| SECTION 1 CATEGORIES OF SERVICE The type, nature, and extent of professional services required for a successful geological and/or geophysical project will vary according to the characteristics and complexity of the project. Professional services in the geological and/or geophysical disciplines may require one time consultation or may extend from inception of a project to its realization. For the purpose of determining an appropriate fee basis, consulting services for geological and geophysical projects are divided into categories according to the nature of the assignment and the predictability of the cost of providing the service without compromising professional standards of practice and conduct. The three service categories are:
1.1 CATEGORY 1 — CONSULTATIVE AND ADVISORY SERVICES For this category of service, the scope of the project is difficult to predict accurately. In particular, the amount of analysis and the number of consultations required to produce optimum service cannot be established with reasonable precision. Examples of this category are:
1.2 CATEGORY 2 — GEOLOGICAL OR GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES OF DEFINED SCOPE This category of assignment represents professional services for which the scope, including the quality and duration of specific services, can be established with reasonable precision. This type of assignment will not normally require analysis of alternatives nor much discussion with Clients in order to optimize the services being provided. These services are characteristically routine and could be performed by a Professional Geologist or Geophysicist, or by a technologist acting under the direct supervision of the professional. Services within this category are based upon established criteria, examples of which are:
1.3 CATEGORY 3 — GEOLOGICAL OR GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES ON COMPREHENSIVE PROJECTS Assignments in this category can involve aspects of both the first and second categories but the level of service required is more comprehensive and typically longer term. In providing such services, the Consultant is usually responsible for planning, coordinating, supervising, administering, interpreting, and reporting on a project according to a Client's needs. The Consultant provides directly, or through subcontract or subagreement, all or a portion of the requirements for personnel, equipment, and ancillary services. These projects may involve some on-site work. Examples of this category are:
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