Section 17300 Of Article 3. Approvals From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee in
amounts as determined by the Department of General Services based on
the estimated cost of the work described in subdivision (a) of
Section 17280, according to the following schedule:
(1) For the first one million dollars ($1,000,000), a fee of not
more than 0.7 percent of the estimated cost.
(2) For all costs in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000), a
fee of not more than 0.6 percent of the estimated cost.
The minimum fee in any case shall be two hundred fifty dollars
($250). If the actual cost exceeds the estimated cost by more than 5
percent, a further fee shall be paid to the Department of General
Services, based on the above schedule and computed on the amount by
which the actual cost exceeds the amount of the estimated cost.
(b) The fees determined pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be paid
in two installments, as specified by the Department of General
Services. The first installment shall be in an amount equal to 70
percent of the estimated cost calculated under subdivision (a), and
shall be paid at the time the application is submitted to the
department. The second installment shall be in an amount equal to 30
percent of the estimated cost calculated under subdivision (a), and
shall be paid no later than five working days after the applicant
accepts the bids for construction of the project for which the fees
are paid. This subdivision shall become operative January 1, 1994.
(c) The fee shall be paid to the Department of General Services,
including, but not limited to, a case in which the application is
referred under Section 17306 to a qualified plan review firm.