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COSTS AND PRICE RANGES

To give you brief insight on how much it costs to build a structure in the Philippines
along with the professional fees and contract charges here are a few rule of thumbs.

There are three general costs to consider.
Direct Costs • Indirect Costs • Professional Fees

DIRECT COSTS

P9,000 - P25,000 UNIT COST
The cost to construct a building in the Philippines is an average of
9,000 pesos to 25,000 pesos per square meter.
This average can go higher depending on a lot more factors such as
the class of the building and the external site factors.

25% - 45% LABOR COST
The average construction ratio cost of manpower to materials in the Philippines
could range from 25% - 45%
This ratio depends on a lot more factors which will be evaluated by the architect.
*Due to the Pandemic caused by covid, the Labor cost may rise over 50%*

INDIRECT COSTS

OVERHEAD COSTS
These are added costs to keep the business running.
The cost is based on the time it takes to finish the given project and the amount of resources that would be spent for the given project.

CONTINGENCIES COSTS
These are the costs added to the contract that come from costs caused by unforeseen events, acts of God, and the like.
These costs usually come in a form of delays and unwanted wastage.
The Percentage Contingency Cost shall be evaluated per project.

MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
These are the operational expenses of the business that aren't directly added to the calculation in the contract.
This miscellaneous cost is usually a lump sum and not listed in detail.

Overhead, Contingencies, and Miscellaneous costs may range from 6% to 12%,
depending on the total estimated direct cost.

PROFESSIONAL FEES
6% - 15% PROFESSIONAL FEE
Depending on the project type and scope of works the Architect and Engineers do,
The professional fee may range from 6% to 15% minimum basic fee.

1% - 15% SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL FEE
Every good designer and constructor charges an additional professional fee
for a special type of service added to the contract.
This fee shall cover all the costs of the hired people, printed plans,
travel expenses, invested time and others.

8% - 10% CONTRACTOR FEE
Depending on the total estimated direct cost of the project,
The contractor fee may range from 8% to 10%
P200 PER HOUR CONSULTATION
The usual minimum Consultation charge of a professional Architect is 200 pesos.
The minimum for Arbitration advice is 500 pesos.

Please know that all these costs and price ranges are flexible.
The price may go higher or lower depending on the project.

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STANDARD BILLING PROGRESS

Each professional bills in a different manner.
This is the billing sequence provided by the Standards of Professional Practice Doc 202

ARCHITECT OF RECORD

P25,000 MOBILIZATION STAGE
Upon signing the service agreement contract,
25,000 pesos is the minimum standard down payment for architects in the Philippines.
This covers all mobilization costs and the time that the architect used to research and study the feasibility of the project.
After this data gathering stage, the architect will render an initial design solution that will meet all the requirements given from the data he gathered.

15% PF
SCHEMATIC DESIGN STAGE
After gathering enough data, the architect will render an initial design solution that will meet all the requirements given from the data he gathered.
A second billing equivalent to 15% (minus the first down payment) of the professional fee is billed.

25%PFDESIGN DEVELOPMENT STAGE
This is the stage when technical drawing sets are produced.
Your architect will bill you the full 25%, before the technical plans are produced.
This billing should cover all the necessary expenses for producing the plans.

50%PFCONTRACT DOCUMENT STAGE
50% of the architect's professional fee shall be payed right after the technical plans are produced, this shall cover the professional fees of the allied engineers.
At this stage your architect/architecture firm should be entitled to 90% of the total professional fee.

10%PFPROJECT COMPLETION
A retaining 10% professional fee shall be held until the project is fully completed.
This fee shall ensure you that the architect will visit the site regularly.

Your architect/architecture firm will inform you any additional fees if necessary.

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ENGINEERS OF RECORD

40%PF
CONTRACT DOCUMENT STAGE
The professional fee of the allied engineers would be around 4% in total of the direct construction cost, or around 40% of your architect's professional fee.

We advice that you work with just one professional (architect) to save up on revision expenses. It is a good practice to allow your architect to pay for the fees of the allied engineers from the single payment he billed from you.

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR
30-50%PFPROJECT COMMENCEMENT
There are several ways to pay your contractor, you may pay through a form of progress billing, lump sum, payment after completion, or other more creative ways. Usually contractors in the Philippines will require a 30-50% down payment before the work starts.

10-50%PF
PROGRESS BILLING
After each accomplished project phase, another recurring payment is billed.
Take note; the larger the project is, the more the billing statements are.

OTHER SUPERVISORS
PER DIEM
Other professionals you hire for the project will have their own daily rates you have to account for.

These presented manner of billings are based on standard professional practices.The professional you choose to hire may have a different manner for billing.

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