Laboratory Assessment Fees
The laboratory assessment fee is a combination of the basic fee and the individual procedure fee listed below. The laboratory will be invoiced after the on-site assessment.
Basic Fee
The basic on-site assessment fee represents average in-sequence laboratory assessment costs associated with travel to the laboratory, assessment of general test apparatus, review of findings with laboratory staff, report preparation and review of the quality system. A basic fee of $900 will be charged if the laboratory assessment includes one or two scopes of testing. If the laboratory assessment includes three or more scopes of testing, a basic fee of $1585 will be charged. No basic fees will be charged for Sprayed Fire-Resistive Material, unless it is the only scope included in the on-site assessment.
Individual Test Fee
The individual procedure fee represents the costs associated with the assessment of apparatus and observation of procedures associated with individual test methods. The fee is one of three established fees reflecting the time involved assessing individual test methods. An individual procedure fee of $140, $235, or $285 is charged for each test method included in the laboratory assessment. A fee of $100 is charged for each ASTM quality system specification (C1077, D3666, D3740, E329).
Out-of-Sequence Fees
When a laboratory receives an assessment outside the normal AMRL tour schedule, an additional fee of 1.5 times the normal laboratory assessment fee, plus any extraordinary expenses (i.e. air travel, vehicle rental) may be applied.
**New Laboratories and Laboratories Previously Assessed in the Current Tour : In most cases, laboratories requesting assessment will not be charged the additional fee of 1.5 times the normal assessment. Only fees for extraordinary expenses (i.e. air travel, vehicle rental) will apply. Please contact us for more information.