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JCI's Gravy Train

It has been claimed that the compensation for Johnson Controls will be just 2% of the construction costs in recent letters to the editor. But here is the compensation for Johnson Controls as it is taken from  the Master Agreement signed by School Board Chair, Ann Wasson. The rest of the Board did not see this agreement before it was signed, contrary to the Board's usual practice which is to have each contract printed in the Agenda before approval.

Good luck figuring out how much JCI will earn by the end of the project. 

From the Master Agreement, ATTACHMENT C page 1 of 2: 

3.0% Compensation For Basic Services as described in Attachment D, 
Johnson Controls' compensation shall be computed as follows: 

3.1 For Renovations, repairs, or remodels:                                 

3.1.1 Compensation for Program Management computed at 2% of the total Construction Cost. 

3.1.2 Plus compensation for Architectural Services computed at 8% of the related Architectural Construction Cost, and not total Construction Cost. 

3.1.3 Plus compensation for Engineering Services computed at 9.5% of the related Engineering Construction Cost, and not the total Construction Cost. 

3.1.4 Plus compensation for Commissioning Services computed at 2.5% of the related Commissioning Construction Costs, and not total Construction Costs. 

3.1.5 Plus, for projects that utilize Construction Management where the Construction Manager is not the Constructor and where the mechanical portion of the project is less than 60% of the total Construction Cost, compensation for Construction Management Services computed at 5% of the total Construction Cost. 

from ATTACHMENT C page 2 of 2: 

3.2    For New Construction: 

3.2.1 Compensation for Program Management computed at 2% of the total Construction Cost. 

3.2.2 Plus compensation for Architectural Services computed at 7% of the related Architectural Construction Cost, and not total Construction Cost. 

3.2.3 Plus compensation for Engineering Services computed at 8.5% of the related Engineering Construction Cost, and not the total Construction Cost. 

3.2.4
Plus compensation for Commissioning Services computed at 2.5% of the related Commissioning Construction Costs, and not total Construction Costs. 

3.2.5 Plus, for projects that utilize Construction Management where the Construction Manager is not the Constructor, compensation for Construction Management Services computed at 4% of the total Construction Cost. 

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