Our current hourly billing rate is $85.00 per hour. The way we
approach quoting a project only uses the current hourly billing
rate as a starting point. In developing a quote, we look at
what it is that needs to be done in it's entirety and present
a cost to produce that application. In general, as the amount
of hours estimated to produce a given application increases, the
hourly billing rate applied islowered. For example, on a project
involving a projected 100 hours of time, we might apply an hourly
billing rate of only $75 per hour. This is a subjective application of
hourly rate, and will vary on a case by case basis depending on
the various key components of the proposal. We may also quote
a 'range of cost' on a project. Quoting a programming project is
not a precise process and it is generally not possible to tell in
advance precisely how much time a project will take in terms
of hours used. We try very hard to cover the hours we think that
it will take without 'padding' a quote with contingency time. As
such, on some projects that we may find particularily difficult
to quote, we may present a 'range of cost'; that is the quote
could be $3500 to $5000, with the final project cost falling
somewhere in between. This enables budget managers to
know what the cost could come to, while providing the pos-
sibility that if things go relatively smooth, the final cost may
come in lower.

Quotes cover actual development time, specification, testing &
debugging, on-site time (if applicable), and communications costs.
We do not bill for travel time to and or from your site as long as it
is in the Greater Grand Rapids, MI area.

We provide all source code to the contracting party on completion
of a project, but we do claim author's rights to it (unless special
terms are agreed upon). If you develop a commercial product
through us, we request that you consider us as your support
option for that product.

Our software products are designed for multi-user, Windows
based network environments. We will provide commercial level
installation processes, disk labeling and duplication, packaging,
distribution identification process, as required.

We work well remotely, meaning we don't neccessarily ever
have to visit your site, with everything being done by remote
control, fax, telephone, and E-Mail. Normally, at least a few
site visits are beneficial and sometimes required, geography
permitting.