Common use of PERCENTAGE OF CONSTRUCTION COST Clause in Contracts

PERCENTAGE OF CONSTRUCTION COST. 6.2.1 When the Project fee is based on a percentage of construction cost, the basic building shall be classified as one (1) of five (5) types. Only the Owner shall be responsible for deciding in which classification the Project falls as indicated in Subparagraph 1.2.2. The building classifications are: Type A: Projects of simple, utilitarian character without complication or detail and with a high degree of repetition, such as parking structures, garages, loft type structures, warehouses (exclusive of automated equipment), industrial buildings and farm structures. Type B: Project of simple character requiring normal attention to design, detail, and with moderate repetition, such as armories, apartments, bakeries, cold storage facilities, exhibition halls, freight facilities, hangers, manufacturing, industrial plants, motels, office buildings (without tenant improvements), packaging and processing plants, printing plants, public markets, roads, skating rinks, and service garages. Type C: Projects of conventional character requiring normal attention to design and detail, complete with complete mechanical and electrical systems, such as bridges, cinema, college classroom facilities, convention facilities, dining halls (institutional), dormitories, fire stations, gymnasiums*, hotels, laundries and cleaning facilities, marinas, nursing homes, office buildings (with tenant improvements), parks, playground and recreational facilities, police stations, post offices, publishing plants, restaurants, schools (elementary and secondary), specialty shops, stadiums, transportation terminals, welfare buildings, neighborhood centers and similar recreational facilities, banks, exchanges and other financial institutions, extended care facilities, libraries, medical schools, medical office facilities and clinics, mental institutions, mortuaries, public health centers, religions facilities, research facilities, central utilities plants, water supply and distribution plants, sewage treatment and underground systems, electrical sub-station and primary and secondary distribution systems. * Simple, prefabricated-pre-engineered, minimum types shall be classified under Classification B. Type D: Projects of specialized character requiring a high degree of skill in design, containing large amounts of complex scientific mechanical and electrical equipment, such as aquariums, auditoriums, airport control towers, art galleries, breweries, college buildings with special facilities, communications buildings, correctional and detention facilities, exposition buildings, hospitals, laboratories, observatories, theaters and veterinary hospitals. All historical facilities requiring complete restoration, except historical facilities being repaired only are a C classification. Type E: Projects of detail character requiring elaborate planning and execution and devoid of repetition, such as mausoleums, memorials, monuments, museums, residences, and specialized decorative buildings.