Authorized Contractor Program

Authorized Contractor Program (Registered Project, Warranty Program)

  Our optional Authorized Contractor Program lets qualified fire protection contractors install our UL & cUL listed clean-interior steel fire sprinkler pipe under an outcome-based corrosion-control program.

  You’ll be able to offer a package owners understand and pay for:

“New wet system installation + documented low-oxygen handover (WPNI, O₂ ≤ 2%) + NFPA 13 air venting + ongoing NFPA 25 + annual O₂ spot checks + re-inerting when needed + a third-party backed 15-year manufacturer leak warranty issued directly to the owner.”

How it works (3-step flow)

1) Competitive bid phase → Deal Registration (optional)

   Use Deal Registration only when the project is competitively bid (owner has not selected a contractor yet). It protects your bid effort during the active window.

2) Awarded / owner-specified → Registered Project onboarding

   If you win the bid—or the owner has already selected you—proceed as a Registered Project (Project ID + defined warranty zone[s] + required documentation workflow).

3) Commissioning / handover → Warranty issuance (15 years)

   The owner-facing 15-year warranty certificate is issued only after the project meets all program conditions and the full acceptance documentation package is received and approved. The 15-year term runs from handover (not retroactive).

Why contractors join

1) Spec-ready acceptance for AHJ-reviewed projects:

  We provide a modular acceptance pack so your submittals and closeout are straightforward:
- Submittal documents
- Clean-Pipe Evidence Pack
- O₂ ≤ 2% acceptance log (Wet Pipe Nitrogen Inerting — Tyco, ECS, Potter, or equivalent)
- NFPA 13 air-venting confirmation

2) A stronger owner story: an owner-facing 15-year leak warranty

  For each registered project completed under the program, after we receive the full acceptance documentation, we issue a project-specific, third-party backed 15-year limited leak warranty certificate directly to the building owner for qualifying through-wall leaks caused by internal corrosion (including MIC) in our pipe. 

3) You keep (and grow) your service revenue

  We do not sell or service nitrogen systems, and we do not perform NFPA 25 ITM. Contractors/owners are free to choose their nitrogen vendor—so long as the system and documentation meet program requirements. Your NFPA 25 and nitrogen service revenue remains yours. Our role is to own the corrosion program and the pipe warranty—not your maintenance work.

Program at a glance

What you install

- UL & cUL listed clean-interior steel fire sprinkler pipe (wet systems)

What you commission (handover target)

- Low-oxygen handover: O₂ ≤ 2% at representative high points
- Achieved via NFPA 13 air venting at high points + WPNI (Tyco/ECS/Potter or equivalent)

What you maintain (to keep the system inside the program envelope)

- NFPA 25 inspections/testing/maintenance
- Annual O₂ spot checks
- Re-inerting after major water additions or significant modifications
- Documentation: NFPA 25 reports + O₂ logs + re-inerting records

What you get as an Authorized Contractor

- Optional (competitive bids only): Deal Registration protection window (90–180 days) so your bid work is protected if the project is not owner-specified / negotiated (competitively bid)
- Acceptance Pack templates (submittals + closeout)
- O₂ measurement / logging templates for handover + annual spot checks
- Warranty request workflow (simple, repeatable)
- Priority technical review (submittal/closeout docs)
- Optional: listing on a “Find an Authorized Contractor” directory page

Requirements (simple, contractor-friendly)

  To keep the program credible (and to protect you and the owner), authorized projects must meet the core conditions:

1. Designed/installed per NFPA 13 (and applicable standards)
2. Use our UL & cUL listed clean-interior steel pipe in the wet system
3. Document O₂ ≤ 2% at handover at representative high points (WPNI by Tyco/ECS/Potter or equivalent)
4. NFPA 13 air venting at high points
5. NFPA 25 ITM + annual O₂ spot checks + re-inerting after major water additions/modifications—documented by a qualified contractor
6. Follow our Debris-Free Easy Installation guidelines
7. Warranty zone integrity: all wet system piping within the designated 15-year corrosion-control / warranty zone must be our program pipe unless we approve in writing (otherwise warranty in the affected area can be voided)

Project-based fairness (how we protect bid effort)

  We do not grant permanent exclusivity and we do not use territory preference. Fairness is handled at the project + scope/zone level:

- Deal Registration: register a project to receive a 90–180 day protection window (starts upon approval; not retroactive).
- Owner-specified / negotiated projects (no competitive bid): Deal Registration is optional. If the owner has already selected you, you can proceed directly as a Registered Project (Project ID + warranty zone(s) + acceptance documentation) to qualify for the owner-facing warranty.
- Scope-based protection: During an active window, we will not quote the same registered scope/zone to other contractors.
- Capacity limit (anti-squatting): Each Authorized Contractor may hold up to three (3) active Deal Registrations at any time.
- Provisional onboarding: Newly approved Provisional Authorized Contractors may hold up to one (1) active Deal Registration during onboarding.
  Upgrade to Full Authorized (3 active slots) after the contractor completes an initial check-in cycle with timely updates (e.g., within 30 days) or closes out one registered bid (won/lost) without inactivity release.
- Additional slots (by performance, not size): Additional active slots may be granted based on update responsiveness and a track record of completed/qualified projects (reviewed periodically).
- Anti-squatting / active pursuit: Deal Registration is intended to protect real bid effort. We may request reasonable proof of active pursuit (e.g., bid invite, plan holder listing, RFI/addenda activity, bid date). Registrations with no measurable progress may be released under our inactivity/no-progress rule. Extensions may require updated proof.
- If a scope is already actively registered, options are (1) written assignment/consent from the registrant, (2) register a clearly separated scope/zone, or (3) release under our inactivity/no-progress rule.

Deal Registration Process (Soft Hold → Active → Extension)

- Soft Hold (initial hold): We may issue a short initial hold (e.g., 7 days) when an Authorized Contractor submits a Deal Registration request with basic “active pursuit” proof (e.g., bid invite, plan holder listing, addendum/RFI activity, or bid date).
- Active Deal Registration: Once the required basic project information and supporting proof are completed within the Soft Hold window, we may convert the request to an active registration period (typically 60–90 days).
- Extension (up to 90–180 days total): Extensions require verifiable progress and at least ONE of the following:
   (1) updated bid timeline + ongoing bid activity (RFI/addendum), or
   (2) LOI / intent-to-award / GC confirmation, or
   (3) a first Project-ID–linked purchase order (PO).

  Note: If the project is owner-specified / negotiated (not competitively bid), you may skip Deal Registration and move straight to Registered Project onboarding for warranty qualification. 
  Note: Deal Registration is project- and scope/zone-based and is intended to protect real bid effort. Time windows may vary by project and are not retroactive

Program note: This is an authorized-contractor program, not a franchise. No franchise fees apply.