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Fire protection is often a design-build bid from a performance spec. The estimator works from the ceiling plans, the hazard classes and the water supply data. The errors come from scope that the spec assigns and no drawing shows.

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This trade is not open yet. We are building it with founding contractors, who use Takeoff Tool three months free. The lists below show what the takeoff covers and what we teach it first.

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The spec sections it reads

  • 21 05 00Common work results for fire suppression
  • 21 12 00Fire-suppression standpipes
  • 21 13 13Wet-pipe sprinkler systems
  • 21 13 16Dry-pipe sprinkler systems

What a fire protection takeoff covers

  1. 01

    Sprinkler heads

    Counted by type and finish, room by room, with the ceiling type each one sits in.
  2. 02

    Systems and zones

    Wet, dry and preaction areas, and the floor or zone each riser serves.
  3. 03

    Valves and devices

    Control valves, check valves, flow switches and tamper switches.
  4. 04

    Standpipes and connections

    Standpipe risers, hose valves and the fire department connection.
  5. 05

    Fire pump and backflow

    The pump, the controller and the backflow preventer, where the documents call for them.
  6. 06

    Pipe material by system

    Which pipe and fittings the spec allows for each system.

The conflicts we teach it first

These are the conflicts estimators in this trade tell us cost them money. They are the first rules we build with founding contractors.

  1. 01

    Spec'd but not drawn

    A dry or preaction system in the spec with no area marked on any plan.
  2. 02

    Ceiling plan and scope disagree

    Open ceilings, clouds or soffits on the ceiling plan that change the head count and the head type.
  3. 03

    Water supply data

    Flow test data that is missing or old, with the spec placing the risk on the bidder.
  4. 04

    Spec and plan disagree on pipe

    The spec limits pipe material or schedule and a plan note allows more.
  5. 05

    By others

    The underground main, the alarm wiring or the pump power, split between trades at a point no document states.
  6. 06

    Insurer and local rules

    A spec line that adds an insurer or local requirement above the base design standard.

Fire protection: common questions

Can I use Takeoff Tool for fire protection takeoffs today?
Not yet. Fire protection is a founding trade. We build each trade with working estimators, so the tool learns how the trade really bids. Founding contractors use it free for three months while we build it with them.
What do you need from a founding fire protection contractor?
An hour or two of your estimator's time, screen shared, while they do a real takeoff. Plus a set of past bid packets with the finished takeoffs. We use them to check the tool against work you already trust.
What does it cost after the founding period?
The standard price is $2,500 per seat per month. It is a flat fee. There is no charge per takeoff.

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