Project Legal Costs

Construction ITEM DESCRIPTION

This unit cost covers any lawyer time that might be required for a construction project.

Use it if there are any complications to the project that might require consulting with legal counsel.

NOTE-- You normally won't need to use this line item cost to cover unexpected legal time for disputes or other litigation. Those costs can come out of your contingency allowance or general overhead.

Labor Costs

The unit cost contains two hours of professional time. This accounts for the fact that lawyers usually charge about twice as much as architects or other professionals. If the ratio is different in your area, you can adjust the unit cost amount.

In each estimate you'll enter the approximate number of hours needed.

NOTE-- Some early versions of Goldenseal incorrectly had an equipment rate for this item, rather than subcontractor time.

Material Costs

None included.

Places Included

Architect Starter File, Construction Starter File, Developer Starter File, Metric Starter File

Comments

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