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Question for Structural Guys

Question for Structural Guys

Question for Structural Guys

(OP)
From what I have been told, the most common way firms are paid for structural services on mid to large projects is to agree to a certain percentage of the construction bid.  I guess this is preferred to lump sum in case the scope of work changes significantly.  

I was just wondering what that percentage usually is?  And is it the total construction fee or just the structural portion??

Thanks.

RE: Question for Structural Guys

I have been around when some conversations have taken place and I believe we typically get around 1% of total construction costs.  That really doesn't seem like much.  Even on a $25M project it's only $250K.  Well, maybe that is a decent amount.  If it utilizes 2 engineers for a 3-5 month period for design, I guess the principals are making out alright!!

RE: Question for Structural Guys

Even with that fee, I would still charge an extra hourly based fee for changes in design requiring repeat or additional structural engineering.   Remember the name of the boat posted in a picture in the forum a few months back that was the contractor's tender?  There's a lot of $$$ to the contractor for changes.     

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

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