Line Item Question Response 42 Do your warranties cover all products, parts, and labor? Our warranty structure is set forth to protect our clients against faulty products installed by or workmanship completed by our personnel. Our warranties cover all products, parts, and labor associated with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Controls Fire Protection LP installed or serviced system. * 43 Describe any performance or service standards or guarantees that apply to your solutions (policies, metrics, KPIs, response times, up-time guarantees, etc.). A schedule of values is provided with each proposal that provides details of the service or product being provided, outlines timelines, billing, and responsible parties. There are standard communication and response time protocols (See Documents) * 44 Do your warranties impose usage restrictions or other limitations that adversely affect coverage? There are no usage limitations in our warranty system for ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Controls Fire Protection LP installed or serviced systems. * 45 Do your warranties cover the expense of technicians' travel time and mileage to perform warranty repairs? Technician travel time and mileage to perform warranty repairs are covered under our warranty program. * 46 Are there any geographic regions of the United States or Canada (as applicable) for which you cannot provide a certified technician to perform warranty repairs? How will Sourcewell participating entities in these regions be provided service for warranty repair? Due to the presence of our company-owned district offices throughout North America, we are not aware of any geographic region where we cannot provide warranty repair services. * 47 Will you cover warranty service for items made by other manufacturers that are part of your proposal, or are these warranties issues typically passed on to the original equipment manufacturer? As indicated above, our policy states we will warranty a system installed by our technicians for a period of 1 year from the date of the customer beneficial use. Service parts carry a 90 day warranty from the date of installation by a qualified technician. Different manufacturers may offer their own equipment warranties that cover the replacement cost of specific system components. * 48 What are your proposed exchange and return programs and policies? According to the specific terms of each client's agreement, we can exchange a faulty piece of equipment or system component under warranty for its current equivalent. Equipment that cannot be repaired, or that is part of a legacy system no longer supported, will be replaced at the client's request. * 49 Describe any service contract options for the items included in your proposal. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Controls offers a suite of advanced connected life-safety services and technologies powered by OpenBlue. This suite is combined with our technicians' extensive industry knowledge and training to help ensure improved performance and reliability, code compliance, and operational efficiency of customers' fire and life-safety systems. • Rapid response and issue resolution through Remote Service Support • Predictive Diagnostics to diagnose deficiencies and extend equipment life • Connected systems providing automatic notifications to helping prevent system failures • 24/7 monitoring and live advisory support • Preventative maintenance for enhanced system performance and false alarm reduction • Xaap (SaaS) solution that provides a centralized platform for building compliance data 1-5 year plans are available. We cover parts and labor for normal wear and tear. We also offer preventative maintenance plans where we proactively test systems and provide detailed status reports on findings. These can be performed monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, or annually based upon your needs. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Controls Maintenance Plan will distinguish between hardware and software preventive maintenance. In general, computer-skilled technicians perform software preventive maintenance, and hardware preventive maintenance is performed by our Maintenance Technicians. An important part of our maintenance approach is the incorporation of the individual security system's preventive maintenance requirements as specified by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). * 50 What are your payment terms (e.g., net 10, net 30)? Payment terms are Net 30 for all invoices. For contracting sales, a schedule of values will be outlined and agreed to regarding payment intervals throughout the installation process. *
Errors, Questions, and Complaints a. In case of errors or questions about your transactions, you should as soon as possible contact us as set forth in Section 6 of the General Terms above. b. If you think your periodic statement for your account is incorrect or you need more information about a transaction listed in the periodic statement for your account, we must hear from you no later than sixty (60) days after we send you the applicable periodic statement for your account that identifies the error. You must: 1. Tell us your name; 2. Describe the error or the transaction in question, and explain as clearly as possible why you believe it is an error or why you need more information; and, 3. Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error. c. If you tell us orally, we may require that you send your complaint in writing within ten (10) Business Days after your oral notification. Except as described below, we will determine whether an error occurred within ten (10) Business Days after you notify us of the error. We will tell you the results of our investigation within three (3) Business Days after we complete our investigation of the error, and will correct any error promptly. However, if we require more time to confirm the nature of your complaint or question, we reserve the right to take up to forty-five (45) days to complete our investigation. If we decide to do this, we will provisionally credit your Eligible Transaction Account within ten (10) Business Days for the amount you think is in error. If we ask you to submit your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within ten (10) Business Days, we may not provisionally credit your Eligible Transaction Account. If it is determined there was no error we will mail you a written explanation within three (3) Business Days after completion of our investigation. You may ask for copies of documents used in our investigation. We may revoke any provisional credit provided to you if we find an error did not occur.