Principal/ Staff Category

Experience/Work Context

Rate Per Hour (excluding VAT)

Rate Per Hour (excluding VAT)

Rate Per Hour (excluding VAT)

Method 1 - Gross Annual

Remuneration

Method 2 - Guideline Rate

Calculated by SACAP

Method 3 - DPSA Hourly

Fee Rates for Consultants

1.

Principals

Specialist

22.5% per R100.00 or part thereof of total annual cost of employment

R3 149

Commensurate with Level 14, 15 and 16 salary bands

> 10 years'

experience

20% per R100.00 or part thereof of total annual cost of employment

R2 531

Commensurate with Level 14 and 15 salary bands

< 10 years'

experience

18.5% per R100.00 or part thereof of total annual cost of employment

R1 893

Commensurate with Level 12, 13, 14 salary bands.

2a. Salaried Staff

Associates and

managers

17.5% per R100.00 or part thereof of total annual cost of employment

R1 350

Commensurate with Level 11, 12, 13 salary bands

2b. Salaried Staff

Registered architectural professionals performing work of an architectural nature and carrying direct responsibilities for activities related to a project

16.5% per R100.00 or part thereof of total annual cost of employment

R913

Commensurate with Level 9, 10, 11, 12 salary bands

2c. Salaried Staff

Registered architectural professionals performing work of an architectural nature under direction and control

15% per R100.00 or part thereof of total annual cost of employment

R543

Commensurate with Level 7, 8, 9, 10 salary bands

2d. Salaried Staff

Staff performing work under direction and control to support architectural work outputs

12.5% per R100.00 or part thereof of total annual cost of employment

R388

Commensurate with Level 6, 7, 8 salary bands

Total Annual Cost of employment

Divided by R100,00

Multiply with guideline percentage

Example: Time based Fee Calculations – From tables above.

1. Principal with more than 10 years' experience

2b. Salaried Staff

2d Salaried Staff

Monthly Cost of Employment

R80 000

R40 000

R15 000

Annual cost of Employment

R960 000,00

R480 000,00

R180 000,00

R100 or part thereof (Annual cost divided by R100,00)

R9 600,00

R4 800,00

R1 800,00

x

x

x

Percentage to be applied

20%

16,50%

12,50%

Hourly Rate

R1 920,00

R792,00

R225,00

Disbursement Expense Item

Guiding Principle for disbursements expenses

Specialised Professional and other services

Payments made on behalf of client for fees and other charges for specialized professional and other services.

At cost plus, a minimum of 10% for attendance where a project cost-based fee applies and/or where there is no time-based reimbursement for attendance.

Travel

Travel time

For a time-based fee, rates issued by the Department of Public Works, or similar.

For a project cost-based fee, 100% of hourly rate for travel greater than 30 minutes and 50km per trip (being 1 hours and 100km per return trip) or as negotiated between the client and the architectural professional.

Travel mileage

Rates for reimbursable expenses issued by the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, or the disbursement tariffs issued by the National Department of Transport, or employee guidelines issued by the South African Revenue Services, or the vehicle rates calculator of the Automobile Association (AA), or similar.

Parking

At cost

Toll fees

Car hire

Airfare

Train

Bus

Taxi

Substance

Accommodation

At cost, as per the standard prescribed by the client, at least a 3 stars hotel/lodge

Subsistence allowance

Rates for Reimbursable Expenses' issued by the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, or the disbursement tariffs issued by the National Department of Transport, or employee guidelines issued by the South African Revenue Services, or similar.

Special daily allowance

Postage

Postage

At cost

Special postage

At cost plus a minimum of 10% attendance where project cost-based fee applies and/or where there is no time-based reimbursement for attendance.

Courier

Documentation

Typing of original/master per A4

Rates for Reimbursable Expenses' issued by the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, or the disbursement tariffs issued by the National Department of Transport, or similar.

Duplicating on white paper (A3 & A4 sizes)

Duplicating on coloured paper (A3 & A4 sizes)

Duplicating in colour (A3 & A4 sizes)

Document binding

Duplicating of drawings (A3 to A0 sizes)

Plotting on 80g plain paper (A3 to A0 sizes)

Plotting on 80g plain paper in colour (A3 to A0 sizes)

Plotting on quality paper (A3 to A0)

Plotting on quality paper in colour (A3 to A0)

Purchase of document required for the project

Removal, portable data storage medium with project-related information

Special Quotes

Maps

At cost, plus a minimum of 10% for attendance where a project cost base fee applies and/or where there is no time-based reimbursement for attendance.

Models

Presentation materials

Photography

Artwork

Other

Any other disbursement requested by and/or agreed to by the client.

At cost, plus a minimum of 10% for attendance where a project cost base fee applies and/or where there is no time-based reimbursement for attendance.