15 MAC Pt. 20, R. 5.5.3
General Guidance for Use of the Allowance Tables
Cite as 15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 20, R. 5.5.3
General Guidance for Use of the Allowance Tables.
The estimated and final allowances will be determined in accordance with this Subchapter.
All allowance percentages will be calculated to four decimal places using linear interpolation.
The allowance amount is computed by applying the resulting total allowance percentage to the
initial allowable building cost, which is the initial award amount of all prime contracts for
construction, equipment, supplies, and testing of the project.
The estimated allowances are to be based on the estimate of the initial allowable building cost
from the facilities plan Subgrant Agreement, Attachment B. The final allowances will be
determined one time only for each project, based on the initial allowable as bid cost, and will
not be adjusted for subsequent cost increases or decreases.
Following execution of the Grant agreement, the Grant recipient may request and receive
payment for the facilities planning and design allowance and the allowance for construction
phase professional services, in accordance with the procedures described in Rule 5.3.21.3 of
these regulations. Advances of allowances will not be provided.
Table 1
Recommended Allowances for Facilities Planning and Design
Allowable Building
Cost
Allowances as a Percentage of Building Cost Based Upon the
Difficulty of the Project
Normal to Difficult
$50,000 or less
11.7500% to 13.2000%
$100,000
10.7500% to 12.2000%
$150,000
10.0700% to 11.2519%
$200,000
9.4000% to 10.5000%
$300,000
8.7000% to 9.8042%
$400,000
8.3000% to 9.6312%
$500,000
8.0000% to 9.4417%
$600,000
7.8000% to 9.1467%
$700,000
7.7000% to 9.0297%
$800,000
7.5000% to 8.8089%
$900,000
7.4000% to 8.7472%
$1,000,000
7.2500% to 8.5673%
$1,100,000
7.1030% to 8.3911%
$1,200,000
6.9600% to 8.2185%
$1,300,000
6.8200% to 8.0495%
$1,400,000
6.6800% to 7.8840%
$1,500,000 or
greater
6.5400% to 7.7219%
Table 2
Recommended Allowances for Construction Phase Professional Services
Allowances as a Percentage of Building Cost
Based Upon the Difficulty of the Project
Estimated
Building Cost
Engineering
Services
Grant
Administration
Other
Services
Total Allowance for
Professional Services
Normal to Difficult
Normal to
Difficult
Normal to
Difficult
Normal to
Difficult
$50,000 or less
6.4400% to
11.7250%
2.0700% to
3.7688%
0.6900% to
1.2563%
9.2000% to 16.7500%
$100,000
5.7400% to
11.725%
1.8450% to
3.7688%
0.6150% to
1.2563%
8.2000% to 16.7500%
$150,000
5.2850% to
11.725%
1.6988% to
3.7688%
0.5663% to
1.2563%
7.5500% to 16.7500%
$200,000
4.8300% to
9.9400%
1.5525% to
3.1950%
0.5175% to
1.0650%
6.9000% to 14.2000%
$300,000
4.4100% to
8.1690%
1.4175% to
2.6258%
0.4725% to
0.8753%
6.3000% to 11.6700%
$400,000
4.0600% to
7.2800%
1.3050% to
2.3400%
0.4350% to
0.7800%
5.8000% to 10.4000%
$500,000
3.8150% to
6.5800%
1.2263% to
2.1150%
0.4088% to
0.7050%
5.4500% to 09.4000%
$600,000
3.5700% to
5.9500%
1.1475% to
1.9125%
0.3825% to
0.6375%
5.1000% to 08.5000%
$700,000
3.4300% to
5.4600%
1.1025% to
1.7550%
0.3675% to
0.5850%
4.9000% to 07.8000%
$800,000
3.2900% to
5.0400%
1.0575% to
1.6200%
0.3525% to
0.5400%
4.7000% to 07.2000%
$900,000
3.2200% to
4.6690%
1.0350% to
1.5008%
0.3450% to
0.5003%
4.6000% to 06.6700%
$1,000,000
3.1500% to
4.4800%
1.0125% to
1.4400%
0.3375% to
0.4800%
4.5000% to 06.4000%
$1,100,000
3.0815% to
4.2986%
0.9905% to
1.3817%
0.3302% to
0.4606%
4.4022% to 06.1409%
$1,200,000
3.0146% to
4.1246%
0.9690% to
1.3258%
0.3230% to
0.4419%
4.3066% to 5.8923%
$1,300,000
2.9492% to
3.9577%
0.9479% to
1.2721%
0.3160% to
0.4240%
4.2131% to 5.6538%
$1,400,000
2.8852% to
3.7975%
0.9274% to
1.2206%
0.3091% to
0.4069%
4.1217% to 5.4250%
$1,500,000 or
greater
2.8226% to
3.6438%
0.9073% to
1.1712%
0.3024% to
0.3904%
4.0323% to 5.2054%