SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM BASIC FEE

PART A Minimum Compensation For Civil Engineer as Prime Professional. When the Civil Engineer
assumes overall coordination including architectural and other engineering services, the Engineer is a prime
professional.

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Group I Simple structures such as lofts, warehouses, garages, sheds, market buildings, and
comparable projects of one but not more than two stories.

Project Construction Cost

P10 million and less

P600,000 plus 5.5% in excess of P10 million

Over P20 million to P30 million

P1,150,000 plus 4.5% in excess of P20 million

P1,600,000 plus 3.5% in excess of P30 million

Group II Buildings of 3 stories up to 14 stories, towers, tanks, exhibition buildings, memorials,

industrial buildings, simple bridges, low dams, piers, wharves, bins and silos and comparable projects.

Project Construction Cost

P10 million and less

Minimum Basic Fees

7%

Over P10 million to P20 million

P700,000 plus 6.5% in excess of P10 million

Over P20 million to P30 million

P1,350,000 plus 5.5% in excess of P20 million

Over P30 million

1.

6%

Over P10 million to P20 million

Over P30 million

1.

Minimum Basic Fees

P1,900,000 plus 4.5% in excess of P30 million

Group III Buildings with fifteen (15) or more floors, long span and complex bridges, high dams,
major port works, power plants and other complex structures not covered in Groups I and II.

Project Construction Cost

P10 million and less

Minimum Basic Fees

8%

Over P10 million to P20 million

P800,000 plus 7.5% in excess of P10 million

Over P20 million to P30 million

P1,550,000 plus 6.5% in excess of P20 million

Over P30 million

P2,200,000 plus 5.5% in excess of P30 million

If the Civil Engineer is not the prime professional for the above groups but renders basic Civil Engineering
services only, his fee shall be a minimum of 25% of the prime professional fee.

PART B Minimum Compensation For Civil Engineer as Professional Not Prime. When the Civil
Engineer renders basic Engineering Design Services, only his fee shall be as follows:

1.

Group IV Hotels, large apartment buildings, office buildings, shopping centers, store buildings,
resorts, hospitals, and comparable projects.

Project Construction Cost

P10 million and less

1.05%

Over P10 million to P20 million

P105,000 plus 0.975% in excess of P10 million

Over P20 million to P30 million

P202,500 plus 0.825% of in excess of P20 million

Over P30 million

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Minimum Basic Fees

P285,000 plus 0.675% in excess of P30 million

Structures not falling in any group shall be classified into Group III.

Minimum Compensation for Civil Engineers for rendering the following services.
Professional Fees

1.

Value Engineering 25% of Professional Fee + 25% of savings

1.

Expert Witness P2,000/appearance

Minimum Compensation for Civil Engineers rendering Academic Services

Teaching part-time or full time basis

1.

BS degree holder P75/hr P150/hr

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Master degree holder P150/hr P250/hr

1.

Doctorate Degree holder P250/hr P400/hr

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Lecturer (PICE-CPD) P500/hr

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Conducting tutorial/refresher courses P500/hr

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Resource Speaker P500/hr

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Writer/Author P3,000/article

Source: PICE, Manual of Professional Practice for Civil Engineers 2nd Edition October 2003