Fee As A Percentage Of Construction Cost

2/18/2013

Once upon a time the percent fee was the standard. The AIA said so. Then the Department of Justice sued the AIA to eliminate price-fixing, and all the standard fee scheduled were destroyed (or at least filed discretely away).
Today it is hard to imagine that it was a problem, and it probably wasn't. But then, you know government always does what is best for us.

In any event the tables have turned, and now it is government that is dictating fees. In case you have never seen one here is a table of fees based on a percentage of construction cost.

Click the image to download it, but first promise that you won't use it to fix prices.

Other articles on fees:

Customize This Fee Schedule And Make It Your Own

A downloadable Sample:

Architectural Fee Schedule bit.ly/29cnv6q

arthur

11/27/2013 03:52:51 pm

good info lah

Robert Orr

8/23/2015 04:55:31 am

You make no distinction between building categories, such as warehouse, dormitory, library, chancellery/embassy, etc., nor for level of complexity, such as simple, normal and highly complex. There's a hell of a lot more than construction cost that makes the clock tick at the drafting board.

Rick Wolnitzek

8/23/2015 06:17:20 am

Robert,
You are absolutely correct. One size does not fit all. Take a look at this post. I address that issue in it. I need to add links!
http://www.architekwiki.com/wiki/customize-this-fee-schedule-and-make-it-your-own
Thanks for pointing out that it is more complicated than I let on.
Best,
Rick