Frequently asked questions
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Practical answers to common questions about ATR’s quantity surveying, lender reporting, property and tax depreciation services.
Ideally during feasibility or early design, before the budget becomes constrained by developed design decisions. ATR can also be engaged for a specific tender, construction claim, lender report, tax depreciation schedule or property assessment.
Provide the project address, drawings or scope, current project stage, required service, intended report recipient, relevant contract or cost information, and the date the advice is needed.
Yes. The scope can include an initial review followed by periodic site inspections and drawdown reports. Lender requirements and reporting templates should be provided with the brief.
ATR assesses the claim against available evidence, visible progress and the agreed reporting scope. Unsupported, incomplete or unverified amounts can be reduced or identified as pending substantiation.
No. A cost plan is an estimate prepared from the design, scope, assumptions and pricing basis available at the time. A tender is a market offer from a contractor under stated commercial conditions.
ATR can prepare quantity surveying and tax depreciation schedules. Personal tax treatment and eligibility should be confirmed with your registered tax agent or the ATO.
Possibly, but eligibility depends on construction dates, improvements, property use, ownership history and the rules applying to capital works and depreciating assets. Generic guarantees are unreliable.
Turnaround depends on the service, information quality, inspection access and current workload. A realistic delivery date should be confirmed in the fee proposal.
ATR has offices in Melbourne and Adelaide and can service projects across Australia, subject to scope, travel and inspection requirements.
English and Chinese communication may be available. Confirm the required language and team availability when requesting a proposal.
ATR uses project experience, construction cost data and relevant cost indices to estimate historical or unknown construction expenditure, adjusted for the building type, scope, age and information available.
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