Fee bids drop to 1.8 per cent as 'suicidal' undercutting continues

摘要

Top UK practices are bidding at fee levels as low as 1.8 per cent, prompting professional bodies to step up their efforts to curb undercutting among architects. After last week's revelations about practices making 'suicidal bids' (AJ 02.09.10), quantity surveyor Rider Levett Bucknall released research showing that unsustainably low fee bidding is becoming increasingly common.