The following table breaks down the estimated cost of engineering services for the project. Ultimately, the table was broken down into personnel, supplies, and travel. The billing rates were decided through local Phoenix engineering salaries and multiplied by a multiplier between 2 and 4%, depending on the position's experience. The billing rates account for overhead costs and profit but continue to offer competitive wages. The travel was separated into two columns to consider the costs of the site visit along with the competition. The total came out to be approximately $90,000.
The following table shows the actual cost of engineering services. Categories 2.0 Supplies and 3.0 Travel remained the same in cost. Category 1.0 Personnel did increase due to the task hours being underestimated during the purposal process. The actual cost of engineering services total cost came out to approximately $131,000.
