| Std Rates apply between: |
8:30am & 5:30pm on normal week days or as arranged |
| After hours: |
5:30pm to 8:30pm the rate will be at a 50% loading
8:30pm and 8:30am at a 100% loading
(ie double time). |
| Weekends & Public Holidays: |
Saturday 9:00am - 12:00pm 50% Loading (ie time + half ).
All others Times at 100% loading (ie double time). |
| Xmas, Boxing & Easter Days: |
Triple time rate |
| Minimum charge out time: |
1 hour minimum charge out for all jobs |
| Time Blocks: |
After 1 hour, Time charged in 15 Minute/¼hour blocks (rounded up). |
| Telephone Support: |
Minimum of 15 Minute (¼ hour) Blocks |
| Disbursement Charges: |
Phone & Internet time, couriers, freight, travel, car
parking, rental
of equipment used accommodation
Incidents raised with vendor, etc |
| Travelling time |
Half of the hourly rate. |
| Project Management & Meeting
time: |
Planning & project management meetings and all project co-ordination
tasks are chargeable |
| Emergencies |
Where ASG Engineers are required to drop everything & attend to a
client
problem immediately: 100% Loading with a minimum charge out
of 2 hours. |
| Project payments: |
Where a project has an extended timetable, clients are expected to make
progress payments in advance. |
| Evaluation or Pilot Systems: |
If AUSTNET installs any pilot or test systems it reserves the right to
charge at full contract rates and to charge for rental use of any equipment
involved, whether or not the evaluation, pilot or evaluation is purchased or
implemented. |
| Research
and Meetings: |
Research on client issues and
project & technical meetings are chargeable. |
