Blaine Kern Artists, builders of the famous Mardi Gras parades,
maintains a fleet of over four hundred floats and is the largest float
building firm in the world. A great number of these floats are available
for rental throughout the year. BKA requires liability insurance covering:
riders, lessee, and leaser, parade permit and police escorts (if
applicable), all of which we can arrange.
Included in float
rental are the tractor and driver, unless otherwise specified on contract.
Rental of all floats require a minimum of one property truck and varies
with each rental's specifications.
In addition to
traditional float parades, BKA also has a fleet of royal floats available.
These are smaller floats that can be used for a number of themes.
Available in almost any color combination, these floats are perfect for
homecoming parades, VIP presentations, Mardi Gras courts or any other
parade use. These tiered floats can carry one to twelve riders, depending
on costume and placement.
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Float Type
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Max No. of Riders
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Royal |
12 |
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Regular Single Deck |
20 |
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Double Deck |
30 |
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Extended Double Deck |
36 |
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Super |
60 |
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Mini Float (hand pulled) |
2-6 |
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Property Truck/Personnel |
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A minimum of two weeks
is requested in order to process New Orleans Police Department paperwork
regarding escorts and permits. All floats are provided at the discretion
of Blaine Kern Artists, Inc.
Long term rental
rates are as follows:
One week: 2 day rental fee Two weeks:
3
day rental fee Three weeks:
4 day rental fee Three Months:
14 day
rental fee Six Months:
22 day rental fee Nine Months:
26 day rental
fee One Year:
28-day rental fee
Prop/Figure/Icon Rental
Blaine Kerns Artists has
thousands of beautifully sculpted figures, representing more than five
decades of Carnival history, which are available for rental throughout the
year. Due to the fact that the pieces are so varied in design and made of
different materials, prices will differ. We have prepared a price list,
which represents rental cost based on size. Prices on some special pieces
may deviate.
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Figures 3-D and Bas
Relief |
Size
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Small Figures |
1' x 5' |
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Medium Sized Figures |
5' x 10' |
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Large Figures |
10' and up |
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Walking Heads |
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Walking Heads with Costumes |
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Walking Heads with Costumes and person |
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Krewe Costumes |
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Additional hours |
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Size is based on
length, width or diameter, whichever is greatest.
Please note that
these prices reflect cost per day in New Orleans. Daily rental constitutes
24 hours from pick-up time the first day until drop off time the following
day. The renter agrees to pay full repair charges equal to the number of
hours of work at a shop rate of $75 per hour or full replacement cost,
whichever is lesser.
Long term rental
rates are as follows:
One week: 3 day rental
Two weeks: 5 day
rental
Four
weeks: 9 day rental
Three months: 18 day rental
Six months: 30 day rental
Nine
months: 36 day rental
One year: 48 day rental fee
Delivery costs are not
included in these prices.
Delivery charges for prop rentals are $150
each way on Monday through Friday between 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in Orleans,
Jefferson and West Jefferson Parishes. Delivery charges are $225 each way
for weekend delivery between 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Delivery charges are $300
each way after hours and on holidays. An additional per mile delivery
charge of $1 - $2 per miles for any delivery or pick up outside of our
designated delivery areas.
Insurance
Specifications
Lessee shall provide Kern with comprehensive
liability insurance for the parade from the time when the parade leaves
Kern's den to the time it returns to Kern's den in amounts and form
reasonably satisfactory to Kern and insurance companies that Kern does not
find reasonably objectionable. Said insurance shall include bodily
injury/property damage in combines single limit or its equivalent in the
amount of not less than $1,000,000 and comprehensive auto liability
including hired car and non-owned auto covering bodily injury/property
damage in a combined single limit or its equivalent of not less than
$1,000,000 together with insurance including passenger hazard coverage for
float riders in the same amounts. Blaine Kern Artists, Inc. and all of its
employees, officers and agents and Diesel Tractor and Equipment Co. shall
be named additional insured in said policy, and the policy shall provide
that the same shall not be cancelled without written notice to Kern. The
Lessee shall deliver to Kern a certified copy of said policy of insurance
or certificate of insurance not later than thirty (30 days prior to the
day of the parade. In addition, to the above language requiring
comprehensive general liability and auto liability insurance, Lessee
hereby agrees to indemnify and defend Kern and all of its employees,
officers, and agents whether covered by insurance or not, and to hold all
of them harmless from and against any and all claims for liability and
damages, costs, expense (including expenses of litigation and all claims
for liability and attorney's fees) arising out of or in any way connected
with the uses of Kern's Property trucks, personnel, and materials and/or
arising out of the Lessee's parade or the staging of or disbanding of the
parade, from the time when the parades leaves Kern's den until its
completed and total return to Kern's den, whether such claims are caused
in whole or in part by the negligence, strict liability or fault of Kern,
it's employees, officers or agents.
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