Practice management

An Architectural Fee Estimator for Scope and Stage Planning

Build an architectural fee range and stage allocation from user-defined percentages, scope factors, services and reimbursables.

What Fee Estimator does

A transparent stage service and fee work plan with assumptions and totals.

How it fits into the workflow

  1. Set the construction cost or time basis and fee range.
  2. Allocate services and fees across the proposed project stages.
  3. Add subconsultants, reimbursables and risk assumptions before review.

Where it can save time

The tool coordinates stage allocation, services, subconsultants, reimbursables and assumptions in one work plan. Adjusting the scope or basis updates the visible totals without hiding the commercial logic in disconnected formulas.

Compliance and professional limits

The estimator is not a market benchmark, fee scale, tax calculation or contractual proposal. Procurement, scope, risk, program, taxes and appointment terms require project-specific commercial review.

Professional boundary: This is not a market benchmark or fee proposal; validate scope, procurement, program, risk, taxes and contract terms for the commission.

In summary

Fee Estimator is most useful when its saved output remains connected to the project decision and is reviewed within the limits described above.