§ 22-3-917 - Employment of architect -- Fees.
22-3-917. Employment of architect -- Fees.
(a) (1) The Arkansas Building Authority is authorized to employ an architect to prepare plans, specifications, and estimates of cost for the construction of the Arkansas Justice Building and to supervise and inspect the construction.
(2) The authority and the architect shall advise with the members of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General, the Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Arkansas Public Service Commission concerning the plans and specifications for the construction.
(b) (1) The fees or commissions of the architect shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the total construction cost, and none of the fees or commissions shall be due and payable until the construction contracts shall have been awarded and then only to the extent of sixty percent (60%) of the total amount of the fees or commissions.
(2) The remainder of the architect's fees or commissions shall be due and payable as the construction work progresses.