Fee Schedule
Download 2009 Fee Schedule (PDF format, 20KB) Updated 08-Jan-2009
| Retainer Fee | $2,500.00 | To be paid prior to starting work for a new client, or on a new case. The first 10 hours of services provided @ $245.00 per hour, will be deducted from the retainer. An invoice for services and expenses will be sent on a regular monthly basis. No refund will be made if services rendered are less than the $2,500 retainer fee. |
| Regular Hourly Fee | $245.00 / hour | |
| Travel Time | $122.50 / hour | |
| Maximum Daily Rate | $1,960.00 / day | |
| Expenses | Cost | Hotel charges are to be prepaid by the client.
Business or first class air travel is to be paid directly to travel agent Peter Adrian at: Rental car, postage, long distance phone charges, photocopy charges, photo development, meals, parking, and miscellaneous travel expenses will be billed monthly. |
| Deposition, Arbitration or Court Appearance | $1,050.00 + $350.00 / hour | Three hour minimum (3 hour @ $350.00 / hour = $1,050.00) is to be paid at the beginning of the deposition. An additional $350.00 per hour is to be paid at the conclusion of the deposition for each additional hour beyond the 3 hour minimum. A minimum $500.00 fee will be charged to for any deposition, arbitration, mediation or trial testimony cancelled or rescheduled with less than 72 hours notice. |
| Reduced Rates | $185.00 / hour or $1,500.00 / day | Reduced rates may be extended to 501 c 3 non profit agencies, to clients where on-going consulting projects generate at least 15 hours of charges per month for a minimum of 3 months, or where the maximum daily rate is applied for a minimum of 7 consecutive days. |
| Emergency Services | Rate x 1.5 | Quoted fees are for work performed during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST or PDST. For emergency assistance, jobs which must be completed over the weekend, or consulting outside of normal working hours, 1.5 rates will apply. |
| Stand-by On-call Fees | $100.00 / day | Stand-by fee per day when placed on 24 hour notice for deposition or trial testimony. |
| Subcontractor Work | Fee + 15% | Testing, rental of specialized equipment, and professional services requiring the hiring of a subcontractor will be charged at cost plus 15% |
| NSPF Certified Pool - Spa Operator (CPO) Course | $2,000.00 + $135.00 / student | Fee includes textbooks, handouts and course materials, copy charges, exams, NSPF registration fees for 5 years and certificates, approximately 20 hours of instruction, lecture preparation time, preparation of handouts, audio-visual aids, travel time, and grading of assignments and final exams. Transportation to and from San Diego, meals, UPS charges, hotel and classroom charges are not included in the base rate. |
| Water Analysis | $75.00 / pool + time | Includes any or all of the following tests: ORP, FAC, TAC, CAC, total bromine, cyanuric acid, pH, acid or base demand, total alkalinity, calcium hardness, total dissolved solids, iron, copper, manganese, aluminum, nitrates, salinity, PHMB, ozone, phosphates, sulfates, air and water temperature, relative humidity, calculation of the Langelier saturation index, and a sodium fluorescein dye test of pool circulation patterns. |
| Auto Mileage | $0.45 / mile | |
| Fax Transmittals | $1.00 / page | |
| Digital Photographs | $0.29 / photo | |
| Software Duplication | $1.00 / CD | |
| Video or DVD Copies | $10.00 / copy | |
| Photocopies | $0.08 / page |
Terms
Payment is due upon receipt of invoice. A monthly finance charge of 2% will be applied to the outstanding balance after 30 days. After 60 days past due, all work on the project will stop until payment plus another retainer of $2,500.00 is received. All future work will then be billed against a retainer.
Payment for services billed at reduced rates is due within 21 days of receipt of invoice, or standard rates will be applied.
Fees must be paid promptly and in full regardless of a third party's failure to pay the client, opinions expressed, or outcome of litigation. All agreements are between Aquatic Consulting Services and the contracting client - not a third party, per this written fee schedule.
All contracts or agreements with Aquatic Consulting Services are entered into in the judicial district of San Diego, California.
Any interest, penalties, time spent, or collection fees incurred in an attempt to collect on past due accounts will be added to the total amount owed by the client.
Client Signature _____________________________________ Date ___________________