Professional fees (South Africa)

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Professional Fees : Project Managers Back to contents recommended tariff of fees of the relevant professional council. For more information, go to Links to visit the Last update by DelQS: 25 January 2012 date Tariff of fees published on 12 August 2011 with effect from that R 0 R 10,000,000 R 10 000 6.35% on balance over R 0 R 10,000,000 R 20,000,000 R 645,000 5.72% on balance over R 10,000,000 R 20,000,000 R 40,000,000 R 1,217,000 5.14% on balance over R 20,000,000 R 40,000,000 R 80,000,000 R 2,245,000 4.63% on balance over R 40,000,000 R 80,000,000 R 160,000,000 R 4,097,000 4.07% on balance over R 80,000,000 R 160,000,000 R 320,000,000 R 7,353,000 3.58% on balance over R 160,000,000 R 320,000,000 R 640,000,000 R 13,081,000 3.08% on balance over R 320,000,000 R 640,000,000 R 1,280,000,000 R 22,937,000 2.65% on balance over R 640,000,000 R 1,280,000,000 R 2,560,000,000 R 39,897,000 2.28% on balance over R 1,280,000,000 R 2,560,000,000 above 69,081,000 1.96% on balance over R 2,560,000,000 Service stage Description Percentage of fees 1 Project initiation briefing 10% 2 10% 3 25% 4 Tender documentation 10% 5 contract administration 40% 6 Project close-out 5% 2

Professional Fees : Architects Back to contents Tariff of fees published on 2 December 2011 with effect from Cost of project Fee (base + % of cost) R 1 R 600,000 R 0 12.50% R 600,001 R 1,200,000 R 15,000 10.00% R 1,200,001 R 2,400,000 R 45,000 7.50% R 2,400,001 R 4,800,000 R 51,000 7.25% R 4,800,001 R 9,600,000 R 63,000 7.00% R 9,600,001 R 19,200,000 R 87,000 6.75% R 19,200,001 R 38,400,000 R 135,000 6.50% R 38,400,001 R 76,800,000 R 231,000 6.25% R 76,800,001 R 153,600,000 R 423,000 6.00% R 153,600,001 R 307,200,000 R 807,000 5.75% R 307,200,001 R 614,400,000 R 1,575,000 5.50% R 614,400,001 above 5.75% Note: A reduction of 10 % of the fees for Stages 1 to 4 may be considered where the architect is not the principal consultant (entity managing the other consultants) A reduction of 10% of the fees for Stages 5 6 may be considered where the architect is not the principal agent (entity administering the building contract) Service stages Description Percentage of fees 1 5% 2 15% 3 20% 4 30% 5 27% 6 3% 3

Professional Fees : Quantity Surveyors Back to contents 1 January 2010 is still valid Tariff of fees published on 4 December 2009 with effect from Value for fee purposes Primary charge Marginal rate R Up to R 1,000,000 R 11,000 6.40% on balance over R 0 R 1,000,000 - R 2,000,000 R 75,000 6.10% on balance over R 1,000,000 R 2,000,000 - R 4,000,000 R 136,000 6.00% on balance over R 2,000,000 R 4,000,000 - R 8,000,000 R 256,000 5.40% on balance over R 4,000,000 R 8,000,000 - R 16,000,000 R 472,000 5.06% on balance over R 8,000,000 R 16,000,000 - R 32,000,000 R 876,800 4.47% on balance over R 16,000,000 R 32,000,000 - R 64,000,000 R 1,592,000 4.00% on balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 - R 128,000,000 R 2,872,000 3.90% on balance over R 64,000,000 R 128,000,000 - R 256,000,000 R 5,368,000 3.10% on balance over R 128,000,000 R 256,000,000 - R 500,000,000 R 9,336,000 3.00% on balance over R 256,000,000 R 500,000,000 - R 1,500,000,000 R 16,656,000 2.65% on balance over R 500,000,000 R 1,500,000,000 - R 3,000,000,000 R 43,156,000 2.35% on balance over R1,500,000,000 R 3,000,000,000 over R 78,406,000 1.85% on balance over R3,000,000,000 Note: 1. The value of mechanical electrical installations civil engineering works ancillary to building works for which the quantity surveyor is not performing a service is deducted from the value for fee purposes 2. The building works fee is increased for the following categories: Alteration works 25% Redecoration works 60% Multiple 10% (with principal contractor) Multiple 20% (with no principal contractor) 4

Percentage of fee Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Bills of provisional quantities 2.5 5 7.5 17.5 62.5 5 Bills of quantities 2.5 5 7.5 35 45 5 Schedule of rates 2.5 5 7.5 12.5 67.5 5 Contracts without bills of quantities 2.5 7.5 10 20 52.5 7.5 During Stage 4 During Stage 5 Multiple contracts (overrides all other category apportionments) 2.5 5 7.5 15 20 45 5 5

Back to contents Professional Fees : Civil Structural Engineers For Engineering Projects recommended tariff of fees of the relevant professional council. For more information, go to Links to visit the website of the relevant professional council R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 64,000 12.5% on the balance over R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 160,000 10.0% on the balance over R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 662,000 9.0% on the balance over R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 1,251,500 8.0% on the balance over R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 2,783,500 6.0% on the balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 4,703,500 5.5% on the balance over R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 22,386,000 5.0% on the balance over R385,500,000 The following additional fee is typically applicable to the value of the reinforced concrete structural steel portions of the works, inclusive of the costs of concrete, reinforcing, formwork, structural steel work any pro-rata preliminary general amounts. Where structures of identical design are repeated on the same project, the combined costs are normally cumulated for the determination of the cost of the reinforced concrete structural steel works. In cases where structures require individual design, a separate additional fee is normally calculated for each structure based on the cost of the reinforced concrete /or structural steel work for that particular structure. The additional fee is the sum of the primary fee the secondary fee applicable to the specific cost of the works in respect of which the services were rendered on the project as shown below R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 25,600 5.0% on the balance over R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 64,000 4.5% on the balance over R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 289,900 4.0% on the balance over R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 551,900 3.0% on the balance over R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 1,126,400 2.0% on the balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 1,766,400 1.5% on the balance over R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 6,588,900 1.5% on the balance over R385,500,000 6

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Civil: engineering projects 5 25 25 15 25 5 7

Professional Fees : Civil Engineers for Building Projects Back to contents R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 64,000 12.5% on the balance over R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 160,000 10.0% on the balance over R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 662,000 9.0% on the balance over R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 1,251,500 8.0% on the balance over R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 2,783,500 7.0% on the balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 5,023,500 7.0% on the balance over R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 27,528,500 7.0% on the balance over R385,500,000 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Civil: building projects 5 25 25 15 25 5 8

Back to contents Professional Fees : Structural Engineers for Building Projects R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 64,000 12.5% on the balance over R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 160,000 10.0% on the balance over R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 662,000 9.0% on the balance over R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 1,251,500 8.0% on the balance over R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 2,783,500 7.0% on the balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 5,023,500 7.0% on the balance over R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 27,528,500 7.0% on the balance over R385,500,000 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Structural: building projects 5 25 30 15 20 5 9

Back to contents Professional Fees : Mechanical Engineers/ Wet Services Engineers for Engineering Projects R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 64,000 12.5% on the balance over R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 160,000 10.0% on the balance over R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 662,000 8.0% on the balance over R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 1,186,000 7.0% on the balance over R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 2,526,500 6.0% on the balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 4,446,500 5.5% on the balance over R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 22,129,000 5.5% on the balance over R385,500,000 *Multiply the basic fee by 1.25 for a Wet Services Engineer Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 & Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Mechanical / Wet Services: engineering projects 5 15 30 40 10 10

Back to contents Professional Fees : Electrical Engineers for Engineering Projects R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 64,000 12.5% on the balance over R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 160,000 10.0% on the balance over R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 662,000 8.0% on the balance over R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 1,186,000 7.0% on the balance over R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 2,526,500 6.0% on the balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 4,446,000 5.5% on the balance over R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 22,129,000 5.5% on the balance over R385,500,000 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 & Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Electrical: engineering projects 5 15 30 40 10 11

Back to contents Professional Fees : Mechanical Engineers / Wet Services Engineers for Building Projects R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 76,800 15.0% on the balance over R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 192,000 12.5% on the balance over R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 819,500 10.5% on the balance over R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 1,507,250 9.5% on the balance over R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 3,326,500 9.0% on the balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 6,206,000 8.5% on the balance over R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 33,534,000 8.5% on the balance over R385,500,000 *Multiply the basic fee by 1.25 for a Wet Services Engineer Note: For projects ing R300,000 where the quantity surveying is not provided by the mechanical engineers: Multiply by 0.75 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 & Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Mechanical / Wet Services: building projects 5 15 30 40 10 12

Back to contents Professional Fees : Electrical Engineers for Building Projects R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 76,800 15.0% on the balance over R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 192,000 12.5% on the balance over R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 819,500 10.5% on the balance over R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 1,507,250 9.5% on the balance over R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 3,326,500 9.0% on the balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 6,206,500 8.5% on the balance over R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 33,534,000 8.5% on the balance over R385,500,000 Note: For projects ing R300,000 where the quantity surveying is not provided by the electrical engineer: Multiply by 0.75 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 & Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Electrical: building projects 5 15 30 40 10 13

Professional Fees : Electronic Engineers Back to contents Exceeds But does not R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 87,040 17.0% on the balance over R 512,000 R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 217,600 13.5% on the balance over R 1,280,000 R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 895,300 11.5% on the balance over R 6,300,000 R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 1,648,550 10.0% on the balance over R 12,850,000 R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 3,563,550 9.5% on the balance over R 32,000,000 R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 6,603,550 8.5% on the balance over R 64,000,000 R 385,500,000 R 0 R 33,931,050 8.5% on the balance over R385,500,000 Note: For projects ing R470,000 where the quantity surveying is not provided by the electronic engineers: Multiply by 0.75 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 & Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Electronic 5 15 30 40 10 14

Professional Fees : Lscape Architects Back to contents recommended tariff of fees of the relevant professional council. For more information, go to Links to visit the Tariff of fees published on 11 March 2011 with effect from 1 January 2011 still valid on Cost of lscape Fee Cost of lscape Fee works works Under R400,000 Hourly rate R 1,600,000 11.45% R 400,000 14.00% R 1,800,000 11.21% R 500,000 13.53% R 2,000,000 10.99% R 600,000 13.16% R 2,400,000 10.64% R 700,000 12.86% R 2,800,000 10.39% R 800,000 12.62% R 3,500,000 9.94% R 900,000 12.42% R 5,000,000 9.92% R 1,000,000 12.25% R 9,000,000 9.90% R 1,400,000 11.70% Greater than R 9,000,000 Negotiable Apportionment of fee to stages Stage % Stage 1: 5% Stage 2: 15% Stage 3: 15% Stage 4: 30% Stage 5: 32% Stage 6: 3% 15