Block Time Discount Program

Purchasing blocks of time in advance allows customers to receive services at a substantial discount from our standard hourly rates.

  • 20% discount for a 40 hour block 
  • 30% discount for a 160 hour block
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    Block Time

    Advantages to block time include:

    • Significant discounts over hourly rates
    • Block time is not subject to the two-hour minimum
    • Block time credits do not expire1

    Level

    Hours in Block

    Effective Hourly Cost

    Block Price

    SA

    40

    $90.00

    $3,600

    SSA

    40

    $120.00

    $4,800

    SC

    40

    $160.00

    $6,400

     

    SA

    160

    $80.00

    $12,800

    SSA

    160

    $105.00

    $16,800

    SC

    160

    $140.00

    $22,400

    Blocks of time are purchased and used in the following manner:
    • Select the maximum technical level needed.
    • Select a time category to purchase: 40 or 160 hours.
    • Prepay for the service block to establish your block time account.
    • The Block Time account will be debited as the time is used.
    • The account will be debited the discounted "Effective Hourly Cost" based on the Level of the person providing the service (Systems Analyst, Senior Systems Analyst, Systems Consultant).
    • After hours service will be charged at time-and-a-half.
    • Parking and travel expenses will be invoiced separately and will not be debited from the account
    • The discounted rate will only apply to work performed by Emerald Data Networks staff members at the level purchased or below. Work done by staff members above the level purchased will be invoiced separately at the standard base rate. For example, if you buy a 40 hour block of Senior Systems Analys time, you would be charged the following rates:

    Resource Level / Role      

    Hourly Rate

          Discount


    Systems Analyst

    $90.00

    Yes

    Senior Systems Analyst

    $120.00

    Yes

    Systems Consultant

    $200.00

    No


    1Refunds are not given on unused Block Time balances.