AV Equipment - Rental Costs
- Gianna Goodermuth
- Liz Christopher
IT will recover costs for AV support provided to departments or outside organizations for events outside of academics.
The following table provides a cost breakdown of one piece of equipment per day. Any cabling is included in the costs. Staffing charges are based on setup, event, and take down time.
Item | Cost |
Projector - Short Throw | $50 |
Projector - Special Events | $100 |
Distribution Equipment | $25 |
Microphone - Wired | $5 |
Microphone - Handheld Wireless | $10 |
Microphone - Lapel Wireless | $10 |
Mixer - 14-Channel | $15 |
Mixer - 5-Channel | $5 |
Microphone Stand - Straight, Round Base | $5 |
Microphone Stand - Tripod Boom | $5 |
Microphone Stand - Table Top | $5 |
Portable PA with Speaker Stands | $25 |
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Equipment Travel | $25 |
Student AV Technician (per hour) | $15 |
Full-time Staff Technician (per hour) | $50 |
For example:
A department is hosting an hour-long panel of recent graduates for undergraduate students in a campus space without installed sound. Staff time includes equipment setup, running the equipment during the event, and tear down of the equipment after the event. The following equipment and staffing would be needed:
Item | Quantity | Cost per | Total |
Microphone - Wired | 4 | $5 | $20 |
Microphone Stand - Table Top | 4 | $5 | $20 |
Mixer - 5-Channel | 1 | $5 | $5 |
Portable PA with Speaker Stands | 1 | $25 | $25 |
Equipment Travel | 1 | $25 | $25 |
Student AV Tech | 3 | $15 | $45 |
Total Cost |
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| $140 |