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A/E Design Fee Limitation

1.0 General

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.4044(c)(4)(i)(B), fees for design services cannot exceed 6% of the Estimated Cost of Construction at Award (ECCA). This document provides additional guidance describing included and excluded services subject to the 6% fee limitation.

1.0 Design Services Subject to the 6% Fee Limitation:

1. Schematic design based on the Scope of Work and other Government furnished criteria.

2. Design development based on the Schematic Design.

3. Construction documents based on the Design Development.

4. Project Manuals and Specifications.

5. Design Narratives, also called Design Analysis. This includes design criteria and assumptions, references to standards, calculations, and a short descriptive analysis.

6. Assembly of packets of cut sheets.

7. Brief Opinions of Probable Construction Cost based on the design and updated at each design submittal where the level of detail is less than the UNIFORMAT II Level 3 designation.

8. Meetings for design review and presentation, but not public meetings.

9. Documentation for compliance with green building rating systems, such as the U.S.

Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating systems.

10. Energy models of designs for code compliance and green building rating systems.

11. All time, including overhead and profit, for the items previously listed.

12. All internal expenses required to produce the design, such as copies to consultants, courier charges, phone calls, and meetings.

2.0 Non Design Services NOT Subject to the 6% Fee Limitation:

1. Travel shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation.

2. Investigations and evaluations of existing facilities.

3. Preparation of a Preliminary Project Analysis, Design Prospectus or Project

Program.

4. Surveys (examples: topographic, property boundary, utilities, construction staking).

5. Geotechnical investigation.

6. Creation and revision of documents based on the design intended solely for regulatory permitting, such as NPDES or DOT.

7. Materials testing.

8. Feasibility Studies and Master Plans.

9. Cost estimates not based on designs.

10. Cost estimates based on designs where the level of detail is greater than

UNIFORMAT II Level 3 designation.

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11. Cost estimates created by quantity survey methods.

12. NEPA documentation and analysis.

13. Models, renderings, and photographs.

14. Preparation of asbuilt or record drawings.

15. Preparation HABS/HAER/HALS drawings and documentation.

16. Bid preparation and construction contracting assistance.

17. Construction observation, inspection, and administration.

18. Submittal and shop drawing review.

19. Preparation of construction change orders, requests for information or supplemental instructions.

20. Review of Government Furnished Designs.

21. Value Engineering/Value Analysis Services.