How are projects costed?
As with all work, an assessment of the time required is made following the initial discussions. From this we provide an estimate of the costs based on a daily rate of the level of personnel required to perform the analytical work. All project work is quoted on the basis of the expected time the work will take. If, during the course of the work, it appears that the time required will be more than our estimate we will seek your further instructions before undertaking any more work. For larger projects we try to break down the work into smaller manageable stages, so that progress reports can be provided on completion of a particular aspect of the work. In this way, if the work, for whatever reason, is not progressing in the expected manner, the work can be terminated and an invoice produced for the work already completed.
