Interior finishout architect cost

What should I be paying for an architect to finish out an interior of a shell office building. The scope includes Test Fit, Pricing Plan, CDs, MEP CD's.

Is there a rule of thumb that should govern what the architect should be paid on a project like this? What would standard per sq foot price be fore CD's for standard office and medical office?

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I'm doing a white-box corporate interior with a smaller arch firm and we are at approx $5.50/SF all-in for arch fees. Includes test fit through full furniture coordination, MEP, CDs, CA. Comparatively I had a bid from a big-name firm that would have been around $8.50/SF. (20k SF space

Call up a few arch firms that specialize in medical office and ask for a range. They are probably going to tell you it varies depending on the tenants use/complexity but should be able to give you something to go with.

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This is spec suite build-out in a new office building in North Dallas. We have quotes from the architect firm that designed the building. Just wanted to compare their prices for this phase vs the market. The spec suites are not medical office.

 

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