ABSTRACT

CONSULTING ENGINEERS' FEES Introduction A scale of professional charges for consulting engineering services in connection with civil engineering works is published by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Copies of the document can be obtained direct from: Association for Consultancy and Engineering Alliance House 12 Caxton Street London SW1H OQL Tel 020 7222 6557 Fax 020 7222 0750 Comparisons Instead of the previous arrangement of having different agreements designed for each major discipline of engineering, these new agreements have been developed primarily to suit the different roles that Consulting Engineers may be required to perform, with variants of some of them for different disciplines. The agreements have been standardised as far as possible whilst retaining essential differences. Greater attention is required than with previous agreements to ensure the documents are completed properly. This is because of the perceived need to allow for a wider choice of arrangements, particularly of methods of payment. The agreements are not intended to be used as unsigned reference material with the details of an engagement being covered in an exchange of letters, although much of their content could be used as a basis for drafting such correspondence. Forms of Agreement The initial agreements are for use where a Consulting Engineer is engaged as follows: Agreement as a Lead Consultant Agreement directly by the Client, but not as Lead Consultant Agreement to provide design services for a design and construct Contractor Short Form Agreement (Report and Advisory Services) Agreement as a Project Manager

Agreement as Planning Supervisor in accordance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994

Each of Agreements A, B and C are published in two variants Variant 1 Civil and Structural Engineering Variant 2 The Engineering of Electrical and Mechanical Services in Buildings Each agreement comprises the following: Memorandum of Agreement Conditions of Engagement Appendix I - Services of the Consulting Engineer Appendix II - Remuneration of the Consulting Engineer In late 2008 ACE will be publishing a new suite of Agreements with a broader set of services.