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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Standard **********

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Standard **********

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

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

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Service ********* ******* *** *****

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***** ********* ****** ** ********, *** ***** ** *** ********. Adjustments ****** **** *** ******** ***** ***** *** *******. **** ****** *** ********* **** ** ***** *** materials **** ****.

Other ******** ** ******* **********

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Downloadbale ****** *********

**** *** ******* * ****** ******* *********** *** ** * ******** *** ******** **** *** ******* agreements. *** *** **** ** **** *** *** **** *** your *******.

**** ********** ********* **** **** * ****** ***/** ********** ** **** region **** *********** ***** ********** ************ ****** ******* ********* *** warranties. ** **********, ******** ******* *** ************ ***** *** **** by ***** ** *******.

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

** **** *** **** **** ******* ******** *** **** ** a **** **** ***** ******** ************ *** ********* ** ******* vs. *** *******. *** ********* ** ******* ******** *********** ** how ** ******** * ********** *******, *** ** ******* **** what *'** **** ****** **** *** *********** **** **** *** contracts *** *** ** ****** ** *** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

12/30/16 07:40pm

*****, * **** **** ****** ** * *** *** *** I ****** ** **** **** *** ******* ********* ** ** out ** ******** ********* ********.

*. ** *********** ***** ** ***** "********" **** ******?

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*. *** ** *** ****** *** ** **** ********? ** you **** ******** ******** *******?

******.

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Brian Karas

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

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

********* **** ***** *********** *** ***** ** **** ******* ** your *********.

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