Agmt06 Bay Area Geotechnical Group - Consulting Geotechnical Engineering Services

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BAGG SCHEDULE OF CHARGES A new schedule of charges is issued early each year. Unless other arrangements have been made, job charges are made from the latest schedule regardless of when the job was started. PERSONNEL CHARGES Personnel charges are based on individual salaries times a multiplier determined in accordance with Manual No. 45 ofthe American Society of Civil Engineers. Following are the current ranges in billing rates for each category of personnel: Personnel Hourly Hillin!!: Rates Principal/Supervisory Engineer ............................................................. $ Senior Engineer/Geologist, & Project Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Engineer/Geologist, Supervisory Technician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Engineer/Geologist .................................................................. Technician ............................................................................. Drafting including Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) ............................................ Support Services (Word-processing, Reproduction, etc.) ......................................... 150-165 125-135 105-115 90-105 85-100 75-100 40-50 Personnel charges are for technical work. Charges are made for typing and for the time and costs of compiling and printing technical reports. Charges are not made for office management. A premium multiplier of 1.5 is applied to technician rates on Saturdays, on night shifts, and over 8 hours on weekdays. The multiplier is 2.0 for work on Sundays, and 2.5 for work on holidays. Premium rates are not charged for the time of geologists, engineers, managers, or principals unless the client has approved them. All personnel charges are portal to portal. Travel time is charged up to a maximum of 8 hours per day. For field observation and testing personnel, time up to 2 hours is charged as 2 hours, time between 2 and 4 hours is charged as 4 hours, and time between 4 and 8 hours is charged as 8 hours. Outside consultants' fees and expenses are charged at cost plus 15%. Expert testimony for depositions, court appearances, and other dispute resolution proceedings is charged at $300 per hour plus expenses. Research, analysis, consultation, meeting and other preparation services are charged at $150 per hour. EQUIPMENT CHARGES The following charges are for special equipment and are in addition to personnel charges: Nuclear Density Gauge, per hour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Car or Pick-up Truck, per mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.75 Printing and Reproduction, per sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.15 Drill Rig Rental and Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost plus 15% Outside Laboratory Testing ........................................................ Cost plus 15% Other Special Equipment ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prices on Request Equipment in transit to or from the job site, or retained by the Client on a standby basis, is billed on the basis offour hours per calendar day, or at actual cost (plus 15 percent) in case of equipment which is leased or subleased or otherwise arranged for by Bay Area Geotechnical Group through its subcontractors or others. If equipment is exposed to unusual and adverse conditions, an appropriate charge will be made for resultant abnormal deterioration. (7/06) -1- a~~~