Service Contractor Installation & Dismantle
Official Show Service Contractor
Freeman Decorating Company
Contact Person: John J. Walsh
Phone: (301) 918-7900, Fax: (301) 459-9893
Provided that all payments and information required have been submitted, Freeman Decorating Company will e-mail you an exhibitor service kit in January 2009.
Exhibitor Appointed Contractors
Use of exhibitor appointed contractors is permitted. Submission of a completed Exhibitor Appointed Contractor form is required and will be included in the exhibitor confirmation packet. Exhibitor Appointed Contractor information must be accompanied by Certificates of Insurance and received by Show Management before February 20, 2009. Exhibitors who use independent contractors and do not provide Certificates of Insurance will not be allowed on the exhibit floor.
Audio Visual
The official exhibit supplier of audiovisual needs is Southwest AV. A form for ordering AV will be included in your service kit or you may contact SWAV directly at 602-258-4911, or via email at ctabor@swav.net.
Telecommunications
Arrangements for telecommunication services can be made through the Telecommunications Department of the Phoenix Convention Center, Michael Miskell, 602-495-5689, michael.miskell@phoenix.gov. Complete details and order forms will be provided in service kits to be e-mailed January 2009.
Labor
Freeman Decorating Services will provide the labor for set-up, dismantling, and material handling. Labor for plumbing and electrical will be provided by Commonwealth Electric Company, the official Electrical Contractor of the Phoenix Convention Center. Labor will be available based upon advance orders. To ensure that the correct craftsmen are available, exhibitors are urged to order labor in advance. Complete details and order forms will be provided in your service kit to be emailed January 2009.
Installation/Dismantling Labor
(Rates subject to change. Updated & detailed information will be provided in Exhibitor Service Kit.)
Straight time: $78.00
per hour
Overtime: $117.00 per hour
Electrical Labor:
(Rates subject to change. Updated & detailed information will be provided in Exhibitor Service Kit.)
Straight time: $80.00 per hour
Overtime: $120.00 per hour
Plumbing Labor:
Arrangements for plumbing services can be made by contacting Commonwealth Electric Company. Complete details and order forms will be provided in service kits to be emailed January 2009.
Freight Handling & Shipping
The official drayage contractor will have total control of all dock and loading facilities and will receive direct and advance shipments and handle all freight. All services not ordered in advance must be obtained on-site through the Exhibitor Service Desk, on-site freight handling, also called drayage, is charged by weight. Shipments made directly to the convention center are billed at the same rate than those shipped in advance to the warehouse. Advance shipment rates include up to 30 days of storage for your shipment in the contractors warehouse facility. Drayage rates include delivery of shipment to your booth and the removal of empty crates to storage.
Drayage rates are calculated per hundred pounds (hundred weight [cwt]). A minimum of two hundred pounds (cwt.) will be charged for each round-trip shipment. Shipments of less than 100 pounds will be rounded up (75 lbs. to 1 cwt), shipments of less than 200 pounds will be rounded up (125 lbs. to 2 cwt), and so on.
ADVANCE SHIPMENT RATE: $68.00 per cwt, $99.00 minimum. Accepted up to 30 days in advance to contractor’s warehouse. Address to be published in exhibitor kit.
DIRECT SHIPMENT RATE: $65.00 per cwt, $99.00 minimum. Shipments sent directly to show site. Address and dates that shipments can be received, to be published in exhibitor kit
NOTE: To facilitate move-in, exhibitors are advised to send shipments to the warehouse. Warehouse and on-site shipping information will be included in exhibitor kit. For further details, contact Shelley Ginsberg at (310) 437-0544, ext. 111 or via e-mail: shelley@sages.org.