What does your audit cost?
Hi all.
I know this has been already discussed in the past but I thought it would be good to get updated information on what audits are costing companies. These prices are getting seemingly unreasonable.
We have a small food processing company, all dried foods, low risk, 1 HACCP/ Food Safety Plan.
The total they want us to pay for an upcoming BRC audit is $7000. They claim it takes 2 onsite days and 1 offsite. I know for a fact that the auditors have everything completed by the end of day 2 because I converse with them about what their activities are. They are doing some work afterhours.
1/2 day travel charge of over $800
Other Fees of $800
That's about $315/hr for auditing and $165/ hr for driving/traveling. Plus the other fees.
Does this seem in the ball park for what others are paying?
Thank you for your Reponses.
So, I will just say there are a lot of components involved with contracting to for an audit - most people focus on that one person that is doing the audit and negate everything else that is involved.
And there are a lot of things involved with getting that audit completed ans it is a lot more than 1 person.
At our consulting company our rates are fairly close to an auditor rate on a per day basis and while a client may only see me they don't see the people in the office that do admin and research work etc.
All of this boils down to this...
$7000 is reasonable.
My last AIB (GMP) audit was $1,725 and T&E was $1,275.
My last SFSF (Feed) audit was $1,375 and T&E was $616.14
These were both single day audits just outside of a travel hub (Houston).
That is about what we have paid for GFSI Audits.
For our last BRC audit in February 2020 we paid USD 7948 or EUR 7156 (for 1st day 8:30-17:30 and 2nd day 8:30-17:00).
That's an increase of around USD 300 / EUR 260 from previous year when we had to book with the same CB but in last minute as our previous CB couldn't send auditor who spoke our language.
GFSI audit, price from our CB (SGS):
Re-certification audit, all included - 6,995 CAD
Surveillance audit, all included - 5,525 CAD
Well, I have other prices. But I work in a completely different country.
I suppose there is not a single CB active in the US ? Just ask offers to all of them, and choose the one you want, that will the simplest way to get the best price for your specific situation.