KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and white list ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ****************************** Contract Sale ends today / On-line fire reporting service comment / More on banned equipment January 14, 2022 *************** see articles below ************************ TIP: Join Concierge Program before ordering contracts today and receive additional 10% off as a Concierge Client. There are many other benefits to Concierge Clients - the program pays for itself ************************ CONTRACT SALE ENDS TODAY - don't miss out - save $1000s *************************** Here's the deal: Buy 1 All in One Residential, Commercial or Fire All in One and get $100 off and $50 off Disclaimer Notice save $150 Buy 2All in One forms and get $100 off first and $200 off second and $75 off Disclaimer Notice and $100 off alarm.com rider and $100 off the Honeywell Notifier rider. Save up to $575. Buy 3 or more All in One forms and get same as above and $300 off the third form and $400 off the fourth form. Save up to $1275.00 [Residential, Commercial, Fire, Home Automation] Commercial Mobile Surveillance Lease $1000. Save $250 Fire All in One with Security Rider $1275.00. Save $300.00 Add the Commercial Fire All in One and the Commercial All in One and get $200 off each. Save $700.00 Qualifier Agreement $1200.00 Save $300.00 Digital Sign And Display Sales, Hosting And Service $437.50 save 50% $437.50 Computer Consulting and Service $437.50 save 50% $437.50 Nationwide DIY with monitoring. $3500.00 save $1000.00** Nationwide PERS with or without GPS tracking. $3500.00 Save $1000.00** The Standard Form Agreements are all updated. This year there are important updates. All contracts should be updated this year. One change is the inflation and supply chain delay provision; there are many others. 2022 updated contracts are ON SALE now; SAVE THOUSANDS DURING THIS SALE ****************** NOTICE: The Standard Form Agreements have been updated for 2022. This year, because of unprecedented economic issues that have recently affected the alarm industry, all contracts should be updated. Check with our Contract Administrator, Eileen Wagda, at 516 747 6700 ext 312 to see if your forms need updating. Keep in mind that updates are free for 6 months and half price for 12 months from your original order date. Requests for updates will be processed after the new orders are processed. The sale ends January 14, 2022; the sooner you order the sooner you will get the contracts. Please do not call requesting priority unless you are a Concierge Client or have paid for expedited service. ****************** How to order: order at www.alarmcontracts.com - ordering is easy - order on-line during the sale and save thousands of dollars. Need help ordering? Call our Contract Administrator Eileen Wagda at 516 747 6700 x 312 for assistance. Concierge Clients can call our Concierge Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq for assistance at 516 747 6700 x 304. Concierge Clients receive an additional 10% off the sale price. You can join the Concierge Program before ordering to receive the discount and you should take advantage of this program. ******************* Contract sale runs through January 14, 2022, ending at midnight EST. The discount will be applied to orders received between now and January 14, 2022 by midnight*. This will definitely be the best deal of 2022. When you place the order the full price will come up. We will apply the discount manually when we process the order. Contracts will be delivered by email only. * Your order must be placed on line at www.alarmcontracts.com and received by our office no later than January 14, 2022 by midnight EST. Orders must contain valid credit card payment and be processed; you will receive confirmation. Fill out the order form; the full prices will show and we will apply the discount before processing the order. Orders arriving after sale ends will be processed at regular published rates. Orders will be processed in order received. Rush orders, delivered by email within 48 hours, add 15% - call Eileen to process. Concierge Clients will receive their Concierge Program Discount on the Sale Price. Sign up for the Concierge Program before placing your contract order to receive the additional discount. ** Does not include consultation or modification What's our Guarantee policy re updates? Free updates within 6 months of purchase*** Half price within 6 months to 1 year*** *** applies to original purchase only ***************************** On-line fire reporting service comment from article on November 30, 2021 ***************************** Ken I have disliked the online reporting services when they contract with a client , then tell me that I must pay a fee and am not able to charge that back to the client. We have called the client, told them they have added an expense without our approval, and would need to be compensated accordingly . 99% of the time the client agrees to the increased fee . This third party agency may be fulfilling a service for the client, but I disagree with their tactics. You asked for input on the Fire Alarm Reporting Services. I am an Advocate for a Company called TEGRIS. They work in the territories our company services. I have to admit I did not appreciate them at first but have come to value them. What they have done for the AHJ’s by supporting them as well as increase Life Safety systems to be on line, making sure inspections are done timely, and making sure deficiencies are completed, frankly is amazing. Just as important it has helped my company and others in our industry increase monitoring of Fire systems , Inspections , T&M work , Deficiencies with AHJ support get approved by a reluctant owner of the Building which increased LIFE SAFETY within the communities we serve . Hate to admit it but I was being short sighted. When I talk to AHJ’s I make sure to talk about TEGRIS. I know that there are other companies that are out there. To the AHJ on KK’s list check it out. It may allow you to concentrate on other activities but also provide this service to increase the LIFE SAFETY Mission in your Community. I asked Jim Ribail Vice President of TEGRIS to explain the service and his response follows. Mike Miller Moon Security ***** Mike An AHJ of a jurisdiction has a lot of roles. One part of their job is ensuring ITM is happening for commercial properties. The timely reporting of system inspections and following up on deficiencies is a time-consuming part of their job. Most AHJ’s are understaffed, and often lack the tools to follow up on ITM reporting properly. One real challenge is how reporting is sent to an AHJ. All of them require that reports are to be submitted to them. The issue is that all contractors typically use a different method of reporting and submitting reports. Some contractors will e-mail in reports at the time of inspection or in batches. Other contractors will send in hard copies of reports. Either way, an AHJ has to decipher each report and determine if the inspection was done correctly and if any deficiencies need to be addressed. With thousands to tens of thousands of systems in a jurisdiction, it is a daunting task for an AHJ to keep on top of. In addition, one AHJ or Fire Prevention department will have hundreds of contractors reporting to them daily. Keeping on top of that and ensuring follow-up on deficiencies is handled is overwhelming. TEGRIS Fire is a cloud-based software system that streamlines the ITM and deficiency follow-up process. All parties from the AHJ, Contractor, and Building owner are all on the same platform. TEGRIS notifies all parties when a system is due for inspection. TEGRIS also tracks deficiencies determined by the contractor and AHJ until they are repaired. TEGRIS Fire uses a summary report that is filled out by the contractor and submitted to the AHJ. This gives the AHJ one place to disposition all reports coming in. It also tracks any deficiencies that the AHJ wants to be repaired. Where TEGRIS Fire is used, there is an increase in systems available for contractors to inspect, and deficiency repair rates go up dramatically. Communities can benefit from a better insurance rating. Building owners can send in the completed reports to their insurance companies. Deficiencies are tracked until repairs are completed. Systems are inspected on the property testing schedule. All of this leads to a safer community for everyone. Thank you, Jim Ribail, Vice President TEGRIS Fire 5202 Olympic Dr NW Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Phone: 888-880-2467 Ext. 711 Cell: 425-269-7868 www.tegrisinc.com ************************ Response *********************** Thanks for sharing this important information. *********************** More on banned equipment from December 30, 2021 article ************************ Ken There are companies that sell Hikvision compatible devices that are approved by the feds with similar price points. One company is close to your home town. Joe Sacchetti Catskill security systems ********************* Ken, Regarding: "knowing full well that it was federal funds behind this project, who would incur the liability of violating the proposed FCC prohibition" (1) If federal funds are being used this is a violation of NDAA 889, an enacted law, not a proposed action. (2) Since that would be a violation of the law, the contractor can notify the government entity of this and the entity would almost certainly modify their RFP or they could contact us at IPVM and we could draw sufficient attention to ensure the RFP applies to US law. John ************************* Response ************************ Not sure which manufacturer is compatible with Hikvision, and also not sure why an alarm company would want to report a customer for requesting Hikvision. *********************** To order up to date Standard Form Alarm / Security / Fire and related Agreements click here: www.alarmcontracts.com *************************** CONCIERGE LAWYER SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE ALARM INDUSTRY - You can check out the program and sign up here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge or contact our Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304. *********************** ALARM ARTICLES: You can always read our Articles on our website at ww.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-articles updated daily ******************** THE ALARM EXCHANGE - the alarm industries leading classified and business exchange - updated daily ************************* Wondering how much your alarm company is worth? 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