A strong fee proposal covers: the project and its budget, scope of services phase by phase, the fee and its basis, what is excluded (consultants, surveys, permit fees), reimbursable expenses, payment terms, schedule expectations, ownership of documents, and how long the proposal remains valid Read the result against your drawings, product sheets, or listing rules before you rely on it in a client meeting.
No. The proposal wins the work and frames the deal; the owner-architect agreement (commonly an AIA standard document such as B101) is the binding contract executed after acceptance. Many firms attach the proposal to the agreement as the scope exhibit Read the result against your drawings, product sheets, or listing rules before you rely on it in a client meeting.
Three common bases: a percentage of construction cost (typical for full services), a fixed fee (best when scope is tightly defined), or hourly with an estimate (early phases, studies and renovations with unknowns). Phase splits like SD 15% / DD 20% / CD 40% / bidding 5% / CA 20% turn any basis into a payment schedule.
Thirty days is standard; sixty for institutional clients with slow approval cycles. An expiration date protects you from cost escalation and signals that your calendar has value Read the result against your drawings, product sheets, or listing rules before you rely on it in a client meeting.
Yes. This generator produces an educational starting draft, not legal advice. Have your attorney review your standard terms once, then reuse them, and execute the actual engagement on a reviewed agreement such as AIA B101 Read the result against your drawings, product sheets, or listing rules before you rely on it in a client meeting.