Heitzman Architects Professional Fees
- House Additions and Remodeling Projects: 10% of Construction Costs
- New Custom Houses: 12% of Construction Costs
- Other New Buildings: 7% of Construction Costs
Fees include the following services:
- Site Analysis: With your input, we create a program – a list of functional requirements for the project.
- Building Code and Zoning Analysis
- Measured Drawings
- Schematic Design: Creation of one or more plans which satisfy the program.
- Design Development: Refined plans, elevations of the exterior, preliminary details, and specifications.
- Structural Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering: Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning design.
- Sustainability Analysis
- Electrical Engineering: Power, lighting, telephone, computer network distribution, intercom system, and fire alarm.
- Plumbing Engineering: Sanitary and storm sewer, water, and fire sprinkler.
- 3-Dimensional Physical Study Model or 3D Computer Imaging
- Construction Documents: Drawings and specifications from which the project will be bid and built.
- Quality Control Checking and Peer Review
- Bidding to Three or More General Contractors
- Bid Analysis and Negotiation
- Preparation of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor
- Construction Administration: Meeting with the general contractor and sub-contractors once a week during construction.
- Inspection of Construction, Approval, and Certification of Contractor’s Pay Requests
- Review of Contractors’ Waivers of Lien
- Monitoring Contractor’s Schedule
- Review and Approve Shop Drawings and Samples
- Prepare a Punch List of Work to be Completed
- Issue Certificate of Substantial Completion and Project Close-Out
- Architectural General Consultation: $100.00 per hour
- Feasibility Studies: 2% of project budget
- Interior Design: $150.00 per hour
- Interior Purchasing: 15% of the discounted cost of furniture and materials purchased
- Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineering Consultation: $150.00 – $200.00 per hour
- Construction Cost Estimating: 2% of the construction budget
- Detailed Scale Models: $2,000.00 to $7,000.00
- Colored Photo-Realistic Rendering: $3,000.00
- Boundary Survey: $2,000.00 for a typical house lot
- Civil Engineering: Topographic survey, site grading, and drainage design: $6,000.00 for a typical house
- Soil Boring Analysis $2,000.00 for a typical house – 2 borings
- Testing for Hazardous Materials: $1,500.00
- Review of Contractors’ Qualifications: Included in fee
- Building Permit Standard Plan Review Online Submittal: Included in the fee
- Building Permit Self-Certification for Eligible Chicago Project: $1,000.00
- Historic Research: $100.00 per hour
- Preservation Tax Assessment Freeze Application: $3,000.00
- Residential Remodeling: $200 to $250 per square foot
- Residential Additions (Family Room, Kitchen, and Bathrooms): $200 to $300 per square foot
Cabinets and plumbing fixtures are not usually included in construction costs. Cabinet costs can be $10,000 to $30,000, and appliances can be $7,000 to $25,000, depending on the amount and quality.
No two projects are alike. The cost depends on the complexity, materials selected, and market conditions.
Good Client + Good Architect + Good Contractor = Best Building
Services that may be requested, provided on an individual fee, are the following:
- Architectural General Consultation: $100.00 per hour
- Feasibility Studies: 2% of project budget
- Interior Design: $150.00 per hour
- Interior Purchasing: 15% of the discounted cost of furniture and materials purchased
- Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineering Consultation: $150.00 – $200.00 per hour
- Construction Cost Estimating: 2% of the construction budget
- Detailed Scale Models: $2,000.00 to $7,000.00
- Colored Photo-Realistic Rendering: $3,000.00
- Boundary Survey: $2,000.00 for a typical house lot
- Civil Engineering: Topographic survey, site grading, and drainage design: $6,000.00 for a typical house
- Soil Boring Analysis $2,000.00 for a typical house – 2 borings
- Testing for Hazardous Materials: $1,500.00
- Review of Contractors’ Qualifications: Included in fee
- Building Permit Standard Plan Review Online Submittal: Included in the fee
- Building Permit Self-Certification for Eligible Chicago Project: $1,000.00
- Historic Research: $100.00 per hour
- Preservation Tax Assessment Freeze Application: $3,000.00
Typical cost of construction experienced over the past few years:
- Residential Remodeling: $200 to $250 per square foot
- Residential Additions (Family Room, Kitchen, and Bathrooms): $200 to $300 per square foot
Cabinets and plumbing fixtures are not usually included in construction costs. Cabinet costs can be $10,000 to $30,000, and appliances can be $7,000 to $25,000, depending on the amount and quality.
No two projects are alike. The cost depends on the complexity, materials selected, and market conditions.
Good Client + Good Architect + Good Contractor = Best Building