State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
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I am trying to search our state statutes to find sections pertaining to PE, A, S & LS and fee proposals, specifically any restrictions that are imposed upon them re fee and cost proposals etc.
Can anyone assist in providing a clause heading/title that is applicable such that I can undertake such a refined search?
Coming up with nothing so far - meaning either such a clause does not exist, or I have the search title incorrect.
Can anyone assist in providing a clause heading/title that is applicable such that I can undertake such a refined search?
Coming up with nothing so far - meaning either such a clause does not exist, or I have the search title incorrect.





RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
For private-based projects is Qualification-Based Selection (QBS) also mandated by some states such that engineers are not to compete based upon solely on fees?
RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
I agree that it would not work with private projects, but I recall some engineers stating they will not provide fee proposals to private-sector clients and I was curious if it was because of some state statute about competing on fees.
If there is no such state statutes for private-sector projects, then I am curious what is the reasoning for some engineers to not provide fee proposals to private-sector clients, and how do they therefore procure work?
RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
However, for additions and new construction, most of the time I do give fixed fee proposals.
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
This specific case (not under our procurement or management etc) is a mechanical-services engineering consultant who is refusing to submit a fee proposal - neither hourly rates, nor fixed fee - for run-of-the-mill mech/piping services to a private building. Kind of strange.
RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
Not just strange, but silly, as well, given that few people would buy his service without any inkling of how much they were going to cost. Perhaps, he's just not interested in the work, although, we usually see a "no bid" response in cases like that.
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I have carefully stepped down from my soapbox....
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Two words: Repeat customers. Actually, add one more: Referrals. There's no reason for me to participate in bidding wars when I have enough work without doing that.
Phone rings. "I have something for you to look at. How soon can you get here?"
Probably three-quarters of my quotations are written up after the job is done and I already know how much I have into it.
Treat your customers fairly without exception and in an open manner, never rip them off, and the ones that are worth keeping will come back. There are some that I've dealt with for 10 or 15 years. There are a few where I almost feel like a part-time employee ...
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Hard to beleive that all A-E firms would be so busy in the private sector that competition isn't included, only T&M. I've never experienced that as a consultant, or when selecting an arhcitect/engineer out of my own pocket. I'm not cheap, I just have deep pockets and short arms.
RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals
RE: State Statutes with regards to PE's and fee proposals