Fee proposal generator

Working demo

Area and budget in, an indicative fee out: the NZIA complexity-vs-cost bands, a per-m² estimate and the stage split in one step. The maths works; the rates are demo figures.

Project

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Floor area (m²)

Construction cost

At $5,200/m², 285 m² ≈ $1.5M.

NZIA complexity class

Alteration / extension (+2% loading)

Indicative fee

Class III · General accommodation

$115,500– $156,750

7.0%–9.5% of $1,650,000 construction cost.

Stage breakdown

Concept (hourly until pinned down)$11,550 – $15,675

Preliminary design$17,325 – $23,513

Developed design$23,100 – $31,350

Detailed design & consent documentation$40,425 – $54,863

Contract administration / observation$23,100 – $31,350

Auto-filled project section

sample text

Site: Centennial Avenue, Arrowtown

Council: Queenstown Lakes District Council.

District plan: zone, building height, setback and site-coverage standards for the address.

Overlays: landscape, natural-hazard and coastal overlays to check for the site.

Climate zone: the H1 climate zone for the site, which sets the insulation R-values.

Sample text. In production this section would be filled from the council's district plan for this address, which is currently done by hand. Human-in-the-loop: confirm each line before it goes in the proposal.