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 whitelist ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ****************************** Contract Sale on Now - order today / Can email or PO substitute for contract January 3, 2025 ************************* K&K Contract sale 2025 now through January 10, 2025 ****************** THE SALE RUNS THROUGH JANUARY 10, 2025. 30% off all contracts and forms Join the Concierge Program before you order contracts and get additional 10% discount. Join here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge Order contracts and forms here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-contract *************** NOTICE: The Standard Form Agreements have been updated for 2025. Check with our Contract Administrator, Eileen Wagda, at 516 747 6700 ext 312 to see if your forms need updating. Because of this year’s deep sale discount these contracts will have free or discounted updates. The sale ends January 10, 2025; 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 10, 2025. This will definitely be the best deal of 2025. 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. Just order what you need - we will check and apply the proper discounts. THIS IS THE BEST SALE EVER and available for limited time. No more confusion about discounts; it's simple: ********************************* Can email or PO substitute for contract ********************************* Ken I have some large customers won't sign paperwork. They either issue a PO or just email back with my quote/agreement attached and say this job is approved. Would this be acceptable or no way? DH ********************************* Response ********************************* For installation only you may be able to get away with less; but for after-install work you must have your contract signed. A return email attaching or referencing your contract MAY be enough, but I'd have to see exactly what the email says. It should say the contract is approved. Best practice, get your contract signed or dont do any work. Without seeing what is in an email or a PO I cant opine if it’s sufficient to protect you. Keep in mind that protecting you with the contract provisions is only one important aspect of the contract; creating equity for your business, adding value through the contract with the customer through RMR, will not be acceptable to a buyer of the accounts without a proper contract; that buyer will not accept a PO or email that is not very carefully drafted. You will be called upon to do installation work using a contract presented by a GC or an owner who won’t sign your contract. Under some circumstances that is going to be acceptable, though not preferable. Once the installation is complete you should not perform any work, other than warranty work, without your contract being signed, whether that contract calls for RMR or per call payment. The reason is that you simply will not have the contractual protection that you need. Also be mindful that there is considerable difference between doing an installation for whatever the purchase price is and doing a single service call or inspection. While the risk is just about the same the potential for profit is much different. The bottom line is that you should do no work without getting your contract signed, and that contract should be an updated Kirschenbaum Contract. 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