Re: UL Required to get License

[robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx]

In at least some locations they are not.  One of my clients is a
condominium complex in Miami.  They saved over $50,000 off the cost of
having an alarm company install commercial fire alarm systems in three
buildings by purchasing the hardware online and having an electrician
install it.

However, they still had to contract with a licensed fire alarm company
to do the inspections.  If they had a licensed engineer available, he
could also have done the inspections.  However, even with the
ridiculous hourly rates they're paying the alarm company to inspect the
system, the savings on monitoring fees by going direct with a UL
monitoring center still saves them nearly 50% on the recurring fees.

Regards,
Robert L Bass
http://www.bassburglaralarms.com/categtype_29.htm