Trusted Construction Advisors

Quantity Surveying + Construction Cost Management

RTA QS is a highly specialized boutique consulting practice in quantity surveying and construction cost management, based in Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada.

We guide clients through every costing phase of the development lifecycle using a “best-for-project” approach, delivering optimized, value-added cost solutions and tailored construction cost advice.

Our team brings decades of local market knowledge across all sectors, advising on some of BC’s most complex and challenging construction projects.

We pride ourselves on being responsive, accessible, proactive, and cost-effective.

Ross Templeton, PQS | Principal

Ross is a Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) (www.ciqs.org) and holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Quantity Surveying.

He has over two decades of construction and consulting experience, managing a diverse portfolio of projects valued up to $2 billion. His sector expertise spans public, community, leisure, education, residential, healthcare, transportation, and complex mixed-use projects.

Ross is a Past Director of the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, BC Board (CIQS-BC) and a Past Healthcare Committee Member of the Architectural Institute of BC (AIBC).

SERVICES

  • Quantity Surveying & Cost Management

  • Cost Planning & Construction Cost Estimating

  • Change Order Review & Negotiation

  • Claims Review & Determination

  • Budget Verification & Budget Reviews

  • Payment Certifier

  • Developers Pro-Forma

  • Construction Scheduling

  • Life Cycle Costing

  • Risk Management & Value Analysis

NEW WESTMINSTER AQUATICS & COMMUNITY CENTRE NEW WESTMINSTER, BC IMAGE CREDIT: VISMO (COURTESY OF HCMA ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN)
UPPER SKEENA RECREATION CENTRE HAZELTON, BC IMAGE CREDIT: EMA PETER PHOTOGRAPHY (COURTESY OF HEMSWORTH ARCHITECTURE)
MAPLEWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE CENTRE NORTH VANCOUVER, BC IMAGE CREDIT: S2 ARCHITECTURE
MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY – GREAT HALL SEISMIC UPGRADE UBC, VANCOUVER, BC IMAGE CREDIT: HOVER COLLECTIVE (COURTESY OF THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT UBC)
BURNABY LAKE AQUATIC & ARENA BURNABY, BC IMAGE CREDIT:
VISMO (COURTESY OF HCMA ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN)
HARRY JEROME COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTRE NORTH VANCOUVER, BC IMAGE CREDIT:
HCMA ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
‘THE SUMMIT’ LONG-TERM CARE HOME VICTORIA, BC IMAGE CREDIT:
DEREK FORD STUDIOS (COURTESY OF UNITECH CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT)
ROSEMARY BROWN ARENA (SOUTH BURNABY ICE ARENAS) BURNABY, BC IMAGE CREDIT: HCMA ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
MUSEUM OF SURREY EXPANSION SURREY, BC IMAGE CREDIT:
HCMA ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
R.E. MOUNTAIN SECONDARY SCHOOL LANGLEY, BC IMAGE CREDIT: EMA PETER PHOTOGRAPHY (COURTESY OF HCMA ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN)
BOUNDARY BAY FIRE HALL NO.4 DELTA, BC IMAGE CREDIT:
JOHNSTON DAVIDSON ARCHITECTURE (COURTESY OF UNITECH CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT)
ROBERT G. KUHN BUILDING, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY LANGLEY, BC IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSPACE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING INTERIOR DESIGN