What is CLH's fee?
As a general rule, CLH charges 6-9% of all expenditures incurred on awards (rates are negotiated based on whether CLH is the award recipient or merely providing services to an established organization. Projects with the federal government are usually charged at the indirect cost rate provided by federal regulation.
CLH also establishes reserve accounts for human resource administration of 1% of payroll to cover costs of human resource administration, and an insurance administration fee of 1% of payroll to cover project related insurance premiums. Fringe benefits are reserved at 35% of payroll. All reserve amounts and percentages are subject to periodic review and may be adjusted as necessary.
How do I get a bill paid?
If you are an approved project, you will be given a User ID and Password. You can then access the CLH Online System. The system allows you to request and receive approval for purchase orders and payments.
For purchase order requests, CLH does require price comparisons or other evidence that good business judgment was used to get the product or service needed at the best price.
For payments on purchase orders, the original invoice with your certification of receipt and approval for payment must be sent to the CLH Administrative Office. The Request for Payment will be reviewed upon receipt of the invoice to assure that the coding is correct and that you have funds in your account for paying the invoice. Then the check is cut and mailed to the vendor. If you wish to have the checks sent to you instead, you must include that in your electronic request.