# NEC ECC: What exactly should be included within the fee?

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**Created:** [29 October 2019 17:42 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-ecc-what-exactly-should-be-included-within-the-fee/5357 "2019-10-29T17:42:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![anonymous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@anonymous1](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/anonymous1)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2019 17:42 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-ecc-what-exactly-should-be-included-within-the-fee/5357/1 "2019-10-29T17:42:06Z")

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Is there a schedule of what is included in fee percentages, other than everything not in defined cost?

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**Author:** ![Jon\_Broome](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/reachback.builtintelligence.com/jon_broome/32/192_2.png) [@Jon\_Broome](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Jon_Broome)\
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As you say, there is no definition of what is included in the Fee apart from it’s not Defined Cost.

At a high level, it is:  
For options A & B:

- profit,
- head office overheads and
- under NEC3, an allowance for the cost of preparing quotations

For options C, D & E:

- profit,
- head office overheads,
- cost of taking out insurances,
- an allowance for Disallowed Costs.

Under F:

- all costs not subcontracted except for items identified for lump sum payments in Contract Data part 2.