The panel passed the bench test.
The inspection is the exam.
The fire-alarm panel that failed inspection because the as-built didn't match the submitted plan. The ITM records living in three binders and a technician's memory. Forge is the chest the fire contractor builds when the AHJ stops accepting excuses.
The drawers that matter most
when the truck door opens.
Shop drawings, AHJ markup, record of completion, as-built — one document plate, version-controlled. What the inspector sees is what you submitted.
Certified payroll filed in minutes, not days. Davis-Bacon, prevailing wage, NICET hours tracked per technician. The audit just runs.
Inspection and service routes that respect technician certifications. The NICET II gets the panel. Every dispatch is a record the AHJ can read.
Inspection, testing, and maintenance contracts live in the same chest as the install. Renewals don't fall through email. The recurring P&L is honest.
For fire, Hyperion scans the room instead of the roof — device counts, mounting heights, line-of-sight. Same instrument, different drawer.
“Full disclosure: CalLord is the founder's own security and fire company — he owns about half of it. Security and fire is its core work, and it runs on Forge in production, so the compliance, submittal, and recurring-revenue tools are proven against CalLord's real jobs before any outside operator depends on them.”
The honest answers,
without the sales gloss.
Plate carries the document side — submittal packages, AHJ markup, records of completion, as-builts — version-controlled inside the project record. ITM contracts live on the recurring ledger with renewal dates and inspection schedules attached to the same project the install came from. The inspector sees one consistent record, not three binders.
Yes. Compliance is a native module — not an integration with a separate payroll service. Davis-Bacon rates pull from the WD per project, prevailing wage is calculated per technician per task, and the WH-347 forms generate signed and ready to file. Founding Charter operators report 11–15 minutes per pay period instead of multi-day filings.
Each technician has a certifications ledger inside the federation. Dispatch routes respect those certs — a NICET I doesn't get assigned a Level III panel. The audit trail is automatic, and the certification record rides with every dispatch the AHJ might ask about.
by application: roughly half off the modular stack you need, from $299/mo (MSRP $599), locked for the life of the subscription, ten seats (one claimed). The badge appears on this page. Public pricing is a la carte from Forge Core $599/mo flat plus modules.
1 of 2 fire seats
filled.
Founding Charter is the operator who builds with the new tools first. Ten seats across all trades. Locked when filled. The rate doesn't move — ever — while the public list rises around you.
The needs have been the same for 4,000 years.
Safety is the oldest need. Forge is the chest for the operator answering it.