Arizona School
Facilities Board
Adopted:
January 7, 1999
Modified:
September 2, 1999
Certified Correct: November 13,
2000 Click Here: Word Doc for Printing
These guidelines are to be used to determine the Lump Sum Architectural &
Engineering (A&E) fees for "Basic Services" for all SFB projects,
including both New Construction and Deficiency Correction projects. **
These are guidelines, not a schedule **.
The
A&E fee for an individual project should be determined by both the
difficulty and the estimated cost of the project. In New Construction projects, the fee should be determined by the
square foot times the formula cost of the planned facility or project
(Construction Cost) multiplied by a factor determined by the size and
complexity of the scope of the project.
See below both "Project Types" (to determine the difficulty of
the project) and the "Fee Guidelines Multiplier" (for the percentage
multiplier) to determine the project’s fee.
Basic Services: The architectural contract should identify
and include all of the services necessary to design and construct the project
under "Basic Services" without any hidden or unknown cost. The
services to be included as part of the contract as "Basic Services"
shall consist of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and
landscape design. The descriptions of these services are described in the
American Institute of Architect (A.I.A). Document B141, "Standard Form of
Agreement Between Owner and Architect (1987 Edition)", Article 2, and Add,
Modified and/or Delete paragraphs 2.6.5,
2.6.5.1, 2.6.15.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.1.2, 3.3.1.3, 3.3.3, 3.3.4,
3.3.6, 3.3.9, 3.4.1, 3.4.4, 3.4.9, 4.6.1, 4.6.1.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 8.6, 8.7.1,
8.7.2, 8.7.3, 10.2.1.1, 10.2.1.2, 10.2.1.4, 10.2.1.6
(Please
REFER TO the SFB provided ENCLOSED SAMPLE DOCUMENT).
Lump Sum Fee:. This is a
fixed A&E fee that is based on a percentage of the estimated cost of
construction for the approved project specified for a defined scope of work.
Construction Cost: The cost of construction includes the cost
of the construction of the building, site improvements, and all fixed and
installed equipment. It does not include Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment
(FF&E), testing, surveys, permits, land cost, studies, contingencies, or
A&E fees.
PROJECT TYPES:
Group
A -
MORE THAN AVERAGE COMPLEXITY PROJECTS: New complex stand-alone facilities such as
special purpose classrooms, laboratory classrooms, libraries, auditoriums, and food service facilities.
Group
B - AVERAGE COMPLEXITY PROJECTS: Total facilities such as new elementary schools, middle schools,
high schools, or large additions to existing facilities.
Group
C - LESS THAN AVERAGE COMPLEXITY PROJECTS: New less complex stand-alone facilities such as
warehouses, maintenance facilities, bus barns, offices, and storage facilities
or any repetitive design use of a facility.
Group
D - REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS: Miscellaneous
repairs and renovations, alterations to facilities, code corrective work or
upgrades, system replacements, etc.
ARCHITECTURAL FEE GUIDELINES Page 2 of 2
FEE GUIDELINE MULTIPLIER
Construction Cost: |
Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
$ 0 to $ 100,000 |
8.8% |
7.9% |
7.2% |
8.9% |
$ 100,000 to $ 400,000 |
7.8% - 8.8% |
7.2% - 7.9% |
6.6% - 7.2% |
8.3% - 8.9% |
$ 400,000 to $ 1,000,000 |
7.2% - 7.8% |
6.7% - 7.2% |
6.2% - 6.6% |
7.8% - 8.3% |
$ 1,000,000 to $ 4,000,000 |
6.3% - 7.2% |
6.0% - 6.7% |
5.7% - 6.2% |
7.2% - 7.8% |
$ 4,000,000 to $10,000,000 |
6.0% - 6.3% |
5.5% - 6.0% |
5.3% - 5.7% |
6.8% - 7.2% |
$10,000,000 to $20,000,000 |
5.5% - 6.0% |
5.5% - 6.0% |
5.0% - 5.3% |
5.7% - 6.8% |
$20,000,000 and above |
5.5% - 6.0% |
5.5% - 6.0% |
4.3% to 5.0% |
Up to 6.0% |
FEE FORMULA:
Estimated Construction Cost _____________
x Multiplier ______ %
= Fee
Notes:
The
higher the Construction Cost in each range,
the multiplier percentage should be proportionally lower.
Districts in remote areas and/or with high cost per
square foot should not use a higher multiplier percentage than normal. The increased cost per square foot
difference automatically increases the fee to cover the additional cost of
travel. Since most of the architects'
offices and their consultants are in urban areas, the cost to design and
produce the contract documents would be the same as if the project were in the
same city. See example below for a 750
student elementary school.
City: |
Rural: |