Re: Monaco Fire

["RockyTSquirrel" <gafa@/nospam/usa.com>]

run,  run fast,  run fast and far...
after 28 years in fire alarms  if they wait to the last minute to contact
you  somethings fishy...
RTS



"Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Got a last minute request from a contractor about 20 minutes ago bid a
> > Monaco addressable fire alarm panel.  He said actually said wireless.
> >
> > He told me his boss told him to get some more bids because they ones
they
> > had were too much money.  My immediate instinct is to not bid it at all.
> > Since I am a last minute contact they are either hoping I'll do
something
> > stupid and bid it too cheap, or they don't plan on me getting the job at
> > all, but hope I will give them a cheaper bid to beat down their other
> > bidders or favorite company.
> >
> > All  that being said, I have an e-mail and a fax off to Monaco asking
for
> > some general information.  Since they are in in Spokane Washington it
will
> > be a couple hours before they even see those for a couple hours.
> >
> > Are they proprietary like so many other fire systems?
> > Do they have limited dealers in any region?
> > Do they have expensive certification classes required?
> >  How much?
> >  When?
> >  Where?
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> I looked at the spec for the job real quick, and there are a few points
that
> make it pretty much impossible for a small firm to be able to meet the
> requirements, and when I look at the scope of the job the prices the
> contractor told me he was quoted sound cheap.  No need to bid this one.
> (besides do I really want to work with a general who tells subs what other
> subs bid before they even look at the job.)
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