The owner shall not lower the design fee, increase the workload, shorten the design period as the pre-condition for the issuance of the bid award notification.

招标人不得以压低设计费、增加工作量、缩短设计周期等作为发出中标通知书的条件。

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During the construction of this project, if there is any adjustment in budgetary estimate, the design fee will also be adjusted correspondingly.

工程建设期间如遇概算调整，则设计费也应做相应调整。

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Herman started bidding on jobs, sometimes taking a design fee and sometimes a percentage of sales.

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Apple using that design without paying a fee is clearly trying to use for free what someone else is already paying for.

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The fixed fee model works for design stages with easily defined goals that are unlikely to change, while parts with less clear objectives are better served via time and materials.

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