National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977
R 385
Architectural Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 44 of 2000)Board NoticesFramework for Guidelines Professional Fees, 202037. Re-imbursement of expenses |
| (a) | In addition to the fees set out in this schedule, the client shall reimburse the architectural professional for all reasonable disbursements properly incurred and accounted for. |
| (b) | The expenses contemplated may include the following: |
| (i) | Specialised professional and other services; |
| (ii) | Payments made on behalf of client for fees and other charges for specialised professional and other services. |
| (c) | Travel |
| (i) | Travel mileage; |
| (ii) | Parking; |
| (iii) | Toll fees; |
| (iv) | Car hire; |
| (v) | Airfare; |
| (vi) | Train; |
| (vii) | Bus; |
| (vii) | Taxi; |
| (ix) | Uber |
| (d) | Subsistence; |
| (i) | Accommodation; |
| (ii) | Subsistence allowance; |
| (iii) | Special daily allowance; |
| (e) | Postage |
| (i) | Special postage; |
| (ii) | Postage |
| (iii) | Courier; |
| (f) | Documentation; |
| (i) | Typing of original/master per A4; |
| (ii) | Duplication in white paper (A3 & A4 sizes) |
| (iii) | Duplicating in coloured paper (A3 & A4 sizes); |
| (iv) | Duplication in colour (A3 & A4 sizes; |
| (v) | Document binding; |
| (vi) | Duplicating of drawings (A3 to A4); |
| (vii) | Plotting in 80g plain paper (A3 to A0) |
| (viii) | Plotting in 80g plain paper (A3 to A0) |
| (ix) | Plotting on quality paper (A3 to A0; |
| (x) | Plotting on quality paper in colour (A3 to A0) |
| (xi) | Purchase of document required for project; |
| (xii) | CD with project-related information; |
| (g) | Special quotes |
| (i) | Maps |
| (ii) | Models |
| (iii) | Presentation; |
| (iv) | Photography |
| (v) | Artwork. |
| (h) | Other |
| (i) | Any other disbursement requested by and/or agreed to by the client. |
| (i) | A relevant guideline rate may be applied. Refer to Guideline professional fees. |
| (j) | A minimum of 10% of the cost of the disbursement may also be claimed for attendance where a project cost-based fee applies and/or where there is no time-based reimbursement for attendance. |
