Service / Maintenance Contracts Guide And Downloadable Sample Agreement

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Aug 18, 2016

This guide provides in-depth recommendations for service / maintenance and a sample service agreement that integrators can edit and customize for their needs.

 

It includes:

  • List of 20+ standard inclusion terms
  • List of 9 standard exclusion terms
  • Segmenting first year warranty vs service agreements
  • Listing covered devices
  • Denoting coverage and response times
  • Setting pricing and terms
  • Downloadable / customizable sample service agreement (Word Doc)

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List ** ******* *******

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Inventory ** ***** *********

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Comments (7)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

08/19/16 01:10pm

“********* * ********** **total ****** ***** is used as the annual price of a maintenance agreement. 8-10% is common for a basic agreement that focuses more on annual preventive maintenance and next-business-day repair.

  • ******* *** ****** ******* ** **********
  • ***** *** ******* *********** ** ********* (*******, *********, ***.)”

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**** ******* ** ************ *********** ** ******* ********* **** *** 8-10%? *********** ******** *** ***** (******** ******** ** *** ** warranty)? ** **** *****?

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Armando Perez

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/19/16 03:44pm

** ** *******, ***** ***** *****.

Steven Wirz

08/22/16 03:05pm

***********, ***** ***. * ******** * *** *********** ***** **** awhile **** *** **** ****** ********* ****** *** ** ****** small ****.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Steven Wirz | 08/22/16 03:08pm

**** ** *** *******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

09/15/16 03:28am

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

12/30/16 07:40pm

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******.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 12/30/16 08:50pm

** *** ** * *** ****** ***, *** ****** ***** be ******** :)

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