Rico typically saves one third (~33%) of the time spent across assessments and report writing.

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Rico is billed on a monthly subscription based on number of projects (or applications)

The price per project / month depends on the typical scale and complexity of the planning assessment and the volume of applications being completed.

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Implementation fee typically applies to cover customer configuration

We configure a custom Rico workflow and report templates to your planning context and preferred approach. For local authorities, this can also include the cost of onboarding your local planning instruments into the system and integrating with GIS.

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Pricing that’s light on budgets and heavy on ROI

 

Rico’s per project pricing and monthly subscription enables its cost to be directly attributed to each project and paid as you receive value.

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Cost can be recovered cost on each project

Rico’s cost works out to be significantly less than the value of time saved and can be passed on to client/applicant either via:

• an administration / technology fee

• adding an equivalent allotment of time at your hourly rate to make rico cost neutral (sometimes called smart billing).

 

Passing on this cost is justified by the benefits it delivers to clients / applicants in receiving more efficient service.

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Rico saves non-billable hours and improves utilisation rates

Rico saves time in areas that are either difficult to recover or not recovered at all, improving the % of a planners' time that go towards billable work. For example:

• Rico’s workflow guides planners through assessments, reducing the need for training and ad-hoc guidance from senior staff.

• Rico streamlines maintenance and updating of templates and processes

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Improves timeframes (and reduces statutory refunds where applicable)

Rico reduces overall processing times. This improves client / applicant satisfaction where their project advances more quickly. In some cases where local authorities must pay refunds for exceeding statutory timeframes, this reduces refunds.

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Paid monthly to align cash flows and value

Usage based pricing means there are no large upfront costs or capital expenditure (e.g. for bespoke or in-house software development). That means there’s no risk of being stuck with fixed costs if volumes change or if you’re not satisfied with results.