Labor
Design Services is not a recharge center. Therefore, labor rates vary depending upon who performs the work. The labor rate for each individual is equivalent to the hourly cost of that person’s time (including benefits). Currently, rates range from $54 to $60 per hour (except for student labor, which is available on a limited basis). All labor-related projects incur a half-hour minimum charge. Lengthy projects incur charges based on actual time, rounded up to the nearest quarter-hour.

Core Services
A provision for limited core services is available for GI administrative offices and Fund-1 projects. Core services are not billable to the requesting department, but are absorbed by the Geophysical Institute’s Fund 1 budget. To qualify as a core service, the project or task requested must be critical to the operations of the requesting department. Depending on the project, core services may be capped at a certain number of hours, beyond which, the requesting department must absorb remaining costs at standard labor rates.

lynda [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Contact) Design Services Manager Lynda McGilvary to find out if your project qualifies as a core service.

Printing Rates
Poster Printing is typically $8 per square foot. Price may vary for special media (canvas, fabric, bond paper). Download our rate sheet for rates on the most frequently-requested printing services.

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