Recharge Rates
The following rates for equipment and personnel are for project planning and budgeting purposes and apply to all state, federal and other agencies conducting sponsored research at SEESL. The daily equipment and personnel rates are direct costs only. These rates must be multiplied by the SUNY Research Foundation indirect cost rate and applied by the user.
For more information, please contact us:
Mark Pitman
Technical Services Manager
Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
Staff recharge rates
| Item index | Staff category | Support | Daily rate |
| 1 | Technician (mechanical/electrical) | RF/UBF¹ | $349 |
| 2 | Shake table operator | State² | $352 |
| 3 | Senior instrumentation engineer | $266 | |
| 4 | IT associate | UBF³ | $252 |
| 5 | Staff engineer | $307 |
¹ Average rate for technicians supported on Research Foundation or UB Foundation payroll; fringe included
² State-supported staff rates do not include fringe per ruling by Office of Sponsored Projects
³ UB Foundation-supported staff; fringe included
Integrated testing equipment and support equipment recharge rates
| Item index | Equipment description | Daily rates |
| Integrated test systems and supporting equipment | ||
| 6 | Shake table (6-DOF); two available | $2,100 |
| 7 | Dual shake table (6-DOF each) | $4,200 |
| 8 | Extension frame for above; two available | $50 |
| 9 | Laminar box | $890 |
| 10 | Reaction wall/strong floor | $1,100 |
| 11 | Strong floor | $520 |
| 12 | Overhead crane - 40 ton | $200 |
| 13 | Overhead crane - 20 ton | $110 |
| 14 | Bearing testing machine (large) | $270 |
| 15 | Bearing testing machine (small) | $400 |
| Universal testing machines | ||
| 16 | 140 ton - UTM-Tinius Olsen Machine | $250 |
| 17 | Axial - Torsion MTS apparatus | $630 |
Miscellaneous equipment recharge rates
| Item index | Equipment description | Daily rates |
| Actuators and controllers | ||
| 18 | Dynamic actuators, 110 tons; three available | $420 |
| 19 | Dynamic actuators, medium capacity (20-100 tons) | $420 |
| 20 | Dynamic actuators, small capacity (< 20 tons) | $220 |
| 21 | Static actuators, 125 tons; two available | $330 |
| 22 | Dynamic actuator, 50 tons #1; from laminar box | $100 |
| 23 | Dynamic actuator, 50 tons #2; from laminar box | $100 |
| 24 | Static actuators, medium capacity (20-100 tons) | $350 |
| 25 | Static actuators, small capacity (<20 tons) | $150 |
| Specialized controllers | ||
| 26 | FlexTest (three available, including one with hybrid control) | $470 |
| 27 | Hybrid controller (one available) | $800 |
| 28 | Standalone P-I-D controllers | $100 |
| Legacy models | ||
| 29 | Bridge model - one span | $220 |
| 30 | 7 story model | $500 |
| 31 | 6 story model | $400 |
| 32 | 5 story model | $400 |
| 33 | Reconfigurable 1-6 story model | $400 |
| Instrumentation (with conditioners) | ||
| 34 | Accelerometers, - per 12 sensors | $40 |
| 35 | LVDT's, potentiometers - per 12 sensors | $50 |
| 36 | Load Cells (uniaxial and multi-axial); price per 4 sensors | $15 |
| 37 | Krypton 3D remote sensing system | $170 |
| 38 | Krypton LEDs and strobers; price per 12 LEDs | $10 |