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Comparing sprinkler-system quotations

Put proposals into the same structure so missing scope and assumptions become visible.

Updated 2026-09-10

Compare the design basis

Record the drawings, survey, water data, standards and assumptions used. A low price based on incomplete information is not directly comparable with a surveyed design.

Map inclusions and exclusions

List design, equipment, power, builders’ work, access, making good, testing, certification, controls and maintenance. Allocate each excluded task to a named party.

Check completion evidence

Ask what commissioning results, as-built drawings, instructions, certificates, warranties and maintenance plan will be handed over, and who will explain them to the responsible person.

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