<p> RENTAL CAR INFORMATION FOR PHYSICS DEPARTMENT – TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY APRIL 19, 2007</p><p>Information concerning rental cars for the Physics Department is below. The following vendors have state contracts with Texas A&M University and most branches can direct bill the charges when it is used for business travel by the Physics Department. 1. Try to rent the most economical sized car if possible – if you rent anything larger than “compact” sizes (the second smallest size), please provide explanation as to why it was necessary to do so. 2. Try to fill the vehicle up with gas before returning it to rental agency – big cost savings measure here. 3. Be sure you have a Business Travel & Leave request on file before departing for your travel so that when the bill arrives, we can pay it without delay. 4. Taxes are not charged when billed direct – they are charged when you charge it to your credit card, even if you are using the state contract numbers – another cost savings 5. If you have any questions, have any suggestions or encounter any problems using any of the following, please let us know.</p><p>Please see the next page for comparisons of the companies and billing/contact information. You can view comparisons between the different companies by accessing the following ink: http://www.tbpc.state.tx.us/communities/procurement/prog/stmp/stmp-rental-car-contract/vendor- comparison</p><p>AVIS RENT-A-CAR Texas State Contract ID No: F999711 Wizard No. to Direct Bill to Physics Dept.Worldwide: 1HA77Q Local Phone: 846-9007 or 800-331-1212 Online access: http://www.avis.com/AvisWeb/home/AvisHome</p><p>ADVANTAGE RENT-A-CAR Texas State Contract ID No: 711-TXC Direct Bill Acct. No. for Physics Dept. – 710292TXC Local Phone: 268-0223 or 800-777-5591,ext. 2558 Online access: http://www.arac.com/texas/index.htm (choose Government tab at top to begin and then the State of Texas)</p><p>ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR Texas State Contract ID No: TX711 Direct Bill Acct. No. for Physics Dept.- TX71110 Local Phone: 774-5375 or 1-800-261-7331 Online access: http://www.enterprise.com/car_rental/home.do</p>