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Architectural Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 44 of 2000)

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Framework for Guidelines Professional Fees, 2020

19. Project cost-based fees for standard and partial services

 

(a) The architectural professional shall refer to the guidelines professional fees to determine whether a project is of low, medium or high complexity. Different fee scales apply to different complexities of a project.

 

(b) These are derived from bracketed project values, and are determined annually by SACAP and published in the Government Gazette.

 

(c) For a partial service, assuming the fee is a project cost-based fee, the percentage of the fee for each work stage to be performed is agreed between the client and architectural professional.

 

(d) The budget for fee purposes excludes VAT, contingencies and provision for escalation.