Audience Polling Technician Labor Rates for ARS Vendors:
$600/day
• includes: ARS / Audience
Polling operation • Comtec (Unity/Synthesis), TurningPoint, OptionPower
(*does not include polling hardware / ARS Vendors must own applicable software licenses).
• includes: onsite presentation builds & edits (up to 2 hours pre-production build/edit)
• Day Rate includes:
• two Pentium M notebook computers - USB or serial ports - MicrosoftXP (1GB mem)
• Office 2003
• line level mini to XLR CAP-1 audio device (DI box),
• D'San PerfectCue Mini wireless remote/cue system,
• b/w printer,
• cabling and connection devices.
Terms & Conditions:
• (1a) All calls are billed as Full Day Minimum billing for Local and 'outside of local' job requests.
(discounts available for minimal or 1/2 day setups)
• (1b) A call is considered as 1 event or job per client. Any additional requests for another event on the same day will be considered an additional call and billed as an additional day rate.
• (1c) All rates apply 7 days per week.
• (1d) Day rate begins at 6 am. (Any work or travel required prior to 6am is considered a separate day, 1/2 day or travel day)
• (1e) 2x daily rate applies on national holidays.
• (1f) Hourly rate of $65 applies between the hours of 12am and 6am.
(hours billed in 15 minute increments rounded up to next 1/4 hour with 15 minute minimum).
• (1g) Cancellation Agreement:
Within 48 hours of call time: 1/2 of the contracted day rate for the entire event request period will be billed if job is canceled.
Within 7 days of call time: $150 per day for each day of event request period will be billed if job is cancelled.
Any additional charges such as airfare; lodging or other non-refundable expenses will be billed accordingly.
• (1h) Included attire: business casual with or without sports coat; business casual with sports coat and/or tie; 'show black'; 'street casual'. Additional charges may be added to attire requests such as suits, tuxedos or uniforms.
Travel
Local Area: ( driving from Ashburn, VA to destinations including VA, DC, MD, WV, PA, NJ, DE )
• (2a) $40 charge added to 100 miles round trip from Ashburn, VA plus an additional 58 cents per mile added after 150 miles r/t.
• (2b) Parking costs will be billed accordingly.
• (2c) Lodging costs may be incurred for consecutive day calls if venue is 75+ miles from Ashburn, VA.
• (2d) Additional labor my be billed if lodging is requested for local calls.
Outside of Local (Air and Rail)
(2e) Travel Day only labor rates are billed as following:
• $250 - Eastern Time Zone jobs
• $300- Central Time Zone jobs
• $350 - Mountain Time Zone jobs
• $400 - Pacific Time Zone jobs
• (2f) Calls requiring travel and services on the same day will be billed at Day Rate (except prior to 6am local departure time)
• (2g) Non Labor Charges: All lodging, airfare, ground transportation, local and non local parking, meal charges/per diem and other operating costs usually will be included as additional charges on final invoice.
• (2h) All transportation and lodging is scheduled, provided by and coordinated by MXPI. Any transportation and lodging provided by other services and coordinators must be approved by MXPI and may result in additional charges such as '$175 additional charge will apply to all shared hotel rooms'.
• (2i) 'Dark Days' occur when multiple days work are interrupted by a full day of scheduled 'non work'. These days usually occur outside of local jobs. Scheduled 'Dark Day' Rates is $250 per day. Non scheduled dark days are billed at full day rate. Each consecutive dark day following the 1st is billed at full day rate.
• (2j) Meal Charges are $25 per 12 hour period beginning at home departure time ending at home return time. No meal charges apply for local calls (within 75 miles of Ashburn, VA).
• (2k) Automobile Equipment Transportation is available for $30 pickup/delivery/transport (limited to what fits into a small SUV).
• (2l) Equipment transportation for 'air or rail travel': 1 airport standard luggage size/weight case will be included to be 'carried on' or checked in as luggage at no additional service charge. *However extra luggage charges may apply in the event that technician is already carrying the maximum amount of luggage. Each additional case over 1 where air or rail travel is required is $25 per case.
Estimates, Contract and Invoices
Estimates will be submitted before any call in writing, email or verbally. Estimates shall be based on Contract and/or terms and rates listed above. Contracts my be in writing, email or verbal. Estimates generally include all additional charges. Invoices will be submitted after completion of service. Invoices are submitted as a lump sum / flat fee amount for entire services and include all additional charges. Receipts for additional costs are not submitted with invoices. Payment is due within 31 days after completion of service. All late payments are subject to 3% finance charge compounded every month thereafter. Please make payment by check to MXPI.
MXPI reserves the right to provide multiple jobs for different clients during the same day. Unless otherwise stated contracted jobs end after strike or return travel destination is reached.
*Rates and Terms are subject to change. All contracts may be negotiable. If technician arrives after call time then reduction in Day Rate may occur based as an hourly rate.
*a 'job' is defined as any labor or service required to accomplish completion of technical requests.
*a 'call' is defined as any job requested for a single event during consecutive hours or days.
*a 'local' job is defined as work performed within 75 miles of Ashburn VA, (MXPI headquarters)
*Please check this page for latest updates. Last updated: 3/1/2012