Architect fee proposals with Claude: define the scope before pricing
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An architect's fee proposal describes a service and its remuneration. It does not itself price construction work. Claude can prepare the Word document when it receives an explicit scope and amounts selected by the professional.
Define the commission before its price
List phases, deliverables, meetings, exclusions and optional services. Supply identities, administrative references and the proposal number. Do not let the model invent the next number or missing contact details.
The pack supports fixed fees, phase breakdowns and time-based pricing. In France, fees are freely negotiated and the Ordre publishes no indicative fee scale. Use your proposal rather than a supposed official tariff. See architect remuneration, Ordre des architectes.
Separate the base scope from options
Fictional example: 20 hours at €100 excluding tax gives a €2,000 base. An optional five hours at the same rate adds €500. Show the amounts separately and identify whether the option is selected. A €2,500 total describes the commission only if both services are accepted.
Request a table with service, quantity or phase, price and subtotal. Supply billing milestones and revision terms. If VAT is unconfirmed, retain the calculation excluding tax and flag the missing rate; do not automatically adopt the template default.
Review before sending
Check arithmetic, exclusions, validity and alignment between deadlines and deliverables. Word formatting does not establish contractual compliance. Terms must match the actual proposed commission.
For construction costs, use the separate estimate from quantities method. Linking the records can help, while keeping fees, construction budget and optional services clearly identified.