Security
Security
It would be best if you called in some professional consultants to help you. First you will need to know how much budget you have and then look at the wants and the needs of the project. Can you hardwired the building, does it have drop tile or will a wireless system be needed?
Do you need glass break detection? Does the fire system need to tie into the same system? If so the panel, wire and equipment will need different listings.
Do you need door contacts and or motion detection? How many keypads do you need? How many total zones or points do you need? Will you ever need more? How will it be monitored? Radio, Cell backup, PHone, Internet ?
If there is a chance that the people may try to defeat the system using magnets then I suggest using the BMS balanced Magnetic contacts which run more money but will be more secure.
Do you need to tie Temp sensors or water sensors into the same system?
Do you need to arm and disarm different areas at different places and times. Example: YOu can have a supply closet with a keypad where you have to have a code to arm and disarm in order to open it without setting off the alarm. This can be used for Medication, supplies etc.... You can have this armed all the time and then arm up the rest of the areas at night. After you have all the answers to these questions then you can write a specification and draw up plans and then request pricing from different companies. If you don't have something written up you will get pricing all over the board. Even if you have a specifiation and you don't have specific model numbers then your pricing will go from very low to very high. If you standardize on a specific type of equipment as a baseline then you won't get the super low bids. Good luck with your project.
