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<br />CONVERSE CONSULTANTS <br />Prevailing Wage Schedule of Fees <br />Geotechnical Personnel <br />Introduction <br />It is the objective of Converse Consultants to provide its clients with quality professional and technical services and a continuing source <br />of professional advice and opinions. Services will be performed in a manner consistent with that level of care and skill ordinarily exercised <br />by members of the profession currently practicing in the same locality under similar conditions. This fee schedule is valid through <br />December 31, 2024. <br />Hourly Charges for Personnel <br />Staff assignments will depend on personnel availability, job complexity, project site location, and experience level required to satisfy the <br />technical requirements of the project and to meet the prevailing standard of professional care. <br />Field Technical Services (hourly rate including vehicle and equipment) <br />Construction Inspector – ACI/ICC and/or AWS/CWI certified (concrete, post-tension, masonry, <br />structural steel, fireproofing; includes concrete batch plant and local steel fabrication inspections) ...............................$145 <br />DSA Masonry Inspector ...........................................................................................................................................................145 <br />Non-Destructive Testing Inspector (ultrasonic, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, skidmore, pull testing, <br />torque testing, Schmidt hammer, and pachometer) ..........................................................................................................150 <br />Coating Inspector/Coring Technician .......................................................................................................................................150 <br />Soils Technician (soil, base, asphalt concrete, and moisture emission testing) .......................................................................145 <br />Sample Pick-Up .........................................................................................................................................................................60 <br />Professional Services (consultation for field and office, if requested) <br />Staff Professional...................................................................................................................................................................$145 <br />Senior Staff Professional..........................................................................................................................................................155 <br />Project Professional .................................................................................................................................................................165 <br />Project Manager.......................................................................................................................................................................175 <br />Senior Professional..................................................................................................................................................................175 <br />Principal Professional...............................................................................................................................................................225 <br />Principal Consultant .................................................................................................................................................................235 <br />Laboratory Testing <br />Laboratory Technician...................................................................................................................................................... Per Test <br />(see Geotechnical Laboratory Testing and Materials Testing Services fee schedules.) <br />Laboratory Supervisor............................................................................................................................................................$100 <br />Office Support <br />Clerical/Word Processing.........................................................................................................................................................$90 <br />Drafting.......................................................................................................................................................................................90 <br />CAD Operator/Drafting Manager................................................................................................................................................95 <br />Overtime and special shift rates for Field Services personnel are determined in accordance with Prevailing Wage law. Travel time to and <br />from the job site will be charged at the hourly rates for the appropriate personnel. <br />Expenses <br />1. Exploration expenses (drilling, trenching, etc.) are charged at cost plus fifteen percent. <br />2. Travel and subsistence expenses (transportation, room and board, etc.) for individuals on projects requiring travel and/or living 50 <br />miles away from the project site are charged at cost plus fifteen percent. <br />3. Automobile and truck expenses are charged at cost plus fifteen percent (rentals) or at the current IRS milage rate per mile for <br />company-owned vehicles traveling between principal office and project. <br />4. Other out-of-pocket direct project expenses (aerial photos, long-distance telephone calls, permits, bonds, outside printing services, <br />tests, etc.) are charged at cost plus fifteen percent. <br />Invoices <br />1. Invoices will be submitted to the Client on a monthly basis, and a final bill will be submitted upon completion of services. <br />2. Payment is due upon presentation of invoice and is past-due thirty days from invoice date. In the event Client fails to make any <br />payment to Converse when due, Converse may immediately cease work hereunder until said payment, together with a service charge <br />at the rate of eighteen percent per annum (but not exceeding the maximum allowed by law) from the due date, has been received. <br />Further, Converse may at its sole option and discretion refuse to perform any further work irrespective of payment from Client in the <br />event Client fails to pay Converse for services when said payments are due. <br />3. Client shall pay attorneys’ fees or other costs incurred in collecting any delinquent amount. <br />General Conditions <br />The terms and provisions of the Converse General Conditions are incorporated into this fee schedule as though set forth in full. If a copy <br />of the General Conditions does not accompany this fee schedule, Client should request a copy from this office. <br />Converse Consultants PW2024 Geotech