The opposite of stimulus

Still in Chicago – the Tribune has a great architecture blog – the council there (still under Mayor Daley) has decided to ask architects and others to reduce their fees on current contracts by 10%. That’s after asking for a 2% drop last year. Tough huh? Especially so because the council’s, “challenging procurement, permitting and payment process already represents a financial burden to many architecture and design firms”, according to the AIA’s local VP.

It’s voluntary, but the article quotes someone warning of, “the ramifications of not accepting these conditions with respect to future project selections and client relationships”.

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Posted by Peter on 15.05.10 in practice