a Parking Structure pursuant 2022 NFPA 72, California Fire Code, and local Visalia City FD AHJ requirements. To include the installation of all necessary control panels, wire, devices, and associated hardware. Testing and a complete installation to be done in a professional workman like manner.
This proposal is based on the following information:
• Demolition fire alarm control panel and elevator recall initiating points. • Production of Fire Alarm Drawings for fire alarm design. • Intelligent addressable Fire Alarm Control Panel, with Cellular Communicator, Manual Pull Station next to it, and Smoke Detector above it.
• Fire Alarm Remote Annunciator is located next to the fire alarm control panel. • Addressable Relay Control Modules for Primary, Secondary Recall, Fire Hat, and Shunt Trip functions for elevator. • Smoke Detector and Heat Detector for Elevator Machine Room. • Smoke Detector provided in each elevator lobby for Elevator Recall. • Connection of the Fire Alarm system to equipment provided by others, for monitoring purposes, (1) Waterflow Switch, (2) Tamper Switches (1) Backflow Preventer
• All the work considered herein is to be conducted during the normal business hours of RLH Fire Protection at prevailing wage rates.
• Engineering, calculations, drawings/submittals and local AHJ permit fees. • California Fire Life Safety certified supervision of installation and testing. • System End User Training.
Additional clarifications and exclusions:
• Due to the insufficient information provided to RLH, this proposal is intended primarily for budgetary purposes. Any deviations from the planned provided, unknown conditions, or additional requirements shall be addressed through change orders.
• All elevator technician fees are to be paid by others for fire alarm contractor, if deemed necessary. • Any repairs to the existing fire alarm system will be provided on a change order basis. • The customer shall provide the lockout/program code for the Fire Alarm System. If code cannot be provided, additional change orders may be supplied to continue with work. • Provision of the self-closing, fire-rated door and associated locking mechanism for the elevator shaft room shall be by others.
• All Framing, cutting, and patching associated with the shaft access door shall be performed by others. • Dedicated 120VAC, with locked 20-amp circuit breaker identified in red as Fire Alarm Circuit, shall be provided by Electrical Contractor to control panel and/or power supply cabinets. • FACP and Auxiliary power supplies shall be installed in conditioned spaces, panels required to be mounted outdoors shall be provided with conditioned enclosures by others. • Any devices attached to equipment considered to be a separate scope of work from the Fire Alarm shall be provided and installed by others. This includes but is not limited to Water Flow Switches, Tamper Switches or Smoke Fire Dampers and their related Duct Smoke Detectors.
• Conduit above 10’ if required by customer is excluded (system to be wired utilizing 1-hour fire rated plenum cable). • Exclusion of Patching / Painting shall include but not be limited to any conduits, ceilings or walls. • At the determination of RLH, if excessive amounts of coring/drilling through concrete, cinder block, or any other hard/rock material are required, such work will be considered outside the scope of this proposal and shall be addressed through a change order.
• On-site required safety management/supervision is excluded. • Bonding and bond fees are excluded from this proposal. If bond is needed, assume an additional 1.25% to the total price.
• The customer shall provide building floor plans in a digital form compatible with AutoCAD for production of Fire Alarm Drawings.
• The customer acknowledges that RLH will require an average of two to six weeks to complete the Fire Alarm System design, followed by an additional four to six weeks for AHJ approval of the submitted Fire Alarm Plans. These time frames are estimates and should not be considered exact. Actual durations may be shorter or longer than the stated averages.
• “Area of Refuge” is explicitly excluded.
• “Emergency Responder Radio Coverage (ERRC)” is explicitly excluded. • Emergency key box (e.g. Knox Box) is explicitly excluded. • Fire watch is explicitly excluded.
• The proposal shall be subject to change should AHJ, customer or customer representative change the provided occupancy type or load, floor plan and/or reflected ceiling plan to anything other than as shown on bid documents. • Monitoring and Inspections shall be provided under a separate contract. • The customer shall provide the lockout/program code for the Fire Alarm System. If code cannot be provided, additional change orders may be supplied to continue with work. • The customer shall provide an accurate and up-to-date work schedule of all trades on-site after acceptance of proposal for the Fire Alarm System design to proceed.
• This proposal only covers a single final inspection for the Fire Alarm System only. If the customer decides to phase any inspections, additional change orders shall be supplied. • If the final inspection is failed by the inspector (AHJ) for any reason outside of the direct result of work performed by RLH, the reinspection shall be fully chargeable to the customer at time, material, and fees. • If any fire alarm work and/or devices, beyond those specified above, should be required, they shall be supplied through change orders.
• All audible and visual devices are excluded from this proposal. Should replacement or modification be required, it will be addressed through a separate change order.
Thank you,
Manny Garcia
Fire Alarm Estimator
RLH: CSLB # 777717 C-10/C-16 | DIR # 1000003109
P: 661-412-1468 E: [email protected]
***This proposal is valid for 30 days from August 1, 2025.*** The foregoing proposal is hereby accepted this ____day of____________, 2025, at the price and terms stated herein, hereby authorizing RLH to proceed with this work.
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