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Remodeling Services Fees
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WMU Remodeling Services is the in-house construction company at WMU. The staff, including the planner estimators, interior designer, construction administrator and the trades people are the ones who make your requests come to life. These positions are not directly supported by the University but are alternatively funded by the fees charged for the design, planning and administration of your project in addition to the actual costs of the labor and materials involved.
Remodeling Services operates as a time and material contractor, commonly with a guaranteed maximum cost to the customer and at zero profit. This means that all funds not used for either labor, materials or administrative support are returned to the customer at the end of the project.
In addition to the cost of labor and materials, the following four items are included in the final project budget:
Contingency - Because no one can predict the exact cost of a project, the contingency is a "safety margin" amount that is used to fund unknown tasks during a project which our professionals were unable to identify during the design/estimating phase. This contingency is also commonly used by the customer to support additional work that they identify as their project proceeds. Depending on the project and situation, contingencies range from 5% to 20% and if not used, are always returned to the customer.
General Conditions - This amount, which is commonly 5% of the approved budget, supports various accessory tasks such a material delivery, clean up and disposal of construction debris and is returned to the customer if it is not used.
Administrative fees - This fee is used to support the Remodeling Staff who estimate, plan and direct the construction operations. This fee is normally 5% of the approved project budget. For projects involving in-house labor, this fee is part of the hourly labor costs.
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Design Fees - Project designs are the professional "work product" of the Remodeling Staff and have a significant intrinsic value and thus a corresponding cost. Design Fees support not only the staff Interior Designer but also the efforts of the Planner Estimators and Project Managers during the design phase of each project. This fee is normally 7 ½ % of the approved project budget- see table for details.
| Approved Project Amount |
Admin Fee | Design Fee If Applicable |
|---|---|---|
| Up to $999 | $50.00 | $75.00 |
| $1000 to $1999 | $100.00 | $150.00 |
| $2000 up | 5% | 7.5% |
