4.1 Customer is required to deposit 100% Provisional test charges in advance as stated at 3.4 above.
4.2 All payment shall be made by Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Accounts Officer, C.P.R.I”. Alternatively payment can also be made through Electronic Transfer (RTGS/NEFT). The details of the same will be provided in the offer made to the customer.
4.4 The test charges are subject to revision.
4.5 The final bill of test charges will be prepared by the Testing Authority soon after the completion of the tests and forwarded to the Customer. Test report will be issued only after 100% payment.
4.6 For test request on urgent basis, test will be taken up by CPRI laboratories on Saturdays & Sundays or on public holidays and the customer will be charged 1.5 times the normal test charges.
4.7 For Short Circuit Laboratories
The Test Charges includes the Shift Charges applicable to High Power / Short Circuit testing laboratories and other elements of charges as indicated below:
4.7.1 Shift is defined as 7 hours test access period with one hour break.
4.7.2 Shift Charge (Test Access Period): The time taken by the customer for mounting the apparatus ready for tests at the test bay. In addition, the time taken by the Testing Authority for inspection of the apparatus prior to commencing the tests, and for making necessary connection to the test apparatus prior to as well as the time taken during test period for starting up of the short circuit generator, changing test circuit parameters and making measurements in the setting of the required values of prospective current, making angle, power factor, voltage to be applied, etc., and for making photographs of apparatus will be counted as a part of the test access period. Also the actual the time taken for replacement of components, alterations and repair of the apparatus during the reserved test period either in the test bed or in the assembly shop and modification in the mounting arrangement, if any, carried out during the test access period.
In case of loss of time during the test access period for reasons other than those stated and otherwise attributable to CPRI, additional period of time will be placed if possible, at the disposal of the customer or a suitable adjustment will be made in the shift charges.
4.7.3 Supplementary Test Charges (Routine/type tests prior or post testing activities at High power /Short circuit testing laboratories): These charges shall be applicable to supplementary routine/type tests that may be required to be carried out on the apparatus before/after the short circuit tests or other test duties at High power /Short circuit testing laboratories, such as dielectric tests, temperature rise tests, ratio and phase angle error measurement etc., as applicable and stipulated in the standards.
Such routine/type tests may be carried out subject to the facilities available at CPRI and shall be charged as per relevant tariff prevailing. In case of requisite facilities not available at CPRI the facilities at the manufacturers work will be utilized. Air travel, accommodation has to be arranged by the Customers and man day charges will be charged additionally.
The results of supplementary tests shall be incorporated in the "Test Report" or "Certificate" issued.
4.7.4 Workshop (for repairs and modification) charges: Charges for repairs and modifications carried out in the workshop of CPRI under written request from the Customer shall be calculated on the actual time and cost basis.
4.7.5 Extra Charges: Extra charges shall be levied for furnishing test documents and other records after completion of the test series.