Consultant Design Fees

[cnorris]

I am looking to find references/publications regarding Consultant Design Fee percentages as a percent of construction costs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>I have access to Means, which lists some estimates, but was looking for some other references.<br><br>The particular type of construction I am interested in is Wastewater/Water plants and water/sewer line work.<br><br>I feel sure that either ASCE or WEF or even ENR has such data and publishes it, but am having problems finding it.<br><br>Any assistance would be appreciated.<br><A HREF="mailto:Cnorris@mwwssb.com">Cnorris@mwwssb.com</A>

 

[Roadboss]

Each local engineering association may have guideline for such fees.<br><br>Check this site out. Ontario, Canada for type of information you are looking for.<br><br><A HREF="

http://www.peo.on.ca/EngPractice/feeguide/fees.htm"

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http://www.peo.on.ca/EngPractice/feeguide/fees.htm</A><br><br>Hope

this helps<br>

 

[mikolay]

Please remember that the design fee should reflect the amount of effort required to complete the design.&nbsp;&nbsp;Example, the design of sewer and water through a cornfield with no other special conditions to serve a new subdivision can be relatively low, maybe 3-5% of construction cost.&nbsp;&nbsp;However the design of a sewer through a crowded urbanized area with tough soils and many permitting issues will be relatively high, 8 - 12% of construction cost.&nbsp;&nbsp;Permitting issues can account for 50% of the &quot;design effort&quot; in a highly regulatory state like Wisc.&nbsp;&nbsp;A straight percentage doesn't account for the complexity of the design and permitting.

 

Check with the USDA Rural Development website. They have the Engineering Agreement with standard