Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 20 - Bureau of Public Water Supply
Subpart 72 - Public Water Supply
Chapter 5 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT RURAL WATER ASSOCIATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM
Subchapter 5 - Recommended Allowances for Planning, Design and Construction Phase Professional Services
Rule 15-20-72-5.5.3 - General Guidance for Use of the Allowance Tables

Current through September 24, 2024

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 estimated allowances are to be based on the estimate of the initial allowable building cost from the Subgrant Agreement, Attachment B.

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

Normal to Difficult

Grant Administration

Normal to Difficult

Other Services

Normal to Difficult

Total Allowance for Professional Services

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%

House Bill 1421, 2022 Regular Session

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