# Consultant Coordination - Basic versus Supplemental Service
**URL:** https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/consultant-coordination-basic-versus-supplemental-service/4598
**Category:** Project Management
**Created:** [September 27, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/consultant-coordination-basic-versus-supplemental-service/4598 "2022-09-27T22:26:47Z")
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### Author:  [@coachchristinaassmann](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/coachchristinaassmann)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/consultant-coordination-basic-versus-supplemental-service/4598/1 "2022-09-27T22:26:47Z")
Coordinating **with** owner’s consultants is a **basic service** _(B101, 3.1.2)_. The owner’s consultants (civil and landscaping) are designing the outside of the building, and the architect must coordinate **with** them to, for example, make sure the front door elevation is at the proper height. There’s no additional fee for this.
‘Coordinating the owner’s consultants’ is a **supplemental service** - this goes a step beyond what’s described above. This means taking on the administration of those consultant’s contracts - their schedule, paying them, etc. That’s what _4.1.1.20_ is talking about. The architect takes on additional liability by doing this - they’re now responsible if the consultant doesn’t perform according to the contract, if they require additional fees to complete their scope of work, etc. That’s what the additional fee covers.
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### Author:  [@coachchristinaassmann](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/coachchristinaassmann)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/consultant-coordination-basic-versus-supplemental-service/4598/2 "2023-01-16T00:04:44Z")
Hello everyone who attended today’s workshop. I just wanted to follow up on the Consultant Question in Part 2 of the workshop. There is a very nuanced difference between what constitutes Basic and Supplemental Services. Please read below.
I hope this helps. Good luck everyone!