Engineering Fee
Engineering Fee
(OP)
I was just putting a proposal together today on a small project and trying to put some % of construction costs to the proposal. I seem to remember .5%-1.5% from my old college professor. RS means has 1%-2%. I basically use this to check my proposals and then adjust accordingly. I found this online:
http://www.fixr.com/costs/structural-engineer
I just find it funny that they referenced this website where this is a very touchy subject.
http://www.fixr.com/costs/structural-engineer
I just find it funny that they referenced this website where this is a very touchy subject.






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Maine Professional and Structural Engineer. www.fepc.us
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-500,000 mean house market value, liberally saying the house is 50% gross profit to the build
-250,000 external construction cost per house
General engineering package including Form A, Soil bearing & SO4, Lateral, Beams, Walls, and Redlining plans: 3,000 give or take
1.2% of construction costs for all the engineering the city will ask for (not counting general floor & roof design, but that is included in materials cost from the shop)
God I would love to make 20,000 from every house I sent out the door...
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So, basically, it depends on what you're doing.
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Maine Professional and Structural Engineer. www.fepc.us
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No one wants to comment that this website cites a starting structural engineer at $20,000-30,000 per year? That's not even minimum wage at some U.S. cities and states. Can I own the firm that gets 8% fees and pays $20k/year for engineers fresh out of college?
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I'm not going there.
We'd be trapped,
We'd be in Gibb's Paradox
We'd be in a self-defeating two-dimensional continuum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N0YW3t6wEQ
But seriously, fees are related to the extent of services provided, and the extent of opportunity for providing improved value in the end product. % fees can vary widely depending size and type of project, who else is involved, level of competition, etc.
Doug Jenkins
Interactive Design Services
http://newtonexcelbach.wordpress.com/
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In What Sick World is this 8% of the Total Construction Project Fee?................... That $19k is 8% of the total design fee of $237k going to an engineering consulting firm.... it's probably a 3 Million dollar building. Come on people.... The Emperor is Butt Naked, don't you see it?
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A confused student is a good student.
Nathaniel P. Wilkerson, PE
www.medeek.com
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You guys are missing the point. It's funny that this website was referenced for such a topic especially since nobody can agree on what is appropriate.
dcarr
My wife is an interior designer... the grass is not green on the other side of that fence. It's bad enough that during tough times everyone who owns a skill saw is a contractor..... could you imagine having to deal with your clients if everyone thought they were an expert because they picked out a paint color once.
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That sounds like a horrible way to earn a living. I hate fixing mistakes made by others.... especially if the ones fixing the mistakes are the people who made them in the first place.