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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Weber" data-source="post: 17786" data-attributes="member: 114">Re: Working for CheapHow about this, <a href="http://rsmeans.reedconstructiondata.com/bookdetailed.aspx?CouponCode=IGOG-2001&amp;gclid=CNjz0b6O56YCFaZl7Aod-Ubu0g" target="_blank">http://rsmeans.reedconstructiondata.com/bookdetailed.aspx?CouponCode=IGOG-2001&amp;gclid=CNjz0b6O56YCFaZl7Aod-Ubu0g</a>?&nbsp; This has been a standard resource for estimating in the construction industry based on standardized costs for many years.&nbsp; What makes it different than price fixing is that it is the costs normally charged setting the standard and not the standard setting the costs, but it certainly is a form of pricing guideline.&nbsp; Similar with many industry compensation surveys, they reflect what is being charged and not what should be charged.There is a difference between establishing what it is a standard cost or be compensation based on the market and establishing practices that enforce applying specific costs or compensation.&nbsp; I believe that everyone here and/or all the related associations and industry groups could get together and establish what typical or &#039;standard&#039; service costs and staff compensation are for the industry and publish that, many industries do this.&nbsp; What can not be done is for those individuals or groups to work together to set pricing or compensation levels to be implemented by all involved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brad Weber, post: 17786, member: 114"] Re: Working for Cheap How about this, [url="rsmeans.reedconstructiondata.com/bookdetailed.aspx?CouponCode=IGOG-2001&gclid=CNjz0b6O56YCFaZl7Aod-Ubu0g"]http://rsmeans.reedconstructiondata.com/bookdetailed.aspx?CouponCode=IGOG-2001&gclid=CNjz0b6O56YCFaZl7Aod-Ubu0g[/url]? This has been a standard resource for estimating in the construction industry based on standardized costs for many years. What makes it different than price fixing is that it is the costs normally charged setting the standard and not the standard setting the costs, but it certainly is a form of pricing guideline. Similar with many industry compensation surveys, they reflect what is being charged and not what should be charged. There is a difference between establishing what it is a standard cost or be compensation based on the market and establishing practices that enforce applying specific costs or compensation. I believe that everyone here and/or all the related associations and industry groups could get together and establish what typical or 'standard' service costs and staff compensation are for the industry and publish that, many industries do this. What can not be done is for those individuals or groups to work together to set pricing or compensation levels to be implemented by all involved. [/QUOTE]

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