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Exhibit "A" 2023 Rate Schedule <br />4. Cotton reserves the right to adjust the pricing of all labor based on inflation and market conditions. <br />5. Travel time for personnel shall be billed to the contract at the scheduled rates. Project Consultants will be billed at <br /> 1/2 their rate. <br />6. The scheduled rates and provisions in Exhibit A ( Rate Schedule), take into account Cotton's standard wage rates and <br /> overtime compensation practices paid to project workers. To the extent the work under a particular contract is subject to federal, <br /> state or local prevailing wage laws, Davis-Bacon Wages Act, minimum wage or minimum hour laws, collective bargaining <br /> agreements or labor shortage, which would modify Cotton standard rates and practices, Cotton will have the option to <br /> make adjustments in the hourly rates and other provisions stated above or invoice all wages at cost plus 30% on any and all of <br /> the classifications listed above. <br />7 . Cotton reserves the right to mobilize one or more qualified safety officers to any emergency response project to oversee <br /> site safety. The quantity of safety officers mobilized to a project will be dependent on the scope of work to be performed and the <br /> necessity for safety personnel in each work location or zone. Safety officers will remain on site and work with response <br /> personnel for the duration of the project or until is mutually agreed upon by Cotton Management and authorized <br /> Customer Representatives that these services are no longer required. <br />8 . Under certain circumstances, Cotton may need to engage additional personnel in the categories listed above. If the cost for this <br /> personnel exceeds our listed price, Cotton will charge the cost plus 30%. <br /> <br />ll. EXPENSES / REIMBURSABLE <br />A. UNSCHEDULED / SPECIALTY WORK: <br />For any trade or service which Cotton does not provide or which is not scheduled in this Rate Schedule, the amount invoiced <br />will be billed at cost plus 10% overhead and 10% profit. <br />B. TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM <br />Cotton shall be compensated for costs incurred for travel, lodging and per diem costs (" Incidental Costs ") for all <br />workers assigned to the project. All Incidental Costs will be billed at actual cost plus 10% overhead and 10% profit added. <br />If actual costs cannot be determined for any reason, such Incidental Costs shall be determined in accordance with the <br />rates set by the United States General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, or the State Department, plus <br />10% overhead and 10% profit added. Standard Per Diem reimbursement is $45.00. Due to regional costs, there will be a $60.00 <br />per diem rate paid to employees for projects in following states including but not limited to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, <br />Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, California, Maine, and Washington D.C. If it is <br />necessary to use multiple hotels to house project personnel during a declared State of Emergency, Cotton will <br />use the average nightly rate of up to three hotels that house project personnel (Cotton and/or subcontractors). The full average <br />nightly rate will be charged for single occupancy and 50% of the average nightly rate per person will be charged for double occupancy. <br />C. FREIGHT / TRANSPORTATION FEE'S <br />Cotton shall be compensated for costs incurred for the transportation of equipment and materials to the site of <br />work and for the transportation back of equipment and any remaining supplies and materials, upon completion of the <br />work. All such costs shall be billed at actual cost plus 10% overhead and 10% profit mark-up thereon. <br />D. TAXES AND PERMITS <br />The rates contained in this schedule are exclusive of federal, state and local sales or use taxes, consumptions taxes, gross <br />receipts tax, valued-added taxes, transaction taxes, turnover taxes, good and services taxes, or any other taxes that are similar to <br />indirect tax in nature ("Taxes") and any applicable federal, state or local approval, consent, permit, license and/or order fees ("Fees") <br />incidental to performance of the work. Cotton shall be reimbursed for all such Taxes and Fees incurred with respect to the project. <br />pg. 2 of 5 <br />Customer Initials:________ Cotton Initials:________ <br />Rev. 1 - Feb, 2023 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: E737BD71-2898-4C23-ADC2-40E10C31F966