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Our Fee Structure
As a matter of routine, we will run and invoice each
of the five Phases (described under "
How we Handle Projects) separately, yet as an integrated
project as far as billing is concerned as follows;
Phase #1:
Site Assessment and Analysis –
will be done on a straight forward, standard hourly rate basis (see below) plus
cost and expenses.
Phase #2: Initial Concept Design
Effort –
Task a: Design Effort
– The process of creating and developing the governing design concepts and criteria for the home and the garden
will be performed in concert with the client during one, or a consecutive series of intensive, "Concept Design
Sessions" (Charrettes) on a negotiated, Flat Fee, "No Time Limit" basis.
Task b: All the
"Concept Design Drawings"– and the "Initial, Overall Project Scope & Cost Criteria" document(s) will be prepared on a standard hourly rate basis (see
below) plus cost and expenses, if any.
Phase
#3: Preliminary [pre-construction] Design
–
Will be performed on a standard hourly rate basis
(see below) plus cost an
expenses, if any.
Phase #4: Final Construction Drawings, Specs, & Documents –
to be run on the same basis as
Phase #3, above!
Phase #5: Project Implementation - Contract Administration;
to be run, like Phase #1, on a negotiated hourly rate basis.
Our Standard Hourly Rates are as follows:
Lead Design Architects = $120.00
Civil & Structural Engineers = $100.00
CAD and Drafting = $ 75.00
Administrative and Clerical = $ 50.00
Note: When all is said and done, you'll probably have paid us an average of $90.00 for each man-hour
of work or, roughly, $19 per each sq ft of your new home's floor space.
To get a feel for what all this means ... go to "Our Bottom-line"
Comments:
Please pardon us for pointing out that from your point of view this approach and
fee structure, obviously, has a great deal of merit. For one, it limits your risk. If for some reason
you feel it necessary to delay the project for a number of years, or to drop it altogether, you can do so at any time prior to
Phase #5, without incurring any further financial exposure. Second, as a result of our efforts under Phases #1 and
#2, you will have gained, in our "As Found Site Drawing(s)", "As Found Structural Drawings
", and the various "Concept Drawings", extremely useful and valuable sets of documents that
you can, and undoubtedly will, put to good use later! And, third, and most importantly, regardless of how long Task
a. of Phase #2, the crucially important "Design" effort, may actually last, we will NOT
stop that process until YOU are totally happy and fully satisfied with ALL of its results!
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