Tarrant County fire inspection bid prices
In Tarrant County, Texas bid 2020-128, Safety Control LLC of Mount Pleasant bid $5.50 per extinguisher for the annual inspection. These are public contract prices from Tarrant County, Texas, copied from the bid document with its date.
Tarrant County RFB 2020-128 award (2020)
Unit prices as printed. Source: tarrantcountytx.gov, read October 7, 2026.
| Item | Company that bid | Bid price | What the line says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extinguisher inspection, Safety ControlExtinguisher inspection | Safety Control, LLC | $5.50per extinguisher | In Tarrant County, Texas bid 2020-128, Safety Control LLC of Mount Pleasant bid $5.50 per extinguisher for the annual inspection. |
| Extinguisher inspection, APS FireCoExtinguisher inspection | APS FireCo Tulsa, LLC | $6.00per extinguisher | APS FireCo Tulsa LLC bid $6.00 per extinguisher annual inspection in the same Tarrant County bid. |
| Recharge laborExtinguisher recharge | Safety Control, LLC | $12.00per extinguisher | Safety Control bid $12 in labor to recharge any single extinguisher, with agent included at no charge. |
| Hood system 12 year hydro testHydrostatic tests | Safety Control, LLC | $1,250.00per system | Safety Control bid $1,250 for the twelve year hydrostatic test of a hood suppression system; APS FireCo bid $600 and Impact $625. |
| Class K hydro testHydrostatic tests | Safety Control, LLC | $80.00per extinguisher | Safety Control bid $80 to hydrostatically test a Class K extinguisher; APS FireCo bid $25 and Impact $24. |
| Hood system semiannual inspectionKitchen hood suppression | Safety Control, LLC | $200.00per system | Safety Control and APS FireCo each bid $200 per semiannual kitchen hood or paint booth suppression inspection; Impact Fire Services bid $275. |
| Fire hose annual inspectionOther systems (fire pumps, standpipes, clean agent, backflow) | Safety Control, LLC | $25.00per hose system | Safety Control bid $25 per fire hose system annual inspection; APS FireCo bid $35 and Impact $10. |
How often these inspections come due
A unit price is paid each time the work is due. These are the intervals on our inspection calendar, each from the source shown.
- Extinguisher maintenance by a licensed company: every year. Employers must have extinguishers maintained annually and keep the maintenance date record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell. osha.gov
- Hydrostatic test (types on the 5-year cycle): every 5 years. Hydrostatic testing is done every 5 or 12 years depending on extinguisher type. nfpa.org
- Hydrostatic test (types on the 12-year cycle): every 12 years. Hydrostatic testing is done every 5 or 12 years depending on extinguisher type. nfpa.org
- Kitchen hood suppression maintenance: every 6 months. An NFPA blog on restaurants says, citing NFPA 96, that kitchen fire extinguishing systems must be maintained at least every 6 months. nfpa.org
Questions
What did companies bid on Tarrant County's fire inspection contract?
In Tarrant County, Texas bid 2020-128, Safety Control LLC of Mount Pleasant bid $5.50 per extinguisher for the annual inspection. APS FireCo Tulsa LLC bid $6.00 per extinguisher annual inspection in the same Tarrant County bid. Safety Control and APS FireCo each bid $200 per semiannual kitchen hood or paint booth suppression inspection; Impact Fire Services bid $275.
Are these the prices the public body paid?
They are the unit prices printed in the bid document Tarrant County posted (Tarrant County RFB 2020-128 award (2020)). A bid tabulation shows offers; the contract can go to a different bidder, and the final invoices are not part of it.