• Third Party Testing - Your Opinion?

    Should Jurisdictions adopt Third Party Testing Rules?

  • Some ERCES stakeholders have a indicated a concern about companies who perform in-building radio signal strength assessment testing to determine whether or not a building needs an ERCES system, and who then provide a quote to design and install a system if the building fails. It has been suggested that this may be a conflict of interest.

    We seek your opinion on the various models we've seen around the country:

    1. Jurisdiction maintains a list of "approved" testing vendors.
    2. Jurisdiction designates one "approved" test vendor per jurisdiction.
    3. Jurisdiction may or may not allow the testing vendor to also bid the work. 
    4. Jurisdiction has no restrictions on who tests and who installs.

    Please give us your opinion, which we will publish after tabulating the results.

  • Please tell us your role (Choose one)*
  • Should a vendor who pre-tests a building to determine if an ERCES system is required be permitted to also bid on the project should a system be required?*
  • If third party testing is required, what approach should jurisdictions adopt for the test vendors?*
  • Should vendors who install an ERCES system be permitted to perform post-install acceptance tests on their own installations?*
  • Would Third-party test result and plan review be a viable alternative?*
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