Fire Alarm Design Includes device layout, NAC wiring shown, one-line diagram, battery/voltage drop calculations, spec sheet, stamp, 3 sets printed.
Base Fee (includes one floor with one power supply and all initiating devices). | $750 * |
Each additional floor or power supply at same building | $375 * |
Fee for additional NACs when using power supplies with more than 4 NACs | $75 |
Each duplicate (identical) floor previously engineered by GDS | $150 |
Small Fire Alarm Includes device layout, NAC wiring, one-line diagram, battery/voltage drop calculations, spec sheet, stamp, 3 sets printed, online or mail-in submittal. Base fee (one floor with 10 or less combined initiating & notification devices) | $550 * |
Voice Evacuation Design installed in conjunction with base fee above, includes one 4 circuit amp | $350 |
1st additional floor or 4 circuit amplifier | $275 * |
2nd additional floor or circuit amplifier and each additional | $275 * |
Panel Replacement Plans – FACP location & specs only | $385 * |
Fee for AHJs requiring additional items | $75/hr * |
Apartment or Hotel Fire Alarm Design
Base Fee | $750 * |
Plus each sleeping unit in each building | $35 * |
Plus each floor in each building | $375 * |
Each additional free standing building in the complex (Clubhouse, Leasing office, etc.). | $375 * |
Each garage floor | $375 * |
Fire Alarm SLC Loop Only– initiating devices only (water flow, tamper, smoke, fire pull, ansul, etc.). Includes device layout, one-line, battery calculations, spec sheet, stamp, 3 sets printed.
Base Fee (Includes one floor, 1-50 devices) . | $485 * |
Each additional floor at same building (1 – 50 devices) | $250 * |
Additional Items Added to Fire Alarm Design
SLC Loop Show Circuit and Address (50 devices) | $100 |
Revisions (changes to a plan after plans are approved but before it passes inspection)
Incidental changes missing or incorrect information on plans | $75/hr |
Change in the scope of work | $385 * |
Bill of materials fire alarm device layout for bid purposes. Includes device layout and device count.
Base Fee (includes one floor with one power supply and all initiating devices). | $150 |
Each additional floor or power supply at same building | $75 |
Review layout done by your sales team by email | No charge |
Review layout done by your sales team at our office | No charge |
Fire Alarm Stamping – Design by Others | GDS does not stamp plans designed by others |
Other Services
GDS Hourly Rate (Labor to create drawings and to provide miscellaneous CAD services) | $75/hr |
Non-AutoCAD plans (Labor to clean up PDFs, scans, hardcopies, etc. to use in AutoCAD) | $75/hr |
Reproduction Fees (per sheet not already included in drawing package) | $5 |
Expedite Fee (When available this fee puts your job at the front of the line to be done next) | |
Small (Less than $1,000 GDS job), Medium ($1,001 – $2,000), Large ($2,001+) | $250/$500/$750 |
All plans are submitted to the AHJ either online, shipped, or available for pickup at our office. City/County plan review and inspection fees are not included.
* Price change from previous price list
** The clock for “ten business days or its free” begins once we have received the job name, address, CAD file, FACP/FCPS locations and parts list
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