Sample_Cost_Proposal_Cost_Plus_Fixed_Fee.pdf

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Sycamore Trail Phase IV and V Feasibility Study
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25-061-RFP
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Yolo County, California

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This is a sample cost proposal template document designed for cost-plus-fixed-fee, lump sum, or firm fixed price contracts for design, engineering, and environmental studies, intended for use by state and local agencies. The template is structured to capture direct labor costs organized by classification and title, with provisions for anticipated salary increases calculated over multiple contract years using escalation percentages. The document accommodates indirect costs including fringe benefits, overhead, and general and administrative expenses, calculated as rates applied to total direct labor costs. The template includes sections for fixed fees, other direct costs (ODC), and subconsultants' costs, with a final total cost calculation. Key personnel must be marked with an asterisk, and employees subject to prevailing wage requirements must be marked with two asterisks. The template provides detailed instructions for calculating anticipated salary increases, requiring consultants to establish an average hourly rate, apply yearly escalation percentages, estimate hours per year, and compute total costs with escalation—explicitly prohibiting simplified calculations such as multiplying direct labor by salary increase percentage by contract years.

The cost proposal format cannot be amended, and indirect cost rates must be updated annually in accordance with the consultant's accounting period and established by a cognizant agency or accepted by Caltrans. All costs must comply with Federal cost principles and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Title 23 United States Code Section 112, 48 Code of Federal Regulations Part 31, 23 Code of Federal Regulations Part 172, and 48 Code of Federal Regulations Part 9904 when applicable. The proposal must be certified by an executive or financial officer at the vice president level or equivalent with authority to represent the financial information. Local governments are responsible for applying only cognizant agency-approved or Caltrans-accepted indirect cost rates, and noncompliant costs are ineligible for reimbursement. Subconsultants must provide their own separate cost proposals following the same template requirements.

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SAMPLE COST PROPOSAL

Sample Only - Required Cost Proposal Template To Be Determined By Agency

SAMPLE COST PROPOSAL 1

COST-PLUS-FIXED FEE OR LUMP SUM OR FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS

(DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES)

Note: Mark-ups are Not Allowed ☐ Prime Consultant ☐ Subconsultant ☐ 2nd Tier Subconsultant

Consultant __________________________________________________________

Project No. _______________________ Contract No. ____________________ Date ____________________

DIRECT LABOR

Classification/Title Name Hours Actual Hourly Rate Total

LABOR COSTS

a) Subtotal Direct Labor Costs _______________

b) Anticipated Salary Increases (see page 2 for calculation) _______________

c) TOTAL DIRECT LABOR COSTS [(a) + (b)] _______________

INDIRECT COSTS

d) Fringe Benefits (Rate: _____ ) e) Total Fringe Benefits [(c) x (d)] _______________

f) Overhead (Rate: _____ ) g) Overhead [(c) x (f)] _______________

h) General and Administrative (Rate: ___ __ ) i) Gen & Admin [(c) x (h)] _______________

j) TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS [(e) + (g) + (i)] _______________

FIXED FEE k) TOTAL FIXED FEE [(c) + (j)] x fixed fee ______ ] ______________

Description of Item Quantity Unit Unit Cost Total

l) TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS

m) SUBCONSULTANTS’ COSTS (Add additi

l) CONSULTANT’S OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODC) – ITEMIZE (Add additional pages if necessary) onal pages if necessary) Subconsultant 1:

Subconsultant 2:

Subconsultant 3:

Subconsultant 4:

m) TOTAL SUBCONSULTANTS’ COSTS

n) TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS INCLUDING SUBCONSULTANTS [(l)+(m)] ___________________

TOTAL COST [(c) + (j) + (k) + (n)] _____________________

NOTES:

1. Key personnel must be marked with an asterisk (*) and employees that are subject to prevailing wage requirements must be marked with two asterisks (**). All costs must comply with the Federal cost principles. Subconsultants will provide their own cost proposals.

2. The cost proposal format shall not be amended. Indirect cost rates shall be updated on an annual basis in accordance with the consultant’s annual accounting period and established by a cognizant agency or accepted by Caltrans.

3. Anticipated salary increases calculation (page 2) must accompany.

Sample Only - Required Cost Proposal Template To Be Determined By Agency

SAMPLE COST PROPOSAL 1

COST-PLUS-FIXED FEE OR LUMP SUM OR FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS

(CALCULATIONS FOR ANTICIPATED SALARY INCREASES)

1. Calculate Average Hourly Rate for 1st year of the contract (Direct Labor Subtotal divided by total hours)

Direct Labor Total Hours per Avg 5Year Subtotal per Cost Cost Proposal Hourly Contract

Proposal Rate Duration

=$250,000.00 500 $50.00 Year 1 Avg Hourly Rate

2. Calculate hourly rate for all years (Increase the Average Hourly Rate for a year by proposed escalation%)

Avg Hourly Rate Proposed Escalation

Year 1 $50.00 + 2% = $51.00 Year 2 Avg Hourly Rate Year 2 $51.00 + 2% = $52.02 Year 3 Avg Hourly Rate Year 3 $52.02 + 2% = $53.06 Year 4 Avg Hourly Rate Year 4 $53.06 + 2% = $54.12 Year 5 Avg Hourly Rate

3. Calculate estimated hours per year (Multiply estimate% each year by total hours)

Estimated % Completed Total Hours per Cost Total Hours per Each Year Proposal Year

Year 1 20.0% 5000 = 1000 Estimated Hours Year 1 Year 2 400% 5000 = 2000 Estimated Hours Year 2 Year 3 15.0% 5000 = 750 Estimated Hours Year 3 Year 4 15.0% 5000 = 750 Estimated Hours Year 4 Years 100% 5000 = 500 Estimated Hours Year 5

Total 100% Total = 5000

4. Calculate Total Costs including Escalation (Multiply Average Hourly Rate by the number of hours)

Avg Hourly Rate Estimated hours Cost per (calculated above) (calculated above) Year

Year 1 $50.00 1000 $50,000.00 Estimated Hours Year 1 = Year 2 $51.00 2000 $102,000.00 Estimated Hours Year 2 = Year 3 $52.02 750 $39,015.00 Estimated Hours Year 3 = Year 4 $53.06 750 $39,795.30 Estimated Hours Year 4 = Years $54.12 500 = $27,060.80 Estimated Hours Year 5

Total Direct Labor Cost with Escalation $257,871.10= Direct Labor Subtotal before Escalation = $250,000.00

Estimated total of Direct Labor Salary Transfer to Page 1 = Increase $7,871.10

NOTES:

1. This is not the only way to estimate salary increases. Other methods will be accepted if they clearly indicate the % increase, the# of years of the contract, and a breakdown of the labor to be performed each year.

2. An estimation that is based on direct labor multiplied by salary increase % multiplied by the# of years is not acceptable.

(i e. $250,000 x 2% x 5 yrs= $25,000 is not an acceptable methodology)

3. This assumes that one year will be worked at the rate on the cost proposal before salary increases are granted.

4. Calculations for anticipated salary escalation must be provided.

Sample Only - Required Cost Proposal Template To Be Determined By Agency

SAMPLE COST PROPOSAL 1

Certification of Direct Costs:

I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that all direct costs identified on the cost proposal{s) in this contract are actual, reasonable, allowable, and allocable to the contract in accordance with the contract terms and the following requirements:

1. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles {GAAP)

2. Terms and conditions of the contract

3. Title 23 United States Code Section 112 - Letting of Contracts

4. 48 Code of Federal Regulations Part 31 - Contract Cost Principles and Procedures

5. 23 Code of Federal Regulations Part 172 - Procurement, Management, and

Administration of Engineering and Design Related Service

6. 48 Code of Federal Regulations Part 9904 - Cost Accounting Standards Board {when applicable)

All costs must be applied consistently and fairly to all contracts. All documentation of compliance must be retained in the project files and be in compliance with applicable federal and state requirements.

Costs that are noncompliant with the federal and state requirements are not eligible for reimbursement.

Local governments are responsible for applying only cognizant agency approved or Caltrans accepted Indirect Cost Rate{s).

Prime Consultant or Subconsultant Certifying:

Name:_______________ Title*:

Signature:_ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ Date of Certification {mm/dd/yyyy): _____

_______ Phone Number:Email: ______ _ _

Address:_________________________________

*An individual executive or financial officer of the consultant's or subconsultant's organization at a level no lower than a Vice President or a Chief Financial Officer, or equivalent, who has authority to represent the financial information utilized to establish the cost proposal for the contract.

List services the consultant is providinq under the proposed contract:

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