Architects' guide to fee bidding / M. Paul Nicholson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholson, M. P. (M. Paul), 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architects--Fees.

Architects.

Architectural contracts--Estimates.

Architectural contracts.

Letting of contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Spon Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fee bidding still generates emotive reactions from within many sections of the architectural profession. Fee bidding is not taught in most schools of architecture, so practitioners generally rely on hunches and guesswork. It is these wild card guesses, which exacerbate the poor levels of income for which the architectural profession is renowned. This book introduces practising architects, architectural managers and senior students, to the philosophy and practice of analytical estimating for fees. By means of a detailed case study it illustrates the many problems which may be encountered in the

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Commercial professionalism; Part II Worked examples; Part III The tender trap; Appendix; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-48163-2

1-134-48164-0

1-280-22549-1

9786610225491

0-203-99497-3

9780203994979

OCLC:

259512104