PROFESSIONAL FEE CHARGES

For architect (prime consultant), structural, mechanical, electrical in my area about 50, 20, 20, 10 percent respectively. Soil testing and quantity surveying are usually separate, not part of the fee.

RSA = work on minimum mean for all disciplnes = 12.5%. Master Eng Firm = + 5% minimum. Client usually pushes down to 10% : 2.5%. But then you tell him to suck.

Thanks for your response. Is the 12.5% for all professionals incl. architect, structural engineer, quantity surveyor, installation engineers etc.? Especially what is the relationship between the architect's, the structural engineer's and the quantity surveyor's fee?

hi I m Siva from Chennai India. We have charged for 7 USD per Sqft.If Including Structural design and Detail we have charged 12 USD per Sqft.

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I would be interested in the reason behind the question being asked, are you evaluating a potential contract to see if the fees fit some formula or deciding which field is the most profitable therefore which to go into?

There is NO SET answer to this question as the amount of work the specialty needs to provide for a completed design and project will vary and will control the fees. There may be projects where there is no Architect and all engineered. Other projects may be very heavy loaded by the Architect to achieve the design of the client with very simple straight forward engineering.

Thanks Bill. I specifically referred to a building project (10-storey) which I think will need the usual representation of architectural, str. and services engineering and quantity surveying firms. I do consultancy services in Asia and Africa and proper conditions of services and fee charges either do not exists at some areas or not followed. So the architects and engineers sometimes have to set fees through negotiations. I therefore need this information as a guide to help us in negotiations and also for clients to understand what happens in other areas.