Guide to Using the RIBA Professional Services Contracts 2018 - Other - Page 96
Completing an Agreement
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The examples are simply indicative and should never be copied and used without
proper consideration of their suitability for the project or the circumstances. Note the
option to indicate the Client’s agreement by a counter-signature on a second copy
of the letter.
Initial fee proposal
This letter is for a commercial project and is mainly explanatory. It should cover, in less
legal terms, what is involved and highlight the key items from the RIBA Professional
Services Contracts 2018 to enable the Client to see and understand the scope of the
work, fees, terms, etc. as well the items required by the RIBA and ARB Codes.
Figure 5.4.1
Initial fee proposal
Dear ……………
Re: PROJECT TITLE
Thank you for inviting my practice to act as Architect/Consultant for your project.
I would confirm our keen interest in assisting you with this. I confirm that I gave you
a copy of our brochure giving background information about our practice. Other
information can be found at our website www.
.
We would be pleased to provide the necessary architectural services and set out
below our understanding of the prospective appointment, the scope of services to
be provided and a fee proposal.
BRIEF
From our initial discussions the proposal is to
.
The works would include the following:
•
•
•
The property is a
and is located
and
.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Following written instructions to proceed we would provide the following services
to
include RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Stages
:
•
CDM Regulations and Principal Designer role
The CDM Regulations were introduced by the UK Health and Safety Executive
some years ago to reduce the incidence of death and injury in the construction
industry. The current CDM Regulations came into force in 2015 and now apply
to all projects to ensure that the design and detailing of a project and the way it
is executed will as far as possible eliminate risks to contractors and end-users.
Please see the attached Information for Clients which outlines your obligations
under the Act. The RIBA recommends that the default choice for the role of
Principal Designer should be the Architect. We would
to
undertake this role, but for legal reasons we would need to be appointed under a
separate and distinct contract. We can provide further details as necessary.
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