Terms and Conditions of Use
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- ENTIRE AGREEMENT
- SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED
- COMPENSATION
- ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- An additional setout drafting fee may apply if the plans are of poor quality, faxed, contain errors or are incorrectly dimensioned, written dimensions’ conflict with the DWG dimensions, the lot dimensions are incorrect or if we need additional information to resolve the final setout dimensions.
- Additional fees may apply regarding boundary definition in older areas (generally more than 10 years old) or where survey marks are disturbed or missing or where an identification survey has been performed on the site by another surveyor. The additional fees are to purchase additional survey plans and to carry out extra survey work, checks and calculations as necessary. B Surveyed may insist upon undertaking an identification survey prior to commencing a setout, if there is any concern in relation to determining the boundaries, particularly in older areas or where building on or near the boundary increases the risk of encroachment or in any situation that attracts a higher level of risk.
- Cadastral Boundaries; some areas may require additional fees to orientate the site features to the cadastral boundaries or check existing fencing.
- This quote does not include the situation where any encroachments are found in the course of the identification survey. In accordance with Section 18 of the Survey and Mapping Regulation 2014, encroachment letters will be drafted and sent to the parties involved with a copy of the survey plan showing the location and extent of the encroachment. This will add an additional cost of $250 + GST to the fee quoted.
- Should bplanned and surveyed expose significant differences while undertaking the identification survey between our measured boundary dimensions and the original deed dimensions, bplanned and surveyed reserve the right to withdraw our engagement and renegotiate our fee structure. bplanned and survey will notify you immediately should there be significant additional work and cost required to finalise the boundary reinstatement of your lot’s boundaries.
- If the structure is to be set out is within 250mm of a boundary. Due to the higher risk associated with building a structure on or near the boundary, where even minor differences may be critical and will need additional work to be able to complete the survey
- Site address or survey plan details are incorrect or incomplete.
- Additional copies of our products or other supporting information are required
- Amendments required to completed plans (not including any corrections required)
- The AHD contract price only covers those sites within 1Km of a Permanent Survey Mark (PSM), sites greater than 1km from a PSM and where GPS may not be suitable, additional fees will apply, to determine AHD.
- Survey work to be carried out on steep lots (to be assessed by the surveyor)
- Survey work to be carried out on large lots over 1,200m²
- Survey works to be carried out on multi-level pads
- Survey works to be carried out on heavily-vegetated sites and/or boundaries and structures are obstructed from view
- Town Planning Fixed Fees. Any work required to be undertaken outside the scope of works outlined will be charged in accordance with our hourly fee schedule. This work will not commence without your prior verbal/written approval unless such work is deemed to have a detrimental impact on the proposed development. You will be contacted immediately to discuss any out of scope items identified. Examples of this would be, but not limited to;
- RiskSMART Applications. The quote is provided after a preliminary review of the plans/discussions with the client suggesting that the application may be suitable to be lodged through RiskSMART. We will prepare an email to the RiskSMART team providing all required justifications up front. Once we receive the final plans we will review them, and if we believe there are going to be any issues we will prepare an email to the RiskSMART team providing all required justifications up front. This will establish whether RiskSMART will accept the designs as they are or whether we need to make some changes so that they are considered acceptable.Should the proposed development not be accepted as a RiskSMART application and you do not want to change the designs to suit RiskSMART assessment, we can provide you with an amended fee proposal to lodge the application through the normal development assessment process.
- Consultants fees. We will advise on which consultants are required and recommend the consultants only. You will need to arrange the quote/s and directly engage the other consultants who would need to be commissioned separately (As indicated by a YES in the Client Responsible for Payment column of the Reimbursable Expenses table). Their terms and agreements will be included as part of their fee proposal.
- Accuracy of Consultant’s Work. The checking of the other consultant’s work for accuracy or technical appropriateness. This remains the responsibility of the other consultants.
- Coordination of Consultants’ and/or Client’s Work. Coordination of work performed directly by the Client or work performed by consultants hired by the Client, including but not limited to Civil/Hydraulic Engineers, Architects/Building Designers, Landscape Architects, etc., shall be considered Additional Services.
- External Consultant Advice. Any required external consultant advice.
- Reimbursable Expenses. Reimbursable expenses shall include, but not be limited to, fees paid to authorities (local, state or federal), consultants’ fees, postage, couriers, long distance travel expenses, mileage, accommodation, meals and/or other project related out-of-pocket expenses (As indicated by a YES in the Paid by Us – to be reimbursed by the Client column of the Reimbursable Expenses table). Items shall be reimbursed to bplanned & surveyed at cost plus ten percent (10%), unless a specific cost is listed below:Travel mileage rate (2017/2018 Financial Year) $0.78 per kilometre
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Reimbursable item or expense Client responsible for payment Paid by us – to be reimbursed by the Client Included in our fee Fees, taxes, levies or charges paid to authorities (local, state or federal) YES – – Fees required for any relevant searches i.e. Titles, Survey Plans, etc – YES – Fees for other consultants engaged by you YES – – Telephone calls other than local – – YES Postage and courier services – YES – Provision of hard copy documents other than to you for your own use – YES – Travel – Site visits, Council pre-lodgement meetings & client meetings – – YES Parking costs – YES – Long Distance Travel – mileage, accommodation, meals, etc (greater than 2Hrs travel time from Brisbane CBD) – YES – Newspaper advertisements for public notification YES – – Public notification signage printing costs, etc – YES – - Authorities Fees, Taxes, Levies or Charges. The Client is responsible for paying all local, state or federal, fees, taxes, levies or charges directly to the authority as per the authority’s tax invoice/ fee quote forms (As indicated by a YES in the Client Responsible for Payment column of the Reimbursable Expenses table). Their terms will be included as part of their Tax Invoice / fee quote forms.
- Fees for Additional Services. bplanned & surveyed may provide Additional Services beyond those listed in the Quote by a negotiated sum or on an hourly basis charged in accordance with the hourly rates schedule outlined above. This work will not commence without your prior approval unless such work is deemed to have a detrimental impact on the proposed development. You will be contacted immediately to discuss any out of scope items identified. Hourly rates specified below are valid for one (1) year from the 1st July 2017 at which point they will be increased to reflect market conditions, employee benefits and salary compensation.
SURVEY HOURLY RATES SCHEDULE POSITION HELD FEE # Director (Cadastral Surveyor) 220 Survey Manager 180 Field Surveyor (including Vehicle and Total Station) 135 Surveyor (Office Calculations) 110 Survey Draftsman 100 TOWN PLANNING HOURLY RATES & DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE POSITION HELD FEE # Director 220 Principle Town Planner 200 Senior Town Planner 180 Town Planner 155 Graduate Town Planner 110 Plan Sealing Officer 75 - CLIENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES
- SCHEDULE
- OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
- PUBLICITY
- INSURANCE, IMDEMNITY AND LIMITATIONS
- STANDARD OF PRACTICE
- ASSUMPTIONS
- DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
