Comparison of
Construction Management
and Program Management
Fees
2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................3
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......................................................................................................................................4
A NOTE ON DATA AND PRESENTATION............................................................................................................6
SURVEY FINDINGS.............................................................................................................................................7
Survey Respondent Characteristics........................................................................................................................ 7
Fees Analysis...............................................................................................................................................................12
Project Characteristics.............................................................................................................................................17
Fee Type Used.............................................................................................................................................................18
Basis for Estimating Fees.........................................................................................................................................20
Project Role..................................................................................................................................................................21
Project Activities........................................................................................................................................................23
Delivery Method........................................................................................................................................................24
Construction Sector..................................................................................................................................................27
Project Owner/Customer Type .............................................................................................................................29
Project Type.................................................................................................................................................................31
Criteria for Incentives or Award Fees...................................................................................................................32
Direct and Indirect Costs.........................................................................................................................................35
APPENDIX OVERALL CM/PM FEE SUMMARY................................................................................................ 39
Overall...........................................................................................................................................................................40
Midwest.......................................................................................................................................................................42
Northeast.....................................................................................................................................................................43
South.............................................................................................................................................................................44
West..............................................................................................................................................................................45
International...............................................................................................................................................................46
Residential...................................................................................................................................................................47
Commercial.................................................................................................................................................................48
Industrial......................................................................................................................................................................49
Institutional................................................................................................................................................................50
Non-Building..............................................................................................................................................................51
Construction Management Association of America.....................................................................................52
FMI.................................................................................................................................................................................52
Notes.............................................................................................................................................................................53
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
GRAPHICS
Table 1: Number of participating organizations and
project submittals.......................................................................... 7
Chart 16: Project distribution by project delivery
method............................................................................................24
Table 2: Participating organization type details................... 7
Chart 17: Project delivery method by project owner........24
Chart 1: Respondent organization distribution.................... 7
Chart 18: Project delivery method by construction
sector...............................................................................................25
Table 3: Total employment details............................................ 8
Chart 2: Respondent organizational employment
range.................................................................................................. 8
Table 4: CM/PM employment details...................................... 8
Table 5: Annual project count details....................................... 9
Chart 3: Respondent organization annual construction
project involvement...................................................................... 9
Chart 4: Respondent organization annual revenue...........10
Table 6: Annual revenue details...............................................10
Table 7: Annual CM/PM service provider organization
revenue............................................................................................10
Chart 5: Approximate number of projects and annual
revenue per employee................................................................11
Table 16: Typical CM/PM Fees by project delivery
method............................................................................................26
Table 17: Project distribution by construction sector
and segment..................................................................................27
Chart 20: Typical CM/PM fees by construction sector......28
Table 18: Typical CM/PM fees by construction sector.......28
Chart 21: Project distribution by project owner.................29
Table 19: Typical CM/PM fees by project owner.................29
Chart 22: Typical CM/PM fees by project owner.................30
Chart 23: Project type.................................................................31
Chart 6: Distribution of all reported fees..............................12
Chart 24: Typical CM/PM fees by project type.....................31
Table 8: Participating organization type...............................14
Table 20: Typical CM/PM fees by project type.....................31
Chart 7: Typical CM/PM fees by organization type............14
Chart 25: Frequency of incentive of award fees for
project goals and criteria...........................................................32
Table 9: Annual revenue.............................................................15
Chart 8: Typical CM/PM fees by annual revenue................15
Table 10: Total employment.....................................................16
Chart 9: Typical CM/PM fees by total employment...........16
Table 11: Project characteristics..............................................17
Chart 10: Project distribution by fee type.............................18
Chart 11: Project distribution by fee type segmented
by organization type and industry sector.............................18
Chart 12: Typical CM/PM fees by fee type............................19
Chart 26: Criteria for incentive or award fees by respondent
organization...................................................................................32
Chart 27: Specific sustainability goal project inclusion,
including segmentations...........................................................33
Chart 28: Typical CM/PM fees by incentive or award
fees and sustainability goals.....................................................34
Table 21: Typical CM/PM fees by incentive or award
fees and sustainability goals.....................................................34
Table 22: Total cost structure breakdown.............................35
Table 12: Typical CM/PM Fees by fee type............................19
Chart 29: Greatest Benefits Received By Owners From
Professional CM/PM....................................................................35
Chart 13: Project distribution by basis for
estimating fee...............................................................................20
Chart 30: Greatest Benefits, comparison of owner/
service provider responses.........................................................36
Chart 14: Project distribution by project role......................21
Chart 31: Greatest challenges/concerns about
professional CM/PM....................................................................37
Chart 15: Typical CM/PM fees by project role......................21
Table 13: Typical CM/PM fees by project role......................22
Table 14: Frequency of project activities performed by
project role.....................................................................................22
Table 15: Project activities.........................................................23
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Chart 19: Typical CM/PM fees by project delivery
method............................................................................................25
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Chart 32: Greatest challenges/concerns, comparison
of owner/service provider responses.....................................37
Chart 33: Core CM/PM functions or enhancements.........38