Hiring a design team Part 3: design fees

Design fees should reflect the time spent to achieve the level of detail, expertise, and project involvement from inception to completion of your project. The scope of service is a detailed description of what will be provided in the fee quoted by design professionals. Fixed fees can be assessed for a clearly defined project and scope of service. Fixed fees quoted for services to be rendered eliminate additional hourly "billing" for services that are not included in the proposal. Miscellaneous or additional charges can be a reason for discrepancies in design fees. These can include printing/mailing costs, phone calls, travel to the job site, and more. Design offered through equipment dealers is paid for through your dental equipment purchase. Typically, fees are not quoted and are qualified as "free" based on a sizeable purchase commitment.