Structural fees for renovations?
Structural fees for renovations?
(OP)
I've been asked to provide fees for a renovation of a single story clubhouse. The client would like to provide very large openings in existing load bearing walls at some locations, new door/window penetrations in others. He would also like to remove a portion of the exterior wall to provide a 400 sf expansion to the building.
My question is, how do you typically gauge fees on this type of work. Is it a certain dollar amount per area of work, such as the openings? A dollar per sf cost doesn't quite work here.
Thanks!
My question is, how do you typically gauge fees on this type of work. Is it a certain dollar amount per area of work, such as the openings? A dollar per sf cost doesn't quite work here.
Thanks!





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If he balks, walk.
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Just have to be very careful with scope and very careful with terms and conditions. Be very explicit what you're looking at and perhaps more importantly what you're not looking at. Make sure you have clauses in there for unforeseen conditions and that you're not doing a survey or inspection to determine everything going on with the existing building. Make sure you're clear what information your proposal is based off of and that information (including existing conditions) not available or not provided may necessitate inclusion or further consideration beyond the scope of your base proposal. And you'll have to fight for those adds, every time. That's a big reason why you have the multiplier, it allows you to lose or even choose not to fight some of those fights so you're not nickel and diming your client every time something unexpected comes up. They get to win some battles, you don't lose your hat.