Feasibility studies, cost plans and value management help keep cost decisions ahead of design decisions.
ATR Building Consulting — Quantity Surveyors, Cost Consultants and Project Advisors
Selected Organisations We Have Worked With
Collaborators & Clients.
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Independent Cost Advice, Close to the Decision.
Since 2010, ATR has worked with clients, design teams, builders and financiers to understand what a project should cost, what has changed, and what the next decision means for the budget.
Our role is not simply to produce a number. We test the information available, make assumptions visible, identify cost exposure and communicate the commercial position in a way the project team can act on.
About ATR →BOQs, tender analysis and procurement advice help establish a more transparent commercial position.
Progress claims, lender reporting, variations and cost-to-complete reviews keep emerging exposure visible.
Services
Quantity Surveying Services Across the Project Lifecycle.
Explore ATR’s quantity surveying services from early feasibility and cost planning through tendering, construction finance, project advisory and built-asset advice.
Cost Planning & Estimates
Feasibility, concept, elemental and detailed estimates aligned with the available design information.
Budget DecisionA budget needs to be established, tested or updated as the design develops.
Lender / Bank Reporting
Independent initial reports, progress inspections, drawdown assessments and construction-finance risk commentary.
Finance RequirementA financier requires independent visibility over budget, progress, remaining cost and project risk.
Progress Claim Assessments
Assessment of work completed, supporting evidence, variations and recommended progress payments.
Payment DecisionA construction claim needs an independent assessment of progress and value completed.
Tender Analysis & Procurement
Tender documentation, return analysis, qualifications review and commercial comparison.
Procurement DecisionTender returns need to be compared on a like-for-like basis before appointment.
Bills of Quantities
Measured bills of quantities for tendering, pricing comparison and construction procurement.
Tender RequirementA measured pricing document is needed for competitive tendering or transparent comparison.
Feasibility Studies
Early cost testing to establish development budgets and compare options before design decisions become difficult to reverse.
Early DecisionA development is being tested before significant design or acquisition decisions are locked in.
Variations & Cost-to-Complete
Review of variations, remaining commitments, forecast final cost and emerging budget exposure.
Forecast DecisionThe project is under construction and the current forecast needs to be understood.
Value Management
Structured cost review to test alternatives while protecting the project brief and key performance requirements.
Option ReviewThe design is above budget or options need to be tested before compromising the brief.
Project Advisory
Procurement, tender, contract and commercial advice from project definition through delivery and close-out.
Commercial NeedThe project team needs commercial structure, procurement support or independent project advice.
Property & Replacement Cost
Replacement and reinstatement cost assessments, due diligence and built-asset cost advice.
Asset RequirementAn owner, insurer or stakeholder needs replacement cost, due diligence or existing-asset cost advice.
Tax Depreciation
Property-specific depreciation schedules prepared with reference to property history, available records and current requirements.
Property RequirementAn income-producing property owner needs a depreciation schedule prepared from the available property information.
Expert / Witness Cost Reporting
Independent construction-cost analysis and reporting for clearly defined expert or dispute scopes.
Independent AnalysisA construction-cost issue requires independent analysis for a dispute, negotiation or formal proceeding.
Project Experience
Project Experience Across the Built Environment.
Explore selected ATR appointments across residential, commercial, education, industrial, hospitality and existing-building work, with the service scope and project context shown for each example.
Insights
Practical Guidance for Better Project Decisions.
Short, educational explanations of when quantity surveying advice is useful, what information improves the assessment, and what clients should expect from the process.
Project Planning
When Should You Engage a Quantity Surveyor?
The best time is usually before major scope and design decisions are locked in. A QS can still add value later, but earlier involvement gives the project team more opportunity to influence cost rather than only report it.
Construction FinanceWhat Does a QS Check in a Progress Claim?
A lender-side progress assessment tests the claimed value against observed work, contract information, supporting evidence, approved changes and the remaining cost to complete.
Cost PlanningWhat Information Helps Us Prepare a Better Cost Plan?
You do not need a fully documented design before seeking cost advice, but the QS needs to know which information is current, which assumptions are unresolved and what the budget is intended to include.
Cost PlanningConstruction Cost Movement: What Should You Recheck?
Construction cost movement is usually the combined effect of market escalation, design development, programme, procurement and project-specific risk. Separating those drivers produces a much clearer budget story.
PropertyReplacement Cost Is Not Market Value
Market value and replacement cost answer different questions. One is driven by the property market; the other by the cost and scope of reinstating the relevant improvements.
Tax DepreciationWhat Information Helps With a Tax Depreciation Schedule?
The most useful records establish when the property and later works were built, when they began producing income, what was acquired or installed, and which costs can be supported rather than assumed.
Professional Standing
Professional Memberships & Registrations.
Memberships, professional designations and regulatory registrations represented across ATR’s team and practice.
AIQSAustralian Institute of Quantity SurveyorsProfessional membershipVisit website ↗
BPCBuilding and Plumbing CommissionBuilding practitioner registrationVisit website ↗
TPBTax Practitioners BoardTax agent registrationVisit website ↗
RICSRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsChartered membershipVisit website ↗
Acknowledgement of Country
Respect for Country and Community.
ATR Building Consulting acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ continuing connection to land, waters and community. Our Hawthorn East office is on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people, and our Adelaide office is on the traditional Country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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Send the project stage, available information and the decision you need to make. ATR can then recommend an appropriate quantity surveying scope and next step.
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