Is there an official fire AMC format?

No fire Act, rule or circular Flamekite read prescribes one. Government buyers use GeM's service terms or their own tenders, and Maharashtra fixes only what the AMC order copy filed with Form B shows: the period, the systems and the agency, without the amount.

What clauses should a fire fighting AMC agreement contain?

Parties and premises, the agency's licence, the signatory, an equipment schedule, term, visits, tests to named IS codes, response times, spares and exclusions, records, certificates, NOC duties and drills, penalties with a cap, insurance, notice, take-over and hand-back, the order page for Form B, price and payment, disputes, and a clause for code changes.

What AMC document goes with Form B?

The AMC or CAMC order copy without the amount, or a work order confirmation letter giving the AMC period, the systems maintained and the agency's name, under clause 6(c) of the Maharashtra guidelines of 7 July 2026.

What response time should a fire AMC set?

GeM's fire terms set 24 hours to attend when no spare part is needed and 72 hours to resolve when one is, with 95% uptime. SBI's 2026 contract set 4 hours for minor and 2 days for major repairs.

Should a fire extinguisher AMC be a separate contract?

It can be. IISc's 2026 extinguisher AMC is a per-extinguisher rate contract with records under clauses 13 and 14.1 of IS 2190:2024. The MFS Academy's 2021 CAMC put extinguishers in its detection part, with the alarm, gas flooding and PA systems.

Can one AMC cover hydrants and the fire alarm?

Yes, if one licensed agency holds licences for both system types. Maharashtra's guidelines require one agency per system group across the whole building, not one agency for all groups; the MFS Academy tendered both, as 2 parts, in one CAMC tender in 2021.

Is a penalty clause in a fire AMC limited?

Only if the contract says so. GeM caps all penalties at 10% of the contract value for the period, after which the buyer may terminate; YASHADA caps each penalty head at 10% of the contract value.

Does Flamekite give a downloadable fire AMC template?

No. Flamekite links the official GeM terms and published government tenders and sets out their clauses on this page. A contract for your building should be drafted for it and checked before signing.

Fire compliance 30 min read

Fire AMC format: 21 clauses of a fire fighting maintenance contract, from official documents

Updated October 2026By Flamekite Editorial DeskFacts checked against official sources on 25 October 2026

Quick answer

A fire AMC format has 21 clauses when it is read from GeM, CPWD-based, SBI and Maharashtra Fire Services contracts: the parties and the agency's licence, an equipment schedule, visits and tests to named IS codes, response times in hours, spares and exclusions, records, certificates such as Form B, penalties with a cap, insurance, notice, take-over and hand-back.

No Act or rule prescribes the contract itself. Maharashtra fixes only what the order copy filed with Form B shows: the AMC period, the systems and the agency, without the amount (clause 6(c) of the guidelines of 7 July 2026). The rest of the format comes from government contracts, and Flamekite marks the one clause no document states.

Clauses in the format: 21; 7 from fire law, 13 from government contracts, 1 Flamekite's own; Every clause
GeM repair limit with a spare part: 72 hours; 24 hours to attend when no spare is needed; Service levels
Notice before an agency stops work: 1 month; Either side, under clause 4 of the Maharashtra Form B guidelines; Take-over to hand-back
GeM cap on all penalties: 10%; Of the contract value for the period; the buyer may then terminate; Penalty clauses

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Fire AMC format at a glance: 10 facts from the rules and the contracts

What the fire rules require of a maintenance contract and what government contracts write into one, with the document behind each fact. Last verified 25 October 2026.
What	The rule	Source
Prescribed format	None in any fire Act, rule or circular Flamekite read; Maharashtra prescribes only what the AMC order copy filed with Form B must show	MFS Form B guidelines
What Form B needs from it	The AMC or CAMC order copy without the amount, or a work order confirmation letter giving the AMC period, the systems and the agency (clause 6(c), 7 July 2026)	MFS Form B guidelines
Who may hold it (Maharashtra)	A Licensed Agency for that system type; the Fire Services' own 2021 CAMC treated an applied-for licence as invalid	MFS CAMC tender 2021
Agencies per building	One for each system group across the whole building: water-based, detection and alarm with suppression, passive (clause 6.1)	MFS Form B guidelines
Who signs its certificates	A person with the rule 12 qualification, for Forms A, B, A-1 and B-1 (rule 14(4), in force 12 June 2025)	Amendment Rules 2025
Notice to stop work	One month, by either party, before the work stops (clause 4)	MFS Form B guidelines
GeM response times	Attend within 24 hours when no spare part is needed; resolve within 72 hours when one is; 95% uptime	GeM SLA
GeM penalty cap	10% of the contract value for the period, after which the buyer may terminate	GeM SLA
Code editions to write in	IS 2189:2026 for detection (IS 2189:2008 withdrawn 17 September 2026) and IS 2190:2024 for extinguishers (IS 2190:2010 withdrawn 9 April 2025)	BIS standards database
Template or download	Flamekite publishes none; the GeM terms and the published tenders are linked below	GeM SLA

Fire AMC formats in 8 government contracts, compared clause by clause

How 8 published contracts word 3 clauses every fire AMC needs: response and repair, the records the agency keeps, and how the contract ends. Read 25 October 2026.
Option	Response and repair	Records the agency keeps	How it ends	Source
GeM terms: fire detection, alarm, hydrant and sprinkler	Attend within 24 hours; with a spare part, resolve within 72 hours; 95% uptime	A log sheet per visit, an equipment register, a complaint record and a preventive maintenance report	30 days' notice by consent; at once for a breach not cured within 14 days; systems handed back working	GeM SLA
GeM terms: operation and maintenance (Railways, 2025)	A complaint not resolved in the agreed time costs Rs 1,000 an hour of delay, or what the buyer sets	A monthly report and one after each preventive maintenance, in a format agreed at the start	24 months; the NOC documents twice a year are the provider's sole duty	Railways GeM contract
AIIMS Rishikesh, 2023	Breakdowns attended within 24 hours; a defect left past 24 hours costs Rs 1,000 a day	3 log books, a history card for every item, a complaint register and a daily plant-room log	Handed over in proper working condition; ended if the fire NOC lapses through its neglect	AIIMS Rishikesh tender
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, 2026	A major complaint within 48 hours and a minor one within 1 week, or Rs 1,000 a day	The same 3 log books and a fire safety plan, signed by both sides and produced with each monthly bill	Termination for poor performance; arbitration at Bhubaneswar under the 1996 Act	AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
SBI Hyderabad, 2026	Minor repairs within 4 hours, major within 2 days, then a standby or 1% of the contract value a day	Logbooks, a quarterly readiness report and a slip on each item with the next due date	The bank may end it on 30 days' written notice, including for convenience	SBI tender 2026
Maharashtra Fire Services Academy CAMC, 2021	Minor repairs in 4 hours, major in 4 to 72 hours, emergencies in 4 to 24 hours	A detailed service report to the Directorate after every visit	Form B every 6 months; systems handed back in good working condition	MFS CAMC tender 2021
YASHADA, Pune, 2025 to 2027	Corrective maintenance within 24 hours, then 1% of the quoted cost a day	Quarterly service reports signed by the technician; the complaint record produced every month	A joint inspection on take-over; defects left at hand-over fixed at the agency's risk and cost	YASHADA quotation
IISc Bangalore extinguishers, 2026	Each quarter's work on time, or 0.5% of the contract value per completed week	Records under clauses 13 and 14.1 of IS 2190:2024, and a log sheet building by building	Cancellation on at least 1 month's written notice	IISc tender

How to draft a fire AMC format in 8 steps

List the systems and count them
Attach an equipment schedule: each pump with its flow, head and power, the tanks in litres, and counts of hydrants, hose reels, sprinklers, detectors, call points and extinguishers by type.
Split the work by system group
In Maharashtra one agency keeps each group for the whole building: water-based systems, detection and alarm, and passive measures. Give each agency its own contract or schedule naming its group.
Check and copy the licence
Write the agency's licence number, system type, class and expiry as the MFS list prints them. An applied-for licence is not a licence.
Name the tests and the codes
Require the daily to yearly tests of the Indian Standards, naming each code with its year, such as IS 2189:2026 for detection and IS 2190:2024 for extinguishers.
Fix service levels in hours
Write the time to attend, the time to repair with and without a spare part, and the deduction for each hour or day of delay, with a cap.
Say what the price covers
List the parts, consumables and refills that are included, those billed extra and at what rate, and every exclusion, such as spares still under the installer's warranty.
Name the records and certificates
Log books, a service report signed by both sides on the day of testing, and in Maharashtra a Form B every January and July signed by a rule 12 qualified person.
Close the contract and issue the order page
End with notice, take-over and hand-back, insurance and disputes, then issue a one-page work order confirmation without the price for the Form B file.

The 21 clauses of a fire AMC format, and where each comes from

Flamekite read 12 official documents and lists here every clause they share or add. The last column says whether the clause rests on fire law, on government contract practice that Flamekite recommends for any building, or on Flamekite's advice alone.

	What the clause says	Taken from	Basis
1. Parties and premises Rules 2009	The owner or occupier, the agency, and each building with its detailed location and postal address; for a housing society, the society as owner	Form B footnote, 2009; covering letter, clause 7 of the 2026 guidelines	Fire law
2. The agency's licence MFS Form B guidelines	Licence number, system type, class and expiry; a Form A or B is accepted only within 3 months of the licence's expiry	Clause 2 note of the 2026 guidelines; the MFS Academy CAMC of 2021 also refused applied-for licences	Fire law
3. The signatory Amendment Rules 2025	The person who will sign Form A or B, holding the rule 12 qualification	Rule 14(4), Amendment Rules of 12 June 2025	Fire law
4. Systems and quantities AIIMS Rishikesh tender	An equipment schedule with make, model, capacity and count for every item maintained	AIIMS Rishikesh equipment list, 10 pages; GeM asks the buyer for model numbers	Government contracts
5. Term and start GeM SLA	Start and end dates, usually 12 or 24 months, and a start within 2 weeks of the order	GeM penalty table item 1; Railways GeM contract, 24 months	Government contracts
6. Visits YASHADA quotation	Scheduled visits, monthly or quarterly, plus breakdown calls at no extra charge; the agency submits its schedule after the order	YASHADA, quarterly; Doordarshan Kendra Mumbai, within every 30 days; SBI, complaints without extra charge	Government contracts
7. Tests and codes MFS Form B guidelines	Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly tests under the relevant Indian Standards, in their current edition	Clauses 3 and 5 of the 2026 guidelines	Fire law
8. Response and repair GeM SLA	Hours to attend and to repair, with and without a spare part	GeM: 24 and 72 hours; SBI: 4 hours and 2 days; AIIMS Bhubaneswar: 48 hours and 1 week	Government contracts
9. Spares and consumables CDSCO GeM contract	What the price includes, what is billed and at what rate; original or OEM-equal parts; removed parts returned; replaced parts covered for at least 6 months	GeM service terms; SBI terms 3 and 5	Government contracts
10. Exclusions AIIMS Rishikesh tender	What the AMC does not cover, such as spares during the installer's warranty or extinguisher refills	AIIMS Rishikesh, first-year exclusion; SBI, refills outside the scope	Government contracts
11. Records AIIMS Rishikesh tender	A log book for each system, a history card for each item, a complaint register, a report after each visit and a slip on the equipment with the next due date	AIIMS Rishikesh scope of work; SBI term 9	Government contracts
12. Certificates Rules 2009	Form B every January and July for each system group maintained; in Uttar Pradesh, the agency's certification under the owner's Form A-8	Section 3(3) and rule 4(2) in Maharashtra; rule 56 of the UP Rules 2024; written into the MFS Academy CAMC, paragraph 18	Fire law
13. Fire NOC filings and mock drills Railways GeM contract	Who prepares the NOC or renewal papers and who pays the fees; a mock drill at least every 6 months, with a report	Railways GeM terms 5.3; AIIMS Rishikesh scope of work	Government contracts
14. Penalties GeM SLA	A deduction for each missed service level, and a cap on the total	GeM penalty table, 8 lines, capped at 10%	Government contracts
15. Insurance and indemnity Railways GeM contract	Workmen insured against accidents and injury, compensation paid by the agency, and damage to the building made good	Railways GeM terms 5.2(l); SBI clause 9.1; AIIMS Rishikesh clause 12	Government contracts
16. Notice and termination MFS Form B guidelines	One month's notice by either side before work stops; the next agency obtains the outgoing agency's no-objection	Clause 4 of the 2026 guidelines	Fire law
17. Take-over and hand-back YASHADA quotation	A joint inspection and defects list on day one; systems handed back in working order, with leftover defects fixed at the agency's risk and cost	YASHADA clause 7.16; GeM taking-over report	Government contracts
18. Order page for Form B MFS Form B guidelines	A separate work order confirmation giving the period, the systems and the agency, with no price on it	Clause 6(c) of the 2026 guidelines	Fire law
19. Price and payment GeM SLA	A price fixed for the term, billed quarterly against signed reports; a price variation clause in long contracts	GeM service terms; AIIMS Rishikesh payment terms	Government contracts
20. Disputes AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT	Arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, with a named venue	AIIMS Bhubaneswar clause 24	Government contracts
21. Code changes during the term BIS standards database	When BIS revises a code mid-term, the agency maintains to the new edition at no extra charge unless new hardware is needed	No document read says this; IS 2189:2026 replaced IS 2189:2008 in 2026	Flamekite

Fire law here means the Maharashtra Act and Rules, the MFS Form B guidelines and the UP Rules; outside Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh those 7 rows are good practice, not law. Government contract clauses bind only the parties who sign them.

What Form B asks of a fire AMC format: clause 6(c) of the 2026 guidelines

This is the only sentence in Maharashtra's fire rules about the contract document itself. It decides how the first page of the AMC should be laid out.

Word for word

Order Copy of Contract of Annual Maintenance (AMC) or Annual Comprehensive Maintenance (CAMC) (without quoting the Amount) or Work Order Confirmation Letter mentioning the period of AMC / CAMC, systems maintained and the name of the Agency that has been awarded with the AMC / CAMC, as case may be.

Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services, Guidelines for Form B, Annexure A to circular MFS-2026/888 of 7 July 2026, clause 6(c) MFS Form B guidelines

So the order page must carry 3 things on its face, the period, the systems and the agency, and must not carry the price. Flamekite's reading: keep the amount in a separate price schedule, so the order page can go into every January and July file without masking. 4 other lines of the rules reach into the contract: clause 4 expects the agency to work until the Form A or B due "as per the condition prescribed in work order / contract agreement"; clause 6.1 asks for one agency per system group; clauses 6(d) and 6(e) want the test report signed by both sides on the day of testing and the site inspection report signed digitally by both; and rule 14(4) needs a rule 12 qualified signatory.

Six fire AMC format families government buyers use

Public buyers write fire AMCs in 6 recognisable families. Knowing which one a draft copies tells you which clauses it will carry and which it will miss.

GeM
GeM service terms for fire detection, alarm, hydrant and sprinkler
A fixed set of service terms with an 8-line penalty table. The buyer's own additional terms override the service terms, which override GeM's general terms, where they conflict. GeM SLA
GeM
GeM service terms for operation and maintenance of fire fighting systems
A separate category built around deployed manpower; the Railways contract of 15 January 2025 ran 24 months with spares and consumables in the price. Railways GeM contract
CPWD-based
A CPWD-form tender
AIIMS Rishikesh used the CPWD-7/8 tender form, Schedules A to F, the CPWD general conditions for maintenance works 2020 as amended, and the CPWD General Specifications Part V (2020) and Part VI (2018). AIIMS Rishikesh tender
Maharashtra
A licensed-agency CAMC
The Fire Services' own Academy contract of 2021 built Form B into the scope and asked for a Class A licence for hydrant and detection systems. MFS CAMC tender 2021
State body
A quotation contract signed on stamp paper
YASHADA's 2-year CAMC of 2025 took quotations from agencies licensed by the Director or the Pune Chief Fire Officer, with the agreement on stamp paper at the agency's cost. YASHADA quotation
Municipal
A municipal maintenance contract
BMC's notice of 8 October 2025 sought a 3-year maintenance contract from agencies enlisted with the Maharashtra Fire Services and registered with BMC in Class D or above. BMC e-tender

Fire AMC format service levels in numbers: 10 figures from official contracts

These are the figures written into published contracts. A private AMC can adopt them as they stand.

2 weeks
Longest wait for a GeM AMC to start; a later start is grounds for termination GeM SLA
24 hours
GeM time to attend a complaint when no spare part is needed GeM SLA
72 hours
GeM time to resolve a complaint that needs a spare part GeM SLA
95 %
GeM uptime required over the contract period CDSCO GeM contract
10 %
GeM cap on all penalties for the period; YASHADA caps each penalty head at the same share GeM SLA
14 days
GeM time to cure a breach after notice before the buyer may terminate GeM SLA
30 days
Notice to end a GeM AMC by consent, and the SBI notice period GeM SLA
48 hours
AIIMS Bhubaneswar limit for an urgent complaint; a minor one gets 1 week AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
4 hours
SBI Hyderabad limit for a minor repair; a major repair gets 2 days SBI tender 2026
6 months
Least guarantee on a replaced part under GeM terms where the maker's warranty does not cover it GeM SLA

Fire AMC formats, 2021 to 2026: the dated record of contracts and code changes

The contracts Flamekite read, in date order, with the rule and code changes that make older drafts out of date.

June 2021
The Maharashtra Fire Services Academy tenders a comprehensive AMC that includes issuing Form B. MFS CAMC tender 2021
18 January 2023
A CDSCO comprehensive AMC on GeM starts for 12 months under the fire detection, alarm, hydrant and sprinkler terms. CDSCO GeM contract
19 January 2023
A university rate contract for extinguishers is written to IS 2190:2010, then the current code. CURAJ rate contract
22 June 2023
AIIMS Rishikesh tenders 2 years of operation and comprehensive maintenance on CPWD forms. AIIMS Rishikesh tender
15 January 2025
A Railways plant signs a 24-month GeM operation and maintenance contract. Railways GeM contract
18 March 2025
YASHADA invites quotations for a 2-year CAMC, 2025 to 2027. YASHADA quotation
9 April 2025
BIS withdraws IS 2190:2010; IS 2190:2024 governs extinguisher maintenance. BIS standards database
12 June 2025
Maharashtra's rule 14(4) requires a rule 12 qualified signatory on Forms A, B, A-1 and B-1. Amendment Rules 2025
8 October 2025
BMC tenders a 3-year maintenance contract for a municipal hospital's fire system. BMC e-tender
22 April 2026
AIIMS Bhubaneswar issues a 1-year AMC with 48-hour and 1-week repair limits. AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
6 July 2026
SBI Hyderabad seeks a non-comprehensive AMC with 4-hour minor repairs. SBI tender 2026
7 July 2026
MFS guidelines set the order copy without the amount and one month's notice. MFS Form B guidelines
31 August 2026
IISc writes clauses 13 and 14.1 of IS 2190:2024 into its extinguisher AMC. IISc tender
17 September 2026
BIS withdraws IS 2189:2008; detection contracts should name IS 2189:2026. BIS standards database

The equipment schedule a fire AMC format should attach: 10 lines

A contract can only be held to what it lists. These 10 lines come from Maharashtra's site inspection checklist and the equipment annexes of government contracts.

Each fire pump by duty (main hydrant, hydrant jockey, main sprinkler, sprinkler jockey, diesel, booster) with its make, flow, head and power. MFS Form B guidelines
Underground and overhead fire tank capacities, in litres. MFS Form B guidelines
Counts of courtyard hydrants, internal hydrants, hose reels and risers. MFS Form B guidelines
Counts of sprinklers, alarm valves and flow switches. MFS Form B guidelines
Detection: addressable or conventional, panel and repeater locations, counts of detectors, hooters and call points, and the public address system. MFS Form B guidelines
Each extinguisher's serial number, type, capacity, location, purchase date, last refill and next due date. IISc tender
Model numbers and accessories of each system, which GeM asks the buyer to give at bidding. GeM SLA
Breakdowns and repairs before the start, which GeM asks the buyer to disclose. CDSCO GeM contract
The warranty or defect liability end date of each system; the AIIMS Rishikesh AMC covered spares only after the warranty ended on 27 February 2024. AIIMS Rishikesh tender
Each building's fire NOC number, date and validity; AIIMS Rishikesh listed 7 buildings with 3- and 5-year NOCs. AIIMS Rishikesh tender

Slips in official fire AMC formats, and what to write instead

Copying a government format copies its mistakes. Flamekite found 7 in the documents read on 25 October 2026.

If The live GeM terms for fire detection, alarm, hydrant and sprinkler maintenance check "output water TDS level" and speak of a "PURIFIER"
Replace those lines in your own terms: parts of the same make and rating as the installed fire equipment, and no water-quality test. GeM SLA
If The same GeM terms repeat the fire alarm sentence under the hydrant and sprinkler heading
Write the hydrant, sprinkler and pump duties out yourself, such as the 60-second pump run the terms set for every visit. CDSCO GeM contract
If YASHADA's 2025 CAMC sends extinguishers to "IS-2171"
Name IS 2190:2024, the extinguisher code the Maharashtra Form B guidelines list. YASHADA quotation
If A 2023 university contract is written to IS 2190:2010
Correct when signed; at renewal write IS 2190:2024, since the 2010 edition was withdrawn on 9 April 2025. CURAJ rate contract
If Clause 5 of the MFS guidelines still lists IS 2189:2008 and IS 2175, both withdrawn
Write IS 2189:2026 for detection; clause 5 itself says the current edition applies. BIS standards database
If Every page of the 2026 AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT is headed "e-NIT-021/2023-24"
Check the reference number and date on every page; the number on the order page must match the one in the Form B file. AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
If The MFS Academy tender of 2021 asks for a Rs 20,000 tender fee in its text and Rs 10,000 in its table
State each amount once, in one schedule, and refer to it. MFS CAMC tender 2021

Drafting a fire AMC format: Flamekite's dos and don'ts

Flamekite’s working from the official rules; no government publishes this figure.

Flamekite's own advice, drawn from the 12 documents read. None of it is a legal requirement.

Do

Write service levels in hours, as the GeM terms do with 24 and 72, never as "promptly". GeM SLA
Keep the price in a separate schedule, so the order page can be filed with Form B as it stands. MFS Form B guidelines
Name each IS code with its year, and say the agency follows a new edition when BIS revises one. BIS standards database
Ask for the escalation matrix and the names of the people who will attend, at award, as the GeM terms do. CDSCO GeM contract
Hold back the last payment until the systems are handed back in working order and the defects list is closed. YASHADA quotation

Don’t

Don't sign without a list of exclusions: AIIMS Rishikesh wrote its warranty exclusion, with a date, into the scope. AIIMS Rishikesh tender
Don't allow subletting: SBI's 2026 terms and the MFS Academy tender both bar it. SBI tender 2026
Don't let the agency choose the report format later on its own: the Railways terms fix it jointly at the start. Railways GeM contract

Fire AMC format terms: GTC, STC, ATC, SLA and 8 more

12 words from the contract documents, as those documents use them.

GTC: GeM's General Terms and Conditions, the base layer of every GeM contract. GeM SLA
STC: Service Specific Terms and Conditions: GeM's terms for one service, including its SLA. GeM SLA
ATC: The buyer's additional terms for one bid; they override the STC and the GTC where they conflict. GeM SLA
SLA: Service level agreement: the table of baseline performance and the penalty for each default, 8 lines in the GeM fire terms. GeM SLA
Uptime: The share of the contract period the systems must be working: 95% in the GeM fire terms. CDSCO GeM contract
Engineer-in-Charge: The buyer's officer in a CPWD-form contract who checks the log books and certifies satisfactory service before payment. AIIMS Rishikesh tender
History card: A record kept for each item of equipment of every repair and replacement, required by AIIMS Rishikesh for all equipment. AIIMS Rishikesh tender
DLP: Defect liability period: the installer's warranty period, during which AIIMS Rishikesh excluded spares from the AMC. AIIMS Rishikesh tender
Escalation matrix: The agency's support levels with names, designations and contacts; the MFS Academy tender of 2021 gives a template with level, name, designation, contact and e-mail. MFS CAMC tender 2021
Price Variation Clause: A clause adjusting the price for cost changes, which GeM advises buyers to add for long contracts. GeM SLA
Risk and cost: The buyer's right to have the work done by another agency and recover the cost from the defaulting one. YASHADA quotation
Performance bank guarantee: A bank's guarantee held against the agency's performance: 3% of a year's value for 1 year and 3 months at IISc. IISc tender

Fire AMC format myths, checked against the documents

5 claims about the contract document, and what the official texts say.

You may have read
Maharashtra Fire Services publishes a standard AMC format.
Myth
What the sources say
It publishes none. The 2026 guidelines fix only what the order copy filed with Form B shows: the period, the systems and the agency, without the amount. MFS Form B guidelines
You may have read
GeM's service terms cannot be changed.
Myth
What the sources say
The buyer's bid-specific terms supersede GeM's service terms and its general terms wherever they conflict. GeM SLA
You may have read
Penalties under a fire AMC have no ceiling.
Myth
What the sources say
GeM caps all penalties at 10% of the contract value for the period, and YASHADA caps each head at 10%; past the cap, the contract may be terminated. GeM SLA
You may have read
An agency may walk away once its bills are paid.
Myth
What the sources say
Maharashtra's clause 4 expects it to work until the Form A or B due under the work order, and either side must give 1 month's notice before work stops. MFS Form B guidelines
You may have read
An extinguisher contract needs no code of its own.
Myth
What the sources say
IS 2190:2024 governs extinguisher maintenance; IISc's 2026 contract writes its record-keeping clauses 13 and 14.1 into the scope. IISc tender

Which fire AMC format clauses your building needs: 6 cases

Pick the line closest to your building. Each points to the format family and the clauses that matter most for it.

If A Maharashtra housing society with one agency for pumps and hydrants and another for the fire alarm
2 contracts or 2 schedules, each naming its system group for the whole building, each with a Form B clause for January and July and a rule 12 qualified signatory. Form B Fire NOC Maharashtra MFS Form B guidelines
If A central government office buying through GeM
The GeM service terms for the category, plus your own bid terms for site duties such as the report format and fire certificate filings, which override the service terms. GeM SLA
If A hospital or campus with plant rooms manned around the clock
An operation and maintenance format: staff by qualification, a daily log, a mock drill every 6 months and fire NOC liaison, as at AIIMS Rishikesh. AIIMS Rishikesh tender
If An office with extinguishers only
A per-extinguisher rate contract with records under IS 2190:2024, refill and test dates, and condemnation only after telling the owner, as at IISc. IISc tender
If A new building still under the installer's warranty
An AMC that excludes spares until the warranty or defect liability period ends, then turns comprehensive, as AIIMS Rishikesh did after 27 February 2024. AIIMS Rishikesh tender
If A building in Uttar Pradesh
Name the qualified agency's licence number and the contract's start date: the owner writes both into Form A-8 every January and July. Fire NOC UP UP Rules 2024

Fire AMC format penalty clauses compared, and the law behind a false Form B

7 contract penalties as the documents word them, and the statutory penalty no contract can waive.

Offence	Penalty	Law
Repair without a spare part later than 24 hours (GeM)	1%, then 2%, then 3% of the quarter's billing for each day of delay	GeM fire service terms, penalty table item 4 GeM SLA
Repair with a spare part later than 72 hours (GeM)	2%, then 3%, then 5% of the quarter's billing for each day of delay	GeM fire service terms, penalty table item 5 GeM SLA
Substandard or non-OEM parts fitted (GeM)	Replacement and Rs 1,000, then Rs 2,500, then cancellation of the contract	GeM fire service terms, penalty table item 8 GeM SLA
A complaint not resolved in the agreed time (GeM operation and maintenance)	Rs 1,000 for each hour of delay, or as the buyer stipulates	Section 6, item 3, Railways GeM contract of 2025 Railways GeM contract
Late response at the MFS Academy	2% of the AMC value per hour after 4 hours' delay, rising to 10% per hour after 16 hours	Service level agreement, CAMC tender of 2021 MFS CAMC tender 2021
A defect not cleared within 24 hours (AIIMS Rishikesh)	Rs 1,000 for each day	Scope of work, penalty and recovery, tender of 2023 AIIMS Rishikesh tender
Preventive maintenance behind schedule (YASHADA)	1% of the quoted cost a day, up to 10% of the contract value, then termination	Clause 7.4, quotation of 2025 YASHADA quotation
A Maharashtra agency gives a certificate without the maintenance behind it	Rigorous imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years and a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000	Section 10(2), punished under section 36(1)(f)(ii) of the 2006 Act MFS Act 2006 copy

Contract penalties are deducted from bills and bind only the signatories; the section 36 penalty is a criminal one that a court imposes. GeM caps all its contract penalties at 10% of the contract value for the period.

Where to read official fire AMC formats: 10 documents

Flamekite publishes no fire AMC template. These 10 official documents, all public and opened on 25 October 2026, carry the formats this page is built from.

GeM
GeM bid SLA page, fire detection, alarm, hydrant and sprinkler
The service terms and the 8-line penalty table GeM SLA
bidplus.gem.gov.in/bidding/bid/bidsla/52880078753161
GeM
CDSCO GeM contract, 2023 to 2024
A signed comprehensive AMC on those terms, with its equipment list CDSCO GeM contract
www.cdsco.gov.in/opencms/export/sites/CDSCO_WEB/Pdf-documents/New-GeM-Contract-2023-24.pdf
GeM
Railways GeM operation and maintenance contract, 2025
The second GeM category's terms, NOC duties and penalty table Railways GeM contract
rwp.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/File/CommercialSites/RWP/gem%20contract%20order%20%20fire%20figting.pdf
CPWD-based
AIIMS Rishikesh tender, 2023
A CPWD-form scope of work, log books, testing chart and equipment list AIIMS Rishikesh tender
aiimsrishikesh.edu.in/images/upload_documents/nitdocument%20%286%29.pdf
Central
AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT, 2026
Special conditions with 48-hour and 1-week repair limits AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
aiimsbhubaneswar.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/08NIT-1.pdf
Bank
SBI Hyderabad NIT, 2026
A system-by-system scope with frequencies, terms and a termination clause SBI tender 2026
sbi.bank.in/documents/39129/51516783/NOTICE+INVITING+TENDER20260706060103211.pdf
Maharashtra
MFS Academy CAMC tender, 2021
The Fire Services' own CAMC, with Form B in the scope and an SLA table MFS CAMC tender 2021
mahafireservice.gov.in/pdf/amc.pdf
Maharashtra
YASHADA CAMC quotation, 2025
Penalties, NOC renewal duty, take-over and hand-over clauses YASHADA quotation
yashada.org/yashada_2019/user_data/tenderfile_652.pdf
Extinguishers
IISc extinguisher AMC tender, 2026
An extinguisher-only format with IS 2190:2024 record clauses IISc tender
www.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FE-AMC-2026-2027.pdf
Form B
MFS Guidelines for Form B, 7 July 2026
Clauses 4 and 6(c): notice and the AMC order copy without the amount MFS Form B guidelines
mahafireservice.gov.in/circular/Guidelines%20to%20issue%20Form%20B.pdf

Fire AMC formats worked through: 4 buildings

Flamekite's reading of the documents for 4 example buildings. The buildings are illustrations; the clauses come from the sources named.

Case 1
A 14-storey housing society in Thane, renewing in April 2027
One agency keeps the pumps, hydrants and sprinklers; another keeps the fire alarm.
What applies 2 agreements, each naming its system group for the whole building, the agency's licence number, class and expiry, a rule 12 qualified signatory and a Form B every January and July. The secretary files each agency's one-page order confirmation, without the price, with its Form B. MFS Form B guidelines
Case 2
A central government office buying on GeM
Hydrants, sprinklers and an addressable alarm, bought under the fire detection, alarm, hydrant and sprinkler terms.
What applies The buyer keeps the 24-hour and 72-hour limits, the 95% uptime and the 10% cap, and adds its own bid terms: a monthly report format, the building's fire certificate filings, and fire-specific wording in place of the purifier lines. GeM SLA
Case 3
A 300-bed hospital commissioning in 2027
The installer's defect liability period runs 12 months after handover.
What applies Following AIIMS Rishikesh: operation and maintenance from day one with staff by qualification and a daily log, spares excluded until the defect liability period ends, then comprehensive, and a mock drill every 6 months with the local fire office. AIIMS Rishikesh tender
Case 4
A school with 60 extinguishers and no fixed systems
Water, ABC powder and CO2 extinguishers across 3 blocks.
What applies A per-extinguisher rate, as at IISc in 2026: a building-wise log sheet with location, type, capacity and refill dates, records under IS 2190:2024, and no unit condemned without telling the school. IISc tender

The life of a fire AMC under its format: take-over to hand-back in 7 stops

The order in which the clauses come into play, from award to the last day.

1. Award and start
Under GeM terms the AMC must start within 2 weeks of the order, or the contract may be terminated. GeM SLA
2. Taking-over inspection
The agency inspects the systems on the day it takes over and reports the defects it finds, as YASHADA's clause 7.16 asks. YASHADA quotation
3. Rectification window
The MFS Academy gave its agency 60 days to put the system right; the first payment fell due after 90 days. MFS CAMC tender 2021
4. Schedule agreed
The agency submits its quarterly and yearly maintenance schedule, agreed with the fire officer or the owner. Railways GeM contract
5. Visits, reports and slips
A report after every visit, and a slip on each item giving the date of the visit and the next due date. SBI tender 2026
6. Form B each January and July
In Maharashtra the agency issues Form B every 6 months under section 3(3), as the Fire Services' own contract required. MFS CAMC tender 2021
7. Notice and hand-back
One month's notice by either side before work stops, then the systems handed back in working order. MFS Form B guidelines

Money clauses in a fire AMC format: deposits, deductions and extras

Not the contract price, but the money terms around it, as 6 official documents set them.

As published

Performance bank guarantee, IISc 20263% of a year's estimated valueHeld for 1 year and 3 months IISc tender
Liquidated damages, IISc 20260.5% of the contract value a weekFor each completed week of delay IISc tender
Security deposit, AIIMS Rishikesh 20232.5%Recovered from each quarterly bill AIIMS Rishikesh tender
Absent staff, AIIMS Rishikesh 2023Rs 1,500, Rs 1,000 or Rs 700 a shiftSupervisor, technician or helper AIIMS Rishikesh tender
Fire NOC licence fees, AIIMS Rishikesh 2023ReimbursedOn the receipt; the liaison work is in the AMC AIIMS Rishikesh tender
Security deposit, YASHADA 20255% of the accepted amountEarnest money Rs 6,000 YASHADA quotation
Performance security, Doordarshan Kendra Mumbai 20223% of the order valueValid 12 months Doordarshan Mumbai NIT
Water drawn from the buyer's supply, AIIMS Bhubaneswar 20261% of the gross billRecovered only if the agency uses it AIIMS Bhubaneswar NIT
Diesel top-up, SBI Hyderabad 2026At the prevailing rateThe level is kept above 90% SBI tender 2026

Contract prices are left off this page and, in Maharashtra, off the order copy filed with Form B.

What official fire AMC formats leave open, and what Flamekite could not confirm

5 gaps a reader should know before relying on any format, this one included.

No state Flamekite has read prescribes a fire AMC format. Maharashtra's 2026 guidelines say what the order copy must show and set 1 month's notice; Uttar Pradesh's Form A-8 asks for the maintaining agency's licence number and the date the maintenance began. Everything else is contract practice.

AIIMS Rishikesh's 2023 tender works to the CPWD General Specifications for Electrical Works Part V (2020) and Part VI (2018) and to CPWD's general conditions for maintenance works of 2020. Flamekite could not find official copies of those 3 CPWD documents online on 25 October 2026, so this page cites them only as the tender does.

The GeM page read is the SLA page of 1 bid; GeM's terms for extinguisher refilling were not found as a public page. Tenders on CPWD's, the Railways' and the states' e-procurement portals need a login and were not used.

Whether a fire AMC must be on stamp paper is a stamp-duty question Flamekite did not research. YASHADA asked for its agreement on stamp paper under a Maharashtra circular of 18 August 2017; GeM contracts are generated online; IISc signs an MOU.

Not confirmed: any official fillable fire AMC format from a fire service.
Not confirmed: CPWD's own fire maintenance clauses, read at source.
Not used: prices from private quotations, marketplaces and vendor pages.

Questions about the fire AMC format

Is there an official fire AMC format?: No fire Act, rule or circular Flamekite read prescribes one. Government buyers use GeM's service terms or their own tenders, and Maharashtra fixes only what the AMC order copy filed with Form B shows: the period, the systems and the agency, without the amount.
What clauses should a fire fighting AMC agreement contain?: Parties and premises, the agency's licence, the signatory, an equipment schedule, term, visits, tests to named IS codes, response times, spares and exclusions, records, certificates, NOC duties and drills, penalties with a cap, insurance, notice, take-over and hand-back, the order page for Form B, price and payment, disputes, and a clause for code changes.
What AMC document goes with Form B?: The AMC or CAMC order copy without the amount, or a work order confirmation letter giving the AMC period, the systems maintained and the agency's name, under clause 6(c) of the Maharashtra guidelines of 7 July 2026.
What response time should a fire AMC set?: GeM's fire terms set 24 hours to attend when no spare part is needed and 72 hours to resolve when one is, with 95% uptime. SBI's 2026 contract set 4 hours for minor and 2 days for major repairs.
Should a fire extinguisher AMC be a separate contract?: It can be. IISc's 2026 extinguisher AMC is a per-extinguisher rate contract with records under clauses 13 and 14.1 of IS 2190:2024. The MFS Academy's 2021 CAMC put extinguishers in its detection part, with the alarm, gas flooding and PA systems.
Can one AMC cover hydrants and the fire alarm?: Yes, if one licensed agency holds licences for both system types. Maharashtra's guidelines require one agency per system group across the whole building, not one agency for all groups; the MFS Academy tendered both, as 2 parts, in one CAMC tender in 2021.
Is a penalty clause in a fire AMC limited?: Only if the contract says so. GeM caps all penalties at 10% of the contract value for the period, after which the buyer may terminate; YASHADA caps each penalty head at 10% of the contract value.
Does Flamekite give a downloadable fire AMC template?: No. Flamekite links the official GeM terms and published government tenders and sets out their clauses on this page. A contract for your building should be drafted for it and checked before signing.

Keep reading

Form B (fire)The January and July certificate the AMC supports, and the documents filed with it.
Form B (fire) formatThe certificate the agency signs, field by field, and its test report formats.
Fire audit checklistThe checks and current IS code editions an audit applies to the same systems.
Fire fighting contractorsLicensed installation and maintenance, and the certificate each state asks for.
Fire license agencyWho licenses or empanels the agency that signs your AMC, state by state.
Maharashtra fire license agency listCheck the licence number, class and expiry you copy into the contract.
Fire NOC in Uttar PradeshForm A-8 and the qualified agency details it asks for.
Free fire NOC checkCheck whether your building needs a fire NOC at all.

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