Two quotes can appear to cover the same system while including very different levels of design, equipment quality, installation time, testing, documentation and support. The cheapest purchase price is not always the lowest whole-of-life cost. Pacific prefers established products it knows and can support properly, rather than continually switching to unfamiliar low-cost equipment simply to meet a headline price.
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