06.i 2023 Fee Schedule for Planning Services
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: January 17, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Anne Hurlburt, Interim City Administrator
Re: Approve 2023 Fee Schedule for Planning Services, Bolton & Menk
Action Requested:
Approve Bolton & Menk’s 2023 billing rates for on-call planning services, as follows:
Planner 1 (TJ Hoffer): $126.00
Planner 2 (Nathan Fuerst) $142.00
Senior Planner/Project Manager $182.00
(Jenni Faulkner)
Background:
Beginning January 1, 2023, the city began contracting with Bolton & Menk for planning
services. The rates are within the ranges contained in the 2023 schedule of fees in the approved
contract.
Submitted by Bolton & Menk, Inc. 1
2023 SCHEDULE OF FEES
The following fee schedule is based upon
competent, responsible professional services
and is the minimum, below which adequate
professional standards cannot be maintained.
It is, therefore, to the advantage of both
the professional and the client that fees be
commensurate with the service rendered.
Charges are based on hours spent at hourly
rates in effect for the individuals performing
the work. The hourly rates for principals and
members of the staff vary according to skill
and experience. The current specific billing
rate for any individual can be provided upon
request.
The fee schedule shall apply for the period
through December 31, 2023. These rates may
be adjusted annually thereafter to account
for changed labor costs, inflation, or changed
overhead conditions.
These rates include labor, general business,
and other normal and customary expenses
associated with operating a professional
business. Unless otherwise agreed, the above
rates include vehicle and personal expenses,
mileage, telephone, survey stakes, and
routine expendable supplies; no separate
charges will be made for these activities and
materials. Expenses beyond the agreed scope
of services and non-routine expenses, such as
large quantities of prints, extra report copies,
outsourced graphics and photographic
reproductions, document recording fees,
outside professional and technical assistance,
and other items of this general nature will be
invoiced separately. Rates and charges do not
include sales tax, if applicable.
1 No separate charges will be made for GPS or robotic total stations on Bolton & Menk, Inc.
survey assignments; the cost of this equipment is included in the rates for survey technicians.
*Specialized role not classified above otherwise, incl. graphic design, project communication,
funding support, etc.
**Highly specialized and industry expertise unique to the market or area of discipline.
Employee Classification Hourly Billing
Rates
Senior Project Manager $175-245
Project Manager $145-195
Senior Project Engineer $140-198
Project Engineer $130-185
Design Engineer $110-165
Graduate Engineer $110-145
Senior Planner $115-195
Planner $115-168
Senior Landscape Architect $150-170
Landscape Architect $120-145
Landscape Designer $100-132
Licensed Project Surveyor $160-195
Graduate Surveyor $130-178
Survey Technician $85-165
Senior Technician $110-195
Technician $90-165
Specialist*$95-205
Practice Expert**$225-305
Senior Principal $195-305
Principal $160-235
Administrative/Corporate Specialists $75-120
GPS/Robotic Survey Equipment NO CHARGE
CAD/Computer Usage NO CHARGE
Routine Office Supplies NO CHARGE
Routine Photo Copying/Reproduction NO CHARGE
Field Supplies/Survey Stakes & Equipment NO CHARGE
Mileage NO CHARGE