Three consultants, three timings
- Surveyors usually work first: a feature or re-establishment survey often precedes any design, so your line belongs on Stage 1.
- Town planners come in around the planning application, and further information requests can add a second, smaller line.
- Energy assessors usually rate near the end of design, sometimes more than once if the design changes.
How it is planned to work for you
The designer adds your fee to the right stage and invites you to confirm it. When the client pays that stage, your share is planned to be paid straight to you. If you aren’t registered for GST, your invoice is planned to show no GST, and if you aren’t set up yet the designer can choose to receive your share and pass it on (planned disbursement fallback).
Workflow example: one job, three specialists
- Feature and level survey (surveyor)
- A$1,210 · Stage 1
- Planning report and lodgement (town planner)
- A$1,980 · Stage 2
- Response to further information (town planner)
- A$440 · Stage 2 variation
- Energy rating, plus one re-rate (energy assessor)
- A$660 + A$165 · Stage 3
An example of specialist lines on a designer’s schedule, not suggested fees.
Free for consultants
Consultants are planned to use DrafterShare free; the designer’s practice pays the subscription. Everything described here is planned or in development: DrafterShare is pre-launch, and payments will run through a regulated payments provider once live. You can try the workflow now in the live demo with sample data.