BELS Recharge Fees

Here are the approved UCSC Approved Recharge rates for 2017-18 

Below is a list of BELS Recharge rates for 2017-18 Academic Year.    Recharge rates are prices for BSOE researchers and those affiliated with BSOE.  BELS does not provide services to the entire campus as a whole.   For 2016-17, BELS has not requested a rate change.

Description UCSC
External
Rate Code Notes
BELS Stockroom/Supplies/Sales        
BELS Parts Sales   15% Markup   Parts are sold to with 15% markup over what BELS pays to stock room expenses such as part loss, breakage, obsolence.  This is the same price as parts sold to students.
         
Equipment / Rentals        See UCSC Approved recharge rates
BELS does not rent or loan equipment to non-UCSC entities
         
Poster Printing       Poster printing charges rush order charges are posted automatically to student's UCSC account via the BELS Poster Printing Submission web page.  Rush order fees are typically not approved by PIs and their accountants.
BELS does not print posters for non-UCSC entities and does not print posters for UCSC activities not affiliated with the Baskin School of Engineering.
BSOE/BELS Poster Printing Fee  UCSC
Fed Rate
$ 35.00 200  
BSOE/BELS Poster Rush order <4 days notice   UCSC
Fed Rate
$ 11.00 110  in addition to the poster printing fee - Billed to Student UCSC Account

BSOE/BELS Poster Rush order <2 day notice

 UCSC
Fed Rate
$ 22.00 120  in addition to the poster printing fee - Billed to Student UCSC Account
BSOE/BELS Poster Rush order <1 day notice   UCSC
Fed Rate
$ 57.00 130  in addition to the poster printing fee - Billed to Student UCSC Account
         
Lab Use/Access        

Quarterly Lab or Shop Access
(Internal Federal Rate)

  UCSC
Fed Rate

$ 57.00 100

Quarterly rate for students or staff not enrolled in the lab course scheduled for the lab,  typically students doing special projects or research work.  Often used for access to BELS fabrication shops.   Personnel requesting access must comply with all Safety, Training and Documentation requirements.

 Quarterly Lab or Shop Access
(External Corporate Rate)
External $162.00   Same as above except for non-UCSC personnel.  All external personnel use must be cleared by BSOE Dean's office and have volunteer paper work on file.
         
 Standard Lab Bench
 Daily Rate
(Internal Federal Rate)
  UCSC
Fed Rate
 $32.00
per day
   Rate for one lab bench per day.  Standard lab bench includes a BELS computer,  BELS test equipment as needed.
Standard Lab Bench
 Daily Rate
(External Corporate Rate)
External None    a daily rate for lab bench for non-UCSC personnel has not been approved.
         
 Full Lab Use
 Hourly Rate
(Internal Federal Rate)
  UCSC
Fed Rate
 $60.00
per hr
  Rate for Full lab use by the hour.  Lab outfitting is flexable but within what BELS has available.  Typically consists of 10 to 24 stations with computers.  Test equipment provided as needed.  Priority of all BELS labs and equipment is given to BSOE academic quarter courses.   If lab will be used longer than 6 hours in a day, the daily rate is less.   A minimum of 1 hour setup and 1 hour cleanup time is also charged when a lab is used.  Setup and cleanup times may need to be more depending upon requirements of users.
 Full Lab Use
 Hourly Rate
(External Corporate Rate)
External $182.00
per hour
  Same as above except for non-UCSC personnel.  All external personnel use must be cleared by BSOE Dean's office and have volunteer paper work on file.
         
 Full Lab Use
 Daily Rate
(Internal Federal Rate)
  UCSC
Fed Rate
 $360.00
per day
  Rate for Full lab use by the day.  Lab outfitting is flexable but within what BELS has available.  Typically consists of 10 to 24 stations with computers.  Test equipment provided as needed.  Priority of all BELS labs and equipment is given to BSOE academic quarter courses.  A minimum of 1 hour setup and 1 hour cleanup time is also charged when a lab is used.   Setup and cleanup times may need to be more depending upon requirements of users.
  Full Lab Use
 Daily Rate
(External Corporate Rate)
External  $1092.00
per day
   Same as above except for non-UCSC personnel.  All external personnel use must be cleared by BSOE Dean's office and have volunteer paper work on file.
         
         
Staff Services        
 Engineer - CAD Design  UCSC
Fed Rate
 64.00
per hour
   
  External  97.00
per hour
   
 Engineer - Electronic   UCSC
Fed Rate
 75.00
per hour
   
  External  113.00
per hour
   
 Technican - Electronic   UCSC
Fed Rate
 60.00
per hour
   
  External  61.00
per hour
   
 Student Engineer   UCSC
Fed Rate
 16.00
per hour
   
  External  25.00
per hour