Transcription of Professional Fees Guideline - Gov
1 STAATSKOERANT,1 DESEMBER2010 BOARDNOTICEBOARDNOTICE173OF2010 SOUTHAFRICANCOUNCILFORTHEARCHITECTURALPR OFESSIONA nnualupdateoftheProfessionalFeesGuidelin eIssuedintermsofsection34(2) ,andallpreviousBoardNoticesprovidingforG uidelineFeesdescribedtypicallyas'Recomme ndedTariffofProfessionalFees'PROJECTCOST BASEDFEES ectionCostofProject(exVAl)Fee(Base+%ofCo st) + > < < ,1 DECEMBER2010 FrameworkfortheProfessionalFeesGuideline INRESPECTOFSERVICESRENDEREDBYPERSON(S)
2 REGISTEREDINTERMSOFTHEARCHITECTURALPROFE SSIONACT, (CBE), theStatutorybodyestablishedintermsofsect ion2 of theCouncilfortheBuiltEnvironmentAct,2000 relatingtotheBuiltEnvironmentProfessions ,requirestheSouthAfricanCouncilfortheArc hitecturalProfession(SACAP)todeterminean dpublishannuallya ProfessionalFeesGuidelineThisFrameworkPr ofessionalFeesGuidelinedescribestheProfe ssionalServicesandthecontextwithinwhicht heservicesareperformedTHEARCHITECTURALPR OFESSIONAL'SSERVICEC ontextAclientappointsanarchitecturalprof essionaltoprovidea servicefora projectascontemplatedbytheArchitecturalP rofessionAct,No44of2000andtheNationalBui ldingRegUlationsSANS10400andtheBUildingS tandardsActN0103of1977, ,careanddiligencein theperformanceofobligations,fora fee,anddefinedina ,suchastheJBCC suiteofcontractdocumentation, project,therelationshipbetweentheclient.
3 Contractorandarchitecturalprofessionalas agent,orprincipalagentis definedin thebuildingagreement
4 STAATSKOERANT, contractofagencyina formalagreement,typicalagreementsprovide fora , ' , 'ProfessionalFeesGuideline'aspUblishedan nuallyina BoardNoticebytheSouthAfricanCouncilforth eArchitecturalProfessionintheGovernmentg azetteisdeemedtoprovideafairandreasonabl eremunerationto percentageofprojectcostis thenormalbasistodetermineprofessionalfee sandrepresentstheacceptedbasisbytheBuilt EnvironmentProfessionsforremunerationofp rofessionalservices,andarereferredtoas'p rojectcostbasedfees'Thealternativetoperc entagebasedfeesisTimeBasedFees'.Project' costbasedfees'Percentagefeesareappropria tewherethereisawelldefined'ScopeofServic e' budgetfortheworksforfeecalculationpurpos es,andadjustedonthe'FinalCostof theWorks'.
5 Wherefeesarecalculatedasa 'projectcostbasedfee',thefeesconsistofa 'basefee'anda percentageofprojectcost,thesederivefrom' bracketedprojectvalues', 'ScopeofService'isnotclearlydefined,orth eservicerelatestosmallscaleprojects,orth eserviceisofanunusualorspecializednature ,a TimeBasedFee' ,thesearebased onanhourlyrateaccordingtothe'Professiona lFeesGuideline'forratespublishedannually , architectareemployed,ina standardservicethearchitectis appointedto fulfiltheobligationsprovidedforasarchite cturalprofessional,principalconsultantan dprincipalagent,describedasa 'FullService'. otherthanarchitectareemployed,theservice toberendered,andfunctionstobefulfilledar einformedbythe'IdentificationofWorkforAr chitecturalProfessionals',asseparatelyde terminedbySACAP,andsuchappointmentmayinc ludethe'FullService'.
6 Eachworkstagerelevanttotheserviceareiden tifiedhereinas:-Stage1:InceptionReceive, appraiseandreportontheclient'srequiremen tswithregardto:theclient'sbriefthesitean drightsandconstraintsbudgetaryconstraint stheneedforconsultantsprojectprogrammeme thodsof contracting ,1 DECEMBER2010 Stage2.
7 Conceptandviability(conceptdesign)Prepar eaninitialdesignandadviseon:theintendeds paceprovisionsandplanningrelationshipspr oposedmaterialsandintendedbuildingservic esthetechnicalandfunctionalcharacteristi csofthedesignCheckforconformityoftheconc eptwiththerightstotheuseof thelandReviewtheanticipatedcostsof theprojectReviewtheprojectprogrammeStage 3:DesigndevelopmentConfirmthescopeandcom plexityReviewthedesignandconsultwithloca landstatutoryauthoritiesDevelopthedesign ,constructionsystem,materialsandcomponen tsIncorporateandco-ordinateallservicesan dtheworkofconsultantsReviewthedesign,cos tingandprogrammewiththeconSUltantsStage4 :co-ordinatetechnicaldocumentationwithth econsultantsandcompleteprimaryco-ordinat ionpreparespecificationsfortheworksrevie wthecostingandprogrammewiththeconsultant sobtaintheclient'.
8 Obtaintheclient'sauthoritytopreparedocum entstoprocureoffersfortheexecutionofthew orksobtainoffersfortheexecutionofthework sevaluateoffersandrecommendontheawardof thebuildingcontractpreparethecontractdoc umentation(andarrangethesigningofthebuil ding contract)Stage5:ConstructionAdministerth eBuildingContractGivepossessionofthesite to thecontractorIssueconstructiondocumentat ionInitiateand/orchecksub-contractdesign anddocumentationasappropriateInspectthew orksforconformitytothecontractdocumentat ionAdministerandperformthedutiesandoblig ationsassignedtotheprincipalagentintheJB CC buildingagreements,orfulfiltheobligation sprOVidedforinotherformsofcontractIssuet hecertificateofpracticalcompletionAssist theclienttoobtaintheoccupationcertificat eStage6.
9 CloseoutFacilitatetheprojectclose-outinc ludingthepreparationofthenecessarydocume ntationtoeffectcompletion,handoverandope rationof theprojectAfterthecontractor'sobligation swithrespecttothebuildingcontractarefulf illed, , (notasprincipalagent)
10 STAATSKOERANT, (designonly) (designbyothers,canbeprincipalagent) (documentationtoachieveapprovalonly) thisservice, whichmayinclude:Rationaldesignbyothercon sultants-participateinthepreparationofra tionaldesignsTownplanningand/orurbandesi gnincludingparticipationin theapplicationfortheestablishmentand/ora mendmentofregionalandlocaltownplanningan durbandesignschemesandtheamendmentoftitl econditions,negotiationswithinterestgrou psandauthoritiesMasterplanning- definingandplanningthelayoutoffuturedeve lopmentofbuildingsand/orservicesonthesam esiteLandscapedesign- participationin landscapeplanningandconstructionInterior design- thedesignofinteriorsandtheselectionoffur nishingsandfixturesandspecialfinishesLia isonwithspecialdesignersandspecialistcon sultantsPurpose-madeitems- thedesignanddocumentationofpurposemadeit emsPromotionalmaterialandartwork- participationin thepreparationofpromotionalmaterialPlant operationandproductionlayouts.
