Recommended Tariff of Professional Fees
Use of the Recommended Fee Scale

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The recommended fee scale is published annually providing for adjustment to the values to which the percentages and 'base fees' apply, to allow for inflation.

PROJECT COST BASED FEE

Fees are calculated as a 'project cost based fee'. The fees consist of a 'base fee' and a percentage of project cost, these derive from 'bracketed project values' which are listed in a table to provide for the fee calculation.

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FEES TABLE

A Recommended Tariff of Fees is published annually by SACAP in a Board Notice as a Fees Table.

The Table of Percentages and related 'Base Fee' values current at the time of the Agreement applies and is used to estimate and calculate 'interim' and Final Fees.

The fees calculated shall be applicable to a new appointment and shall remain in force during the currency of the appointment.

Fixing of Fees based on the initial Project Budget is not recommended.

Where a project cost based fee' is applied, the final fee is calculated on the final cost of the works.

The expectation is that the agreed fees are based on a Budget for the works for fee purposes to ensure that the Fee calculated on anticipated final project cost is applied to a realistic value of the work to be done.

TIME BASED FEE

Where a time-based fee is selected, the rates published annually as 'rate per hour' shall apply.

Whenever these rates are revised, the new rates shall apply to work performed after the date of publication of such revision.

The categories to which the rates are applicable are:

Proprietor, partner, director or member who bears the risks of practice and takes full responsibility for the Potential liabilities of practice ( hereinafter described as a "principal" )

Principal with more than 10 years experience
Principal with less than 10 years experience

The hourly rates referred to above shall be deemed to include establishment charges and charges for time expended by clerical staff.

Staff who perform work of an architectural nature and who carry direct responsibility for one or more specific activities related to a project will have time based 'rate per hour' charges agreed before the work is executed.

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