Fire protection design for complex construction teams
ProTech CDS delivers complete fire protection design — fire alarm, BDA/ERCES, sprinkler, special hazard detection and release, VESDA, BIM at any level of development, submittals, and site visits — for contractors who need precision, speed, and a partner they can trust. From data centers to high-rises, we handle everything so you can focus on installation.
For contractors
Use ProTech CDS as a white-label extension of your estimating, design, and project management teams. Drawings ship with your title block, relationships stay confidential, and your internal designers can focus where they are needed most.
For MEP firms
Partner with ProTech CDS as your dedicated fire protection sub. We integrate directly with your Revit workflow, coordinate with your mechanical and electrical models, and deliver fire protection packages under your project umbrella, with PE seals when required — so you can offer complete MEP coverage without building an in-house FP team.
For architects
Bring us in when fire protection decisions affect ceilings, specialty spaces, egress, rated assemblies, or permitting strategy. We translate system requirements into clear input your full design team can act on.
For national accounts
Running a regional or national rollout? ProTech CDS functions as a dedicated design department for contractors managing multi-site programs, prototype builds, and chain account work. Consistent documentation standards, single point of contact, and PE coverage in all 50 states — built for teams that can't afford inconsistency across jurisdictions.
Enterprise proof
Large clients want confidence before they send plans. ProTech CDS backs the relationship with clear confidentiality practices and experience across demanding building types.
Download capability statementPE seals available in all 50 states when your AHJ requires one, NFPA-aware documentation, and QA checkpoints before packages go to the AHJ.
Contractor relationships stay private. Drawings ship with your title block, communications path, and client-facing process — your clients never know we exist.
Support for healthcare, high-rise, federal, semiconductor and cleanroom facilities, warehouse and distribution, casino and hospitality, military/DoD installations, and specialty-hazard environments.
Capabilities
Fire protection packages fail when speed, code alignment, and coordination live in separate places. ProTech CDS keeps the work moving with practical documentation and clear communication through approval.
Device layouts, room-by-room takeoffs, risers, calculations, notes, voice evacuation, area of refuge, CCTV, nurse call, and structured cabling coordination.
Complete aspirating smoke detection design: detector and zone layout, pipe network design with ASPIRE calculations, sampling hole sizing and transport time verification, power and battery calculations, relay and fire alarm integration, and sequence of operations. Built for data centers, clean rooms, telecom, museums, and other high-value or hard-to-detect spaces.
VESDA design service detailsData centersWet, dry, pre-action, and deluge sprinkler system design, full-service. For special hazard systems (clean agent, FM-200, NOVEC, foam-water) and kitchen hood suppression (Ansul R-102, Piranha, wet chemical), we design the fire alarm and detection side: release circuits, pull stations, detection, control panels, control head activation, and sequence of operations, coordinated with a qualified specialty designer for the suppression and agent engineering.
Sprinkler design service detailsIn-building radio amplification design for first responder communication compliance. Signal propagation analysis, antenna placement, and AHJ documentation for any occupancy type. Required in an increasing number of jurisdictions — we track the mandates so you don't have to.
Fire protection modeling in Revit at any level of development, from LOD 100 concept layouts through LOD 500 field-verified as-built models. Fire alarm, sprinkler, and VESDA systems modeled and coordinated with architecture, structure, and MEP, with clash detection and resolution before issues become RFIs.
LOD 100 concept | 200 approximate | 300 precise | 350 coordination | 400 fabrication | 500 as-built
BIM service detailsComplete permit packages, with PE seal and NICET IV support available when your AHJ requires it, AHJ correspondence tracking, and revision support until comments are closed.
We handle the full AHJ submission process — application, package preparation, correspondence tracking, and revision responses — so your team stays focused on installation, not paperwork. Available as a standalone service on any project, regardless of who produced the drawings.
Upload your floor plans and receive a room-by-room device count, system takeoff, and bill of materials — formatted for estimating, procurement, or submittal support. Available for fire alarm and sprinkler systems.
AI-assisted specification drafting for your fire protection systems, built from your project scope and applicable codes — Division 28 sections ready for your project manual.
A code compliance summary for your jurisdiction and system type — delivered fast, before you commit to a full design.
A complete, ready-to-bid package with pricing structure and scope clarity, so your bid goes out accurate and on time.
Licensed fire protection engineering support for complex system design and code-compliance questions.
A basis-of-design and sequence-of-operation narrative for any fire protection system, any project — whether we designed it or not. Upload your drawings and spec sheets, get a documented narrative back.
NFPA compliance review and military/DoD UFC 3-600-01 design packages for federal and defense work.
Delivery model
The workflow is designed for construction reality: define the scope, identify risk early, coordinate the package, and track every open item until comments are closed.
Log into the Client Portal, upload your plans or scope details, and submit your project. No lengthy intake forms. No back-and-forth emails. Your project is in our queue within minutes.
We review your scope and send a detailed, itemized quote — typically within hours, not days. No surprises, no hidden fees. Revisions from our errors are always covered at no cost.
Our design team gets to work immediately. Track progress in real time through the portal.
You receive AHJ-ready drawings under your company title block. PE seals are available in all 50 states when your AHJ requires one, and we can manage AHJ submission directly if needed.
Need it faster? Flag it as priority in the portal and we'll expedite.
Client portal
Track submittal status, message designers, upload files, view billing, request PE seals, flag urgent work, and keep design decisions from disappearing into long email threads. Everything your team needs, visible in one place.
Lock In Your ProjectOperating promise
ProTech CDS is built for confidential delivery. We do not advertise your relationships, share sensitive project details, or insert ourselves between you and your client. Every drawing ships under your brand. Every communication runs through your process.
For MEP firms and architects, this means your client relationship is never at risk. For contractors, it means your competition never knows who's doing your design work.
Client proof
“Your company was just plugged in our weekly leadership meeting. Our team in Dallas is speaking very highly about your work and I am hoping we can set up a time to introduce ourselves and reach out about some upcoming needs. Our hope is we can reach out to you with CAD and engineering help in the future.”
Long-Term Client
“I just wanted to say that we really appreciate how quickly you get these proposals back to me and then get the drawings completed. It's really been the differentiating factor to the company we use. Keep up the awesome work that you and your team are doing!”
Fire Alarm Contractor
“I'm interviewing a guy Friday to help me start an alarm division. Within 6 months we will have something going on that front and I don't plan on hiring designers. You'll be my go-to design department for alarms 100%.”
Fire Alarm Contractor
“I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for your excellent service. Your quotes and design work have been prompt, cost effective, accurate and completed in a timely manner.”
Long-Term Client
“I think I talked my counterpart area manager into firing their fire alarm designer and switching to you full time. They do way more alarm work than me even.”
Fire Alarm Contractor
“FYI, I just sent your info, along with examples and references to my boss, VP, branch offices across the US and the corporate Alarm & Detection Manager. I recommended that they send something out to all offices recommending to start using you.”
Long-Term Client
Story
ProTech CDS was built by fire protection professionals who got tired of watching contractors wait weeks for drawings that came back wrong. We set out to build something better — a full-service design operation that functions as your in-house design department, without the overhead of hiring one.
From data centers and high-rise towers to military installations and hospital campuses, if it's complex and high-stakes, we've designed it.
PE seals are available in all 50 states when required. And your clients never know we exist — every drawing ships under your brand.
We don't just design systems. We protect the projects that matter most.
Mission
To be the most trusted fire protection design partner for contractors, MEP firms, and architects across the country — delivering complete, accurate, on-time designs that pass the first time. We're not a vendor. We're the design department you never had to hire.
Expertise · Precision · Reliability
A full bench of experienced designers covering fire alarm, BDA/ERCES, sprinkler, VESDA, voice evacuation, BIM, and the detection and release side of special hazard systems. Deep enough to handle multiple large projects simultaneously — no waiting, no bottlenecks.
Most design firms stop at drawings. We go further — takeoffs, AHJ submittals, plan review coordination, PE seals, and on-site verification. You hand us a project, we hand you approved drawings.
Speed without accuracy isn't a service. We build quality checks into every phase, so your drawings arrive ready for permit — not for revision. Revisions due to our errors are handled at no additional cost.
Start a project
For the quickest response, include floor plans, specs, occupancy type, AHJ, desired deliverables, BIM requirements, seal needs, and your target bid, review, or submission date. Already know your scope? Request a quote directly through the portal for same-day pricing.
