Fire Services trade pack · AS 2118 · AS 1851 · AS 1670 · AU

Every FCP, sprinkler head,
and detection loop —
priced + compliant.

The scope-gap register for fire protection estimators. AS 2118 sprinkler coverage density checked. AS 1851 maintenance schedule obligations surfaced. Detection loops per AS 1670 cross-checked. NSW AS 1851 mandate and QLD licence split already in the engine.

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Fire Services · Scope Gap Register

Bowen Hills · Commercial Office Tower · 14 storeys · Class 5

Design-build · Fire Protection · 9 drawings · 1 hydraulic calculation · 2 addenda
Miss
AS 2118.1:2017 — sprinkler coverage density at 12.5 L/min/m² not achieved in open plan Level 7–9 (9m ceiling). Head spacing needs review. AS 2118.1:2017 · Cl 7.2.3 × FP-L7-01
+$8,400
Miss
AS 1851:2012 — maintenance schedule items for 30-year interval not included in installation scope. Owner's liability without signed acknowledgement. AS 1851:2012 · Table 3.1.2
+$5,200
Prompt
AS 1670.1:2018 — detection loop wiring to FCP not shown on drawings. Grey-area scope between electrical and fire contractor. AS 1670.1:2018 · Cl 5.3 × Spec §12.4
+$3,760
Prompt
NSW AFSS — Annual Fire Safety Statement submission obligation. Not scoped in installation contract. Becomes contractor liability if not transferred. EPA Act NSW 1979 · Cl 186B
+$2,100
Check
Passive fire — penetration sealing of sprinkler pipework through rated walls per NCC C2.12. Fire contractor or builder responsibility not clear. NCC 2022 · Vol 1 · C2.12
+$4,600
Scan complete · 36.2 seconds $24,060 found
Why fire protection estimators use it

Three things that cost
fire contractors on every design-build job.

Fire protection has the most complex compliance framework of any AU trade. AS 1851 NSW mandate live since February 2025. QLD licence restructure still being absorbed. Design-build means you're quoting before drawings exist.

01 · Design-build without drawings

You're pricing the hydraulic design before you have any drawings to price.

Fire protection is routinely tendered as design-build. The hydraulic calculations — flow rates, pressure, pipe sizing, pump selection — are your obligation, but the drawing set that would let you price them doesn't exist at tender close. TradeScope's fire pack infers the hydraulic design obligations from building class, occupancy type, and floor area in the tender brief — so your design-build estimate includes the right scope before you've drawn a single line.

Design-build underquote on a 10-storey tower: hydraulic calcs + head layout · $15,000–$45,000 missed
02 · AS 1851 maintenance obligations

The maintenance schedule that's hidden inside your installation contract.

AS 1851:2012 mandates routine maintenance intervals at 5, 10, 15, 25, and 30-year marks for fire protection systems. When a scope document says "install to AS 1851" without separating installation from ongoing maintenance liability, the contractor who installs the system often ends up owning the maintenance obligation. NSW mandated AS 1851-2012 compliance for all buildings with Annual Fire Safety Statements from February 2025. TradeScope flags the maintenance covenant in every fire protection installation scope.

NSW AS 1851 mandate active Feb 2025 — every AFSS building affected
03 · State + jurisdiction complexity

14+ licence categories in QLD alone. Different AFSS requirements in NSW. ESM schedules in VIC.

QLD overhauled fire protection licensing in May 2021 — separating water-based systems from detection and suppression, and splitting design from installation licences. NSW requires Annual Fire Safety Statement generation and submission as a separate obligation. VIC requires Essential Safety Measures schedules for commercial buildings. A tender document covering a multi-state rollout can carry fundamentally different scope obligations in each jurisdiction. TradeScope flags the state-specific compliance items per project location.

State-specific missed items on multi-jurisdictional fire projects: $8,000–$25,000 per state
What gets priced automatically

Fire protection assemblies,
built in.

Sprinkler, detection, FCP, occupant warning, passive fire, maintenance — every fire protection assembly pre-loaded and priced against live supplier numbers from Wormald, Tyco, Chubb, Ampac, and Reece Fire.

Assembly · Sprinkler

Sprinkler system assembly

  • Pendent / upright / sidewall head (per head)
  • Branch pipe — per metre (DN25–DN50)
  • Riser main — per metre (DN65–DN150)
  • Zone control valve set
  • Hydraulic calculation — per zone
  • AS 2118.1 coverage density check
Assembly · FCP + pump

Fire control panel + pump set assembly

  • Fire control panel — addressable (per zone)
  • Fire pump set — jockey + duty + standby
  • Pump room provision + drainage
  • FCP monitoring wiring to security
  • Generator connection + ATS
  • Commissioning + flow test record
Assembly · Detection

Detection system assembly

  • Smoke detector — ionisation / optical (per device)
  • Heat detector (per device)
  • Manual call point (per device)
  • Loop wiring per zone — AS 1670.1
  • Sounder / strobe (per device)
  • Interface wiring to FCP
Assembly · Occupant warning

Occupant warning system assembly

  • Evacuation tone — per speaker
  • Emergency voice communication — per zone
  • AS 1670.3 emergency intercom
  • Warden intercom points (per floor)
  • Mass notification interface
  • Annual test provision
Assembly · Passive fire

Passive fire penetration assembly

  • Fire collar — per sprinkler pipe penetration
  • Intumescent wrap — per service penetration
  • Penetration seal — per rated wall/floor
  • Certification per NCC C2.12
  • As-built documentation
Assembly · AS 1851 maintenance

Maintenance schedule assembly

  • Annual inspection — per AS 1851 Table 3.1.1
  • 5-year service items — Table 3.1.2
  • 10-year items — pressure vessel testing
  • AFSS / ESM schedule preparation (NSW/VIC)
  • Defect log + remediation record
  • Liability transfer documentation
Compliance intelligence · Fire Services

AS 1851, AS 2118, AS 1670
into every line item.

Fire protection has more compliance obligations per tender than any other AU trade. NSW AS 1851 mandate live. QLD licence restructure active. NCC Section E running alongside all of it. Every one of those obligations is a line item that fire contractors miss — and TradeScope prompts every one.

Standards that govern fire protection quoting

Sprinkler systems
  • AS 2118.1:2017Automatic fire sprinkler systems — general. Hydraulic design methodology, coverage density requirements, head spacing, pipe sizing, pump selection. The primary standard for all sprinkler system design in AU. Hydraulic calculation obligations frequently underquoted on design-build tenders.
  • AS 2118.4:2012Automatic fire sprinkler systems — residential. Residential sprinkler systems — different head spacing, flow requirements, and connection configurations to the general commercial standard. Relevant for Class 2 and Class 1a buildings.
  • AS 4118 seriesFire sprinkler system components. Product standards for sprinkler heads, valves, and pipework used in compliant AU installations. Referenced in AS 2118.1 for product selection — non-compliant components invalidate the system certification.
Detection + warning
  • AS 1670.1:2018Fire detection, warning, control, and intercom systems — general. Governs detection system design, device selection, zone configuration, FCP connection, and cable routing. Loop wiring from detection devices to FCP is a common grey-area scope item between fire and electrical contractors.
  • AS 1670.3Emergency voice communications systems. Covers occupant warning via emergency intercom, zone-based evacuation voice, and warden intercom systems. Cross-scope with AS 1670.1 and the electrical trade.
  • AS 3786Smoke alarms. Standalone smoke alarm requirements for Class 1a residential buildings and Class 2 apartments. Different compliance path from AS 1670.1 detection systems.
Maintenance + NCC
  • AS 1851:2012Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment. Mandatory maintenance schedules at 1, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 30-year intervals for sprinkler, detection, and suppression systems. NSW mandated compliance for all AFSS buildings from 13 February 2025. Maintenance obligation hidden in installation contracts is the most common unpriced scope item in fire protection.
  • NCC Part EFire resistance and firefighting equipment — NCC Volume 1. Mandates fire protection system installation requirements by building class, rise in storeys, floor area, and occupancy. Freely available at abcb.gov.au — the only major fire protection standard that doesn't sit behind a paywall.

Governing bodies + state licensing

National bodies
  • FPA Australia — Fire Protection Association Australia. Peak body for the fire protection trade. Training, licensing guidance, industry standards development. Manages the Fire Protection Accreditation Scheme (FPAS) which many states reference for licensing.
  • ABCB — Australian Building Codes Board. Issues NCC Part E (fire resistance and firefighting equipment). NCC is freely available — unlike AS 1851, AS 2118, and AS 1670 which are all paywalled standards.
  • Standards Australia — issues AS 1851, AS 2118, AS 1670, AS 4118, AS 3786, AS 1905 series.
State licensing — fire protection is the most licensed trade in AU
  • QLD — QBCC fire protection licences. Restructured May 2021. Now separates water-based systems (sprinklers) from detection/suppression. Design vs installation are separate licence classes. 14+ licence categories under the current framework.
  • NSW — Fair Trading fire protection contractor endorsement. Generates AFSS (Annual Fire Safety Statement) obligations. NSW AS 1851-2012 mandate active from 13 February 2025 — all buildings with AFSS now subject to the 2012 maintenance schedules, deferred from the original February 2024 date.
  • VIC — VBA (Victorian Building Authority). Essential Safety Measures (ESM) schedule required for all commercial buildings. VIC-specific obligation frequently missed on interstate contractors pricing VIC tenders.
  • WA — Building & Energy — fire protection contractor licence. Separate regime from the eastern states.
  • SA — Consumer and Business Services — separate fire protection licensing.
State-specific scope triggers
  • NSW — AFSS generation and annual submission. Not in most installation contracts. Responsibility must be explicitly transferred to the building owner.
  • VIC — ESM schedule required per Essential Services Regulations 2022. Must be prepared and provided on handover.
  • QLD — QBCC licence class verification required per system type. Installer's QBCC number must appear on all commissioning documentation.
The AS 1851:2012 NSW mandate went live 13 February 2025. Every building in NSW with an Annual Fire Safety Statement now requires compliance with the 2012 maintenance schedules — a 12-month deferral from the original February 2024 date. Fire contractors pricing NSW commercial installations now have a new line item in every scope: how does the maintenance liability get transferred, and who signs for it? TradeScope flags this in every NSW fire protection quote.
Fire protection supplier pricing · Live from AU wholesalers
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Pricing · Fire Services pack

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The fire pack includes AS 2118 hydraulic inference for design-build, AS 1851 maintenance schedule flagging, AS 1670 detection scope cross-check, state-by-state AFSS/ESM obligation prompting, and live pricing from Wormald, Tyco, and Ampac. Month-to-month. Cancel anytime.

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  • Design-build hydraulic inference
  • State AFSS / ESM obligation flags
  • Maintenance schedule surfacing
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No lock-in. No sales call required before you can use it. No credit card for the 14-day trial. Fire protection is the most compliance-heavy trade in AU — if the fire pack doesn't find at least one scope gap, one AS 1851 obligation, or one state-specific AFSS item in your first 10 tenders, cancel and walk.
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