How much money does it normally cost to hire a Registrar to conduct the certification?
What it really depends upon is the size of your company and the complexity of your process. For a smaller company, (less than 100 employees) most Registrars will be on site for 1 – 2 days. For larger companies Registrars can spend a week or bring in several auditors. Typically, they charge $1,100-$1,500 per man day plus travel plus some processing fees. So – for smaller companies you are looking at $3,000-$5,000. If larger, the cost could be $10,000-$20,000. The Registration cost is one piece of the total cost. The cost to implement, whether you use in-house resources or bring in help, adds to the picture. There are also ongoing costs for the Registrar to conduct an annual ‘surveillance audit’ on a portion of your Quality Management System. Part of the service we provide to clients is to get quotes from several Registrars local to you that we can help you assess. Of course, we also help with the documentation of your system, through tools we have available on our www.9000world.com site
