Lee - we charge £36 +VAT/hour, with a minimum of £50 +VAT (the CC won't invoice for less than this) but I don't charge for most of these upland surveys as the majority come from partner organisations/non-commercials/too small to bother with. They do all want results yesterday though ... Pete Iles, Lancashire SMR -----Original Message----- From: Lee White [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 25 April 2003 11:57 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Upland Surveys I would like to gather some opinions from those of you who regularly do SMR searches for DEFRA Upland Surveys. I have had a VERY large last minute (typical!) request come in that will involve more than just an hour of my time - more like half a day or more depending on whether I can draft in a colleague to help. Now my dilema is that we typically charge a flat fee of £50 ex VAT for these searches. But most searches only have a few SMR points and so only require the standard hour or so of my time to produce maps, print the SMR data and provide some interpretation and comments. In your experience(s) would you charge extra for the large amount of time and work this one will require? How much - at an hourly rate? Lee White _________________ Lee White, Assistant Archaeology Officer Archaeology Section, Cultural Services Durham County Council Phone: (0191) 383-4212 Fax: (0191) 384-1336 Email: [log in to unmask] ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ ******************** This e-mail contains information intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. If you are not the addressee you are not authorised to disseminate, distribute, copy or use this e-mail or any attachment to it The content may be personal or contain personal opinions and unless specifically stated or followed up in writing, the content cannot be taken to form a contract or to be an expression of the County Council's position. LCC reserves the right to monitor all incoming and outgoing email LCC has taken reasonable steps to ensure that outgoing communications do not contain malicious software and it is your responsibility to carry out any checks on this email before accepting the email and opening attachments. ********************