Service Charge Rates Contract lab service fees are charged based on the scientist/engineer and instrument time spent on customer’s project at predetermined hourly rates. The total time includes initial evaluation and planning of the project, test method development, specimen preparation and mounting, instrument calibration, experiments, data processing, result analysis, and report generation. The fee schedule is: Standard Schedule (report due two weeks after receiving specimens): $260/hour Expedite Schedule (report due one week after receiving specimens): $350/hour Priority Schedule (report due three days after receiving specimens): $400/hour Consulting services fees are charged based on the scientist/engineer time spent on customer’s project at predetermined hourly rates. The total time includes initial evaluation and planning of the project, data gathering and background investigation, experiments and analysis, discussion, communication, meeting, solution conceiving and proposing, and final report generation. The fee schedule is: Metro Schedule (same rate applies for travel time from office to customer site and back to office): $198/hour Outside Metro Schedule: $198/hour (50% rate for travel time, travel expenses extra)   Quotation, Purchase Order, Payment and Invoice After receiving the specimens and requirement of test and analysis from a customer, NAT Lab will issue a formal quotation specifying the tests, project scope and estimated cost. Normally a purchase order is required to commence the experiments for contract lab services or a consulting project. After finishing a project, an invoice will be sent together with the analysis and test report. A prompt payment made to Ebatco will be expected and highly appreciated.