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%/i Leighton �ciancas �on,pani� TERMS AND CONDITIONS FEE SCHEDULE • Expiration: This fee schedule is effective through insurance, travel, subsistence, project -specific December 31, 2024 after which non -prevailing wage parking charges, shipping, reproduction, and other rates for remaining or additional services will increase reimbursable expenses will be invoiced at cost plus by 4% on January 1 st of each year. 20%, unless billed directly to and paid by client. • Proposal Expiration: Proposals are valid for at • Invoicing: Invoices are rendered monthly, payable least 30 days, subject to change after 30 days; unless upon receipt in United States dollars. A service otherwise stated in an attached proposal. charge of 1'/-percent per month will be charged for • Prevailing Wages: Our fees for prevailing wage work are based upon California prevailing wage laws and wage determinations. Unless specifically indicated in our proposal, costs for apprentice are not included. If we are required to have an apprentice on your project, additional fees will be charged. Prevailing wage rates will increase by $8 on July 1 st of each year. • Overtime: Standard overtime rate is per California Labor Law and is billed at 1.5 or 2 times their hourly billing rate. Overtime rate for non-exempt field personnel working on a Leighton observed holiday is billed at 2 times their hourly billing rate. Overtime rate for Prevailing wage work is per the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) determination and is multiplied at 1.5 to 2 times their hourly billing rate for overtime and double-time, respectively. • Expert Witness Time: Expert witness deposition and testimony will be charged at 2 times hourly rates listed on the previous pages, with a minimum charge of four hours per day. Minimum Field Hourly Charges: For Field Technicians, Special Inspectors or any on -site (field) materials testing services: 4 hours: 4-hour minimum charge up to the first four hours of work. 8 hours: 8-hour minimum charge for over four hours of work, up to eight hours. Project time accrued includes portal to portal travel time. • Insurance & Limitation of Liability: These rates are predicated on standard insurance coverage and a limit of Leighton's liability equal to our total fees for a given project. • Outside Direct Costs: Heavy equipment, subcontractor fees and expenses, project -specific permits and/or licenses, project -specific supplemental Fee/2024 late payment. • Client Disclosures: Client agrees to provide all information in Client's possession about actual or possible presence of buried utilities and hazardous materials on the project site, prior to fieldwork, and agrees to reimburse Leighton for all costs related to unanticipated discovery of utilities and/or hazardous materials. Client is also responsible for providing safe and legal access to the project site for all Leighton field personnel. • Earth Material Samples: Quoted testing unit rates are for soil and/or rock (earth) samples free of hazardous materials. Additional costs will accrue beyond these standard testing unit rates for handling, testing and/or disposing of soil and/or rock containing hazardous materials. Hazardous materials will be returned to the site or the site owner's designated representative at additional cost not included in listed unit rates. Standard turn -around time for geotechnical-laboratory test results is 10 working days. Samples will be stored for 2 months following completion of assigned tests, after which they will be discarded. Prior documented notification is required if samples need to be stored for a longer time. A monthly storage fee of $15 per bag and $6 per sleeve or tube will be applied. Quoted unit rates are only for earth materials sampled in California. There may be additional cost for handling imported samples. • Construction Material Samples: After all designated breaks for a given sample set meet specified compressive at design age or other client - designated strength, all "hold" cylinders or specimens will be automatically disposed of, unless specified in writing prior to the 28-day break. Unless specifically requested otherwise, all other construction materials will be disposed of after completion of testing and reporting. w w.leightongroup.com Page 4 of 4 Harris& Associates, Inc. ■ viii