CE LAWS

type of contract for engineering services is a contract procedure used to supplement a client staff, either by providing an extension to existing disciplines and capabilities already on board or by adding special disciplines not available on the client’s staff.

involves submission of a technical proposal in one envelop and a price proposal in a second envelop

defined as "direct salaries plus employee benefits" and includes salaries for partners or principals and for technical, professional, administrative and clerical staff directly"

applied to salary cost is a factor that compensates the Civil Engineer for overhead (as defined hereinafter) plus a reasonable margin for contingencies, interest or invested capital readiness to serve, and profit.

very similar to the salary cost times multiplier method in that the hourly billing rate includes all direct personnel expense, overhead and profit.

normally refers to an eight-hour day.

Civil Engineer is reimbursed for the actual costs of all services and supplies related in the project, including:

* Salary costs, as previously defined

* Overhead, as previously defined (The Civil Engineer should be prepared to support the basis for overhead charges.)

* Direct non-salary expenses, as previously defined

* Fixed fee, an amount to compensate the Civil Engineer for contingencies, interest on invested capital, readiness to serve, and profit.

frequently used for investigations and studies and for basic services on design type projects where the scope and complexity of the assignment are clearly and fully defined.

 used to determine the compensation of the engineer for services where the principal responsibility is the detailed design or construction supervision of facilities to be constructed.

defined as the estimated total cost of constructing the facility to be covered by the proposed detailed design or construction supervision services, excluding the fees and other costs of such services, the cost of land and right-of-way, and legal and administrative expenses.