1. (1) The “Schedule of Basic Fee Rates” is graduated by project cost and categorized by building groups defined in 355-14-1.10-(2).

   COST OF WORK	FEE IN PERCENTAGE
   BUILDING GROUP
   I	II	III	IV	V
   Up to $100,000	8.0	9.0	10.0	11.0	12.0
   100,001 to 200,000	7.0	8.0	9.0	10.0	11.0
   100,001 to 200,000	6.0	7.0	8.0	9.0	10.0
   300,001 to 400,000	5.9	6.9	7.9	8.9	9.9
   400,001 to 500,000	5.8	6.8	7.8	8.8	9.8
   500,001 to 600,000	5.7	6.7	7.7	8.7	9.7
   600,001 to 700,000	5.6	6.6	7.6	8.6	9.6
   700,001 to 800,000	5.5	6.5	7.5	8.5	9.5
   800,001 to 900,000	5.4	6.4	7.4	8.4	9.4
   900,001 to 1,000,000	5.3	6.3	7.3	8.3	9.3
   1,000,001 to 1,250,000	5.2	6.2	7.2	8.2	9.2
   1,250,001 to 1,500,000	5.1	6.1	7.1	8.1	9.1
   1,500,001 to 1,750,000	5.0	6.0	7.0	8.0	9.0
   1,750,001 to 2,000,000	4.9	5.9	6.9	7.9	8.9
   2,000,001 to 2,500,000	4.8	5.8	6.8	7.8	8.8
   2,500,001 to 3,000,000	4.7	5.7	6.7	7.7	8.7
   3,000,001 to 3,500,000	4.6	5.6	6.6	7.6	8.6
   3,500,001 to 4,000,000	4.5	5.5	6.5	7.5	8.5
   4,000,001 to 5,000,000	4.4	5.4	6.4	7.4	8.4
   5,000,001 to 6,000,000	4.3	5.3	6.3	7.3	8.3
   6,000,001 to 8,000,000	4.2	5.2	6.2	7.2	8.2
   8,000,001 to 10,000,000	4.1	5.1	6.1	7.1	8.1
   10,000,001 to 12,000,000	4.0	5.0	6.0	7.0	8.0
   12,000,001 to 14,000,000	3.9	4.9	5.9	6.9	7.9
   14,000,001 to 16,000,000	3.8	4.8	5.8	6.8	7.8
   16,000,001 to 18,000,000	3.7	4.7	5.7	6.7	7.7
   16,000,001 to 18,000,000	3.6	4.6	5.6	6.6	7.6
   16,000,001 to 18,000,000	3.5	4.5	5.5	6.5	7.5
   22,000,001 to 24,000,00	3.4	4.4	5.4	6.4	7.4
   24,000,001 to 27,000,000	3.3	4.3	5.3	6.3	7.3
   27,000,001 to 30,000,000	3.2	4.2	5.2	6.2	7.2
   30,000,001 to 33,000,000	3.1	4.1	5.1	6.1	7.1
   33,000,001 to 36,000,000	3.0	4.0	5.0	6.0	7.0
   36,000,001 to 39,000,000	2.9	3.9	4.9	5.9	6.9
   39,000,001 to 42,000,000	2.8	3.8	4.8	5.8	6.8
   42,000,001 to 46,000,000	2.7	3.7	4.7	5.7	6.7
   46,000,001 to 50,000,000	2.6	3.6	4.6	5.6	6.6
   50,000,001 to and over	2.5	3.5	4.5	5.5	6.5

2. (2) BUILDING GROUPS:

   1. (a) Group I: Industrial buildings without special facilities, parking structures and repetitive garages, simple loft type structures, warehouses exclusive of automated equipment, and other similar utilitarian type buildings
   2. (b) Group II: Armories, apartments, cold storage facilities, dormitories, exhibition halls, hangers, manufacturing/industrial plants, office buildings without tenant improvements , printing plants, public markets, and service garages.

   3. (c) Group III:

      1. 1. College classroom facilities, convention facilities, correctional and detention facilities, extended care facilities, gymnasiums (simple, prefabricated- pre-engineered, minimum types shall be classified under Group II), hospitals, institutional dining halls, laboratories, libraries, medical schools, medical office facilities and clinics, mental institutions, office buildings with tenant improvements, parks, playground and recreational facilities, police stations, public health centers, research facilities, schools (elementary and secondary), stadiums, and welfare buildings.
      2. 2. Also, central utilities plants, water supply and distribution plants, sewage treatment and underground systems, electrical sub-stations and primary and secondary distribution systems, roads, bridges and major site improvements when performed as independent projects. When any or all of these types of improvements are incidental to an overall plan of architectural development they will be grouped with the basic architectural service of the overall project unless stated otherwise in the agreement.
   4. (d) Group IV: Aquariums, auditoriums, art galleries, college buildings with special facilities, communications buildings, special schools, theaters and similar facilities.
   5. (e) Group V: Residences and specialized decorative buildings unless otherwise stated in the agreement. Custom designed furnishings shall be categorized in Group V except when considered incidental to the basic architectural service for a building.

Author: Stedmann B. McCollough, Director

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §41-9-141.

History: Repealed and Repealed: Filed August 29, 1997; effective October 3, 1997.