AIC Code of Ethics | Consultation | Condition Report | Hourly Rate
Insurance | Conveyance | Approval of Treatment Proposal | Treatment Scheduling
Final Payment | Storage Fees | Failure to Fulfill Terms

• AIC Code of Ethics
  
  All BHAC associates are members of the American Institute of Conservation (AIC). Our treatment recommendations and practices are guided by the AIC Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice.
  
  
  
• Consultation in-studio
  
  There is no charge for the first thirty minutes of consultation time. Thereafter a twenty-five dollar charge will be assessed for each fifteen-minute time increment. Consultation may involve an oral cost estimate and or assessment of object’s materials, general condition, age, etc. Notes may also be taken to aid in preparation of condition report and treatment proposal. Condition report fee is due, in addition to consultation fee (if applicable), for objects left at BHAC studios. No objects will be accepted without remittance of appropriate fees. All consultations are by appointment only.

Consultation on-site

Ninety-five dollars per hour will be billed portal to portal. Object/s may be conveyed to BHAC studio by BHAC associate after completion of consultation. Consultation fee and condition report/treatment proposal fee must be remitted before property is conveyed.

 

• Condition report/treatment proposal
  
  Ninety-five dollars per hour. Amount of time needed may vary based on object(s). Average cost is between ninety-five to one hundred fifty dollars for a proposal which includes examination and testing.

• Studio hourly rate
  
  Ninety-five dollars per hour.

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• Insurance
  All items must be insured while at the BHAC studio. Insurance may be provided upon request and may be subject to value of object. Insurance provided by owner of property must include a waiver of subrogation.
  
  
  
• Conveyance
  BHAC staff is available for transporting smaller objects. Larger or multiple objects as well as items of higher value should be conveyed by movers/art handlers. Please do not arrange for items to be delivered to BHAC without making prior arrangements with a BHAC associate. See packing and shipping section.
  
  
  
• Approval of treatment proposal
  
  The treatment proposal is a contract that will specify the manner and type of work to be performed.  It will also specify terms. A signed copy of the treatment proposal, accompanied by an advance of fifty-percent of the total treatment cost is due to schedule work. Scheduling will be confirmed only upon receipt of advance monies. If a signed copy of the proposal and remittance of advance monies is not received by BHAC within thirty days from the date report was mailed, a storage fee of ten dollars per day will be charged, beginning on the thirty-first day. Storage fees may be waived if other arrangements are made within the thirty-day grace period.
  
   
• Treatment scheduling and time of completion
  
  The amount of time it takes to complete a treatment will vary. Once a signed copy of the treatment proposal and advance monies are received, the object will be placed in a treatment queue which will vary in length of time depending upon the backlog of each BHAC associate. On average the wait is approximately six to twelve months long. Expedited treatment may be available on a case by case basis upon discussion with the BHAC associate; a slightly higher hourly rate may be charged for this service.

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• Final payment
  Clients will be notified once treatment is complete and invoiced for the remaining balance of the treatment costs. Final payment must be received by the appropriate BHAC associate prior to or on the day of pick up of the object.
  
  
  
• Storage fees for completed treatments
  
  Completed work not removed from BHAC studios within thirty-days will be assessed a ten dollar per day storage charge beginning on the thirty-fist day. Storage fees may be waived if other arrangements are made during the treatment phase or the grace period.
  
  
  
• Failure to fulfill terms and conditions of treatment proposal
  
  After one-year of completion of treatment or storage of property, monies owed to BHAC associates will be collected by consigning property to a licensed auction house. Proceeds from the sale will be deducted from the amount owed BHAC (treatment costs, storage fees, other costs associated with consigning property) and the balance will be forwarded to the owner of the property. This action may be waived if other arrangements are made during grace period.

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