Consulting and Fieldwork
Updated: 15 March 2008 (fee adjustment)
Delta's consultants are available to undertake a wide range of services including sampling, monitoring and discharge monitoring programmes for waterways, intertidal areas, wetlands and revegetation projects, flora and fauna biodiversity surveys, site environmental surveys, evaporation basin modelling, GIS habitat change assessments, land use histories, enterprise carbon footprinting, compliance audits and research programs.
Some of the projects our consultants have undertaken are provided for your information in the Staff and Projects pages.
Descriptions of the contents of common biodiversity and management planning reports offered by Delta are available here. Please ring the office on the numbers provided on the Contact Us page to discuss your specific requirements.
Please note the following important detail about CONTAMINATED SITE studies: Preliminary site investigation reports provided by Delta Environmental Consulting do not purport to be contaminated site audit reports, as the consultants are not certified auditors under the Victorian EPA auditor certification scheme. Delta Environmental Consulting does not engage in the classification of land proposed for ‘sensitive uses’ such as residential or kindergarten development. If the client requires a contaminated site auditor to audit Delta’s site report this can be provided additionally, at cost plus a 15% coordination fee.
Delta Environmental Consulting's Terms of Agreement are published on this site for your information.
Consulting time includes actual consultation, planning, inspections, preparation of samples and equipment, travelling, delays or breaks due to weather, industrial unrest, bogging of equipment and site conditions beyond the direct control of Delta, field testing, analysis and calculation, drafting and word processing, presentation of results, interpretation and reporting. They shall be charged according to the categories below.
| Item |
Without GST |
GST inclusive |
| Fieldwork hourly rate (scientist, environmental manager) | $90.00 per hour | $99.00 per hour |
| Fieldwork hourly rate (environmental technician) | $50.00 per hour | $55.00 per hour |
| In-house research, report writing, and desk audits | $150.00 per hour | $165.00 per hour |
| Identification of flora and macroinvertebrates | $150.00 per hour | $165.00 per hour |
| Use of vehicle | $0.75 per km | $0.83 per km |
| Travelling time | $35.00 per hour | $38.50 per hour |
| Accomodation at site | at cost (GST excl) or $300 per day per person | at cost (GST incl) or $330 per day per person |
| Use of field equipment (Horiba, meters etc) | $40.00 per day | $44.00 per day |
| Sample handling, packing, despatch and collation of results when sent to a third party laboratory | $6.00 per sample plus containers at cost | $6.60 per sample plus containers at cost |
| Services of other consultants, contractors & bureaux | cost (GST excl) +15% | cost - GST paid +15% + GST due |
| Hire of additional equipment, including time of any delays listed above | cost (GST excl) +15% | cost - GST paid +15% + GST due |
| Expendable items such as piezometers, artificial substrates | cost (GST excl) +15% | cost - GST paid +15% + GST due |
| Specific materials for a given project, eg maps, aerial photos, photography, permit fees | cost (GST excl) +15% | cost - GST paid +15% + GST due |
| Communications (phone calls, fax, email, courier) | cost (GST excl) +15% | cost - GST paid +15% + GST due |
| Special insurance for specific projects | cost (GST excl) +15% | cost - GST paid +15% + GST due |
Delta Environmental Consulting provides invoices with 14 days to pay. Payment by cheque, cash, direct deposit (EFT), credit card in person or by telephone, or BPAY are all acceptable. BPAY and EFT details are included on your invoice.
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