Gene Phillips, Inc. Private Investigator Rates
Hourly Rates and Expense Charges for Investigation and Surveillance Services.
Our hourly rate is $95 per hour, for one investigator. Surveillance situations may require a second investigator for effective strategy. Our hourly rate for that second investigator is $55 per hour.
When you assign the file, you and our official decide an initial dollar authority, so no one is surprised when the bill arrives. You then determine any additional authority based on your evaluation of the initial investigation, suggestions and recommendations of the investigator. You are always in control of your assignment!
Travel time and mileage will be pro-rated when working 2 or more assignments in the same travel area, regardless of our customer assigning the file. May be the same customer with 2 or more files in the same area, or may be 2 or more different customers also having assigned files in that area. For example, when working two or more assignments in one of the four travel directions from Nashville, TN. Such as working 2 or more files South of Nashville. Which could be 1 file in Chattanooga area; 1 file in Birmingham, AL area; and another file in Montgomery, AL area. Or when working 2 or more files north of Nashville, which could be 1 file in Bowling Green, KY; 1 file in Pikeville, KY; 1 file in Lexington, KY; or 1 file in Louisville, KY. Pro-rated travel time and travel mileage makes it more cost effective for each customer.
POSSIBLE EXPENSE CHARGES: Hotel charges, when overnight stay is required. Hotel charges vary from day to day, city to city, by the owners of these hotels. Your invoice reflects the exact price the hotel charges us for our required overnight stay. We maintain receipts for your inspection. Any vehicle rental, necessary for your assignment, will be a flat rate of $85 per day. That’s it! No petty nickel and dime charges clogging your invoice. Your authorization will be secured for any necessary and unmentioned expense.
Hotel charges will be charged to the file needing overnight stay, which will be the fee charged by the hotel. Hotel receipt always available.
Invoices will accompany the reports, so time and expense may be inventoried with a report in hand. If you have a problem paying our invoices within 10 to 30 days, we need to know in advance.
Occasionally the surveillance file may require vehicle rental, to provide a different vehicle, should the original surveillance vehicle become “hot”. Or when a second investigator is needed for effective covert surveillance (by using to surveillance vehicles). Rental vehicle receipts always available.
Surveillance Vehicle charge is a flat $85 daily rate.
Special Ops are $225 per hour, consisting of three (3) operatives with extensive military, special ops experience.
The following are ONLY AVAILABLE TO LONG TERM, CORPORATE AND LAW FIRM CUSTOMERS:
Full background research covers the US: Provides current address; past addresses; ss#; date of birth; possible relatives: owned properties and vehicles (provided by most States); bankruptcies; liens; traffic and
criminal charges (in most of the US); some States list present and past employers. Fee $250.00 per name.
Current address research: $25.00 per name.
Address profile: which list current residents and all who have used the address for the last 10 plus years. List the owner of the property, and all vehicles registered to the address. $100.00 per address.
Social media research: $85.00 per name.
Credit terms for Corporations, Law Firms and Insurance companies:
• Our policy is that all invoices are to be paid within ten days from the invoice date.
• A 5% late fee will be applied to all invoices not paid after 30 days from the invoice date.
• A retainer is required from individual customers.
Contact gene@genephillipsinc.com or call 615-430-8169.