Fees and Expenses
Fees for investigative work performed by Carol
Sciannameo
Investigations Inc., will be billed on an hourly rate plus expenses.
A professional
service agreement will be completed by the client
with a retainer of $500 . Said retainer must be received
by the agency before an investigation can be initiated.
As the investigation proceeds, client will be advised
if additional funds are needed to complete the assignment.
The retainer will be depleted as necessary to pay hourly
fee of the Investigators) and for necessary expenses.
All unused retainer balances will be credited or refunded
with the final invoice. There will be no charges for the
initial consultation. Once retainer
is received by agency, a $50 processing charge may be
billed to the Client for cancellation.
An $85 hourly fee for the first
investigator and an additional hourly fee of $40 for the second investigator will be charged, if needed.
Please call our office for the fees for your particular
job.
Fees are broken down into the following
categories: Investigative Time, Travel Time, Administrative
Time, Mileage (Billed at .50 cents per mile) and Expenses.
Expenses may include, but are not
limited to travel, lodging, rental vehicles, photographic
processing and supplies, usage of a commercial database
and other retrieval fees for public records.
Fee is subject to State tax in the
amount of six percent and Pinellas County tax in the amount
of one percent, for a total of seven percent.
Payments will be made by the client
using the online secure payment service, PayPal.
Money orders are also accepted. Under
certain circumstances, checks will be accepted, but the
investigation will not be initiated until the check clears
the Agency's account.