Maximum Reasonable Costs - Labor Rate Schedule
Listed Applicant's Own LaborArticle 4, Part 5-2
4-5-2-1. APPLICATION OF RATES
These rates apply only for Applicants who are also listed in Colorado's Listed
Environmental Consultant Program and who act as the sole environmental consultant/prime
contractor for the remediation project. Reimbursement will be according to task performed
(see "Responsibilities and Duties" on chart below), not job title of
person performing it. Being listed as an environmental consultant is required
for any labor billed above the staff engineer/scientist rate. Refer to the Listed
Environmental Consultant portion of the Colorado Reasonable Cost Guidelines (Article
2) for more information.
4-5-2-2. 10% LIMITATION
Total hours in top 3 categories (Principal, Senior Engineer/Scientist, and Project
Manager) cannot exceed 10% of consultant's total project labor hours.
4-5-2-3. COMPLEX SITE
A complex site is one with extensive groundwater and soil contamination, difficult
hydrogeology, multiple contaminants, or above-ground complications.
4-5-2-4. CONSULTANT-APPLICANT LABOR RATES
| POSITION |
MAXIMUM HOURLY RATE Listed
consultant-Applicant |
RESPONSIBILITIES and
DUTIES |
| PRINCIPAL |
$94.50 |
Review complex sites
Authorize new technology
Project-related budget approval
Corrective action plan review
Project-related contract review and
approval |
SENIOR ENGINEER/SCIENTIST
(Involvement limited to projects requiring highly specialized training) |
$76.50 |
New technology innovations
Complex site characterizations
Aquifer characterization (complex sites)
Review complex technical reports
Review complex corrective action plans |
| PROJECT MANAGER |
$72.00 |
Project management
Approve health and safety plan
Review and approve reports and field data
Review and approve work plan
Approve on-site activities
Perform periodic site inspections
Prepare proposals
Manage subcontractors
Represent client in dealings with
governmental/regulatory agencies |
| PROJECT ENGINEER/SCIENTIST |
$58.50 |
Remediation feasibility studies and pilot testing
Engineering/remedial equipment design
Aquifer characterization
Prepare final technical reports
Prepare corrective action plans
Data review and analysis
Prepare work plan
Site inspection |
| STAFF ENGINEER/SCIENTIST |
$49.50 |
Supervise on-site activities
Field work preparation/planning
Oversee outside contractors
Site reconnaissance and mapping
Permitting
On-site assessment activities
Obtain off-site access permission
Prepare draft reports
Health and safety coordination and
monitoring
Develop site safety plan |
| SENIOR TECHNICIAN |
$40.50 |
Operate and maintain remedial equipment
Operate field and monitoring equipment
Well developing and sampling |
| DRAFTS PERSON |
$36.00 |
Drafting
CAD work
Cartography |
| STAFF TECHNICIAN |
$31.50 |
Waste handling
Decontamination
Free product removal
Maintain field monitoring equipment
Assist senior technician |
| CLERICAL/COURIER |
$27.00 |
Project-related word processing
Project-related filing and mailing
Project-related photocopying
Travel to deliver or pick up job-related samples, supplies, etc. |
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