Construction & General Contracting

Construction & General Contracting in British Columbia

Most BC building projects don’t stall on the construction itself — they stall in the gap between approval and execution. A consultant secures the permit, hands off a stack of conditions, and the contractor builds to a drawing without fully grasping what the Agricultural Land Commission, the municipality, or the soil report actually required. Conditions get missed, rework follows, and sometimes a stop-work order with it.

Titrin closes that gap. We deliver full-service general contracting and construction management through our in-house licensed builder and general contractor — and because the same firm also handles your agrology and environmental approvals, the build stays aligned with your ALR, ALC, and municipal requirements from the first permit to final inspection. One team, one point of accountability — from assessment, through permitting, into construction, to compliance.

What this service covers

Our construction division manages every stage of the build and coordinates all trades:

• Demolition and site preparation — clearing, removals, and site readiness
• Excavation and earthworks — sequenced to your servicing, grading, and site conditions
• Concrete foundations and retaining walls
• Structural framing in wood and steel
• Roofing, insulation, and drywall
• Interior and exterior renovations
• Landscaping and site development to finish the property
• Permit coordination and project management across the full schedule

We build residential, custom, and multi-unit homes, and take on commercial construction. Whether it’s a single-family home in Richmond, a multi-unit project in the Fraser Valley, or a renovation on Vancouver Island, the same approach applies: one lead managing trades, suppliers, quality, schedule, and regulatory compliance start to finish.

When you need a general contractor who understands the land

Any substantial build benefits from a single party who owns the schedule and the trades. But some BC situations leave the standard contractor relationship exposed — and that’s where Titrin’s combined offering matters most:

• You’re building inside the Agricultural Land Reserve. The ALR carries conditions on siting, soil, fill, and farm use that a typical contractor isn’t set up to track. Build outside them and you risk an enforcement file.
• Your project carries ALC or municipal approval conditions. Grading limits, soil handling, drainage considerations, and farm-use commitments have to carry through into the build, not sit forgotten in a binder.
• Your site involves soil and fill work. Where material is moved, placed, or assessed, the construction sequence and the agricultural conditions must stay in step.
• You want one firm accountable for the whole arc — assessment, permitting, and construction — instead of managing handoffs between a consultant, architect, and contractor yourself.

A straightforward build with no agricultural or regulatory overlay still gets disciplined, full-cycle general contracting. One that carries that overlay gets something most firms in the province simply can’t offer.

How Titrin approaches construction

The difference is the order of operations and who’s holding the file.

On a typical project, the regulatory work and the construction work sit with two companies that meet only at handoff. On a Titrin project, the agrology, the approvals, and the build are one continuous engagement. The soil and agricultural conditions we assess up front inform the construction program at the back end, and the conditions attached to your ALC or municipal approval are understood by the people running the build — because they’re the firm that secured it.

In practice:

• A single construction lead — Titrin’s in-house licensed builder and general contractor — coordinating demolition, earthworks, foundations, framing, finishing, and landscaping in proper sequence.
• Permit and inspection scheduling kept aligned with your approval conditions, so the build doesn’t drift out of compliance.
• Trade and supplier management with quality checks at each stage.
• Regular progress reporting on milestones, change orders, and timeline.
• A construction program that respects the agricultural and environmental conditions identified up front — so what gets built matches what was approved.

A word on scope, because it matters: Titrin is a Professional Agrologist practice. Our soil and agricultural assessment, field observation, and test-pit work are performed under that professional standing. The construction itself is led by our in-house licensed builder and general contractor, who holds the building credentials, prepares the estimates, and engages the trades and equipment. Where a project requires geotechnical, structural, or drainage engineering design, that work is carried out by a qualified engineer. We’re clear about who does what — and that clarity is part of why projects under our coordination stay on the right side of the line.

Why build with Titrin

Regulator-informed from the ground up. Titrin is led by Tishtaar Titina, P.Ag., M.Sc., a Professional Agrologist registered with the BC Institute of Agrologists, with over a decade of experience across the Agricultural Land Commission and the City of Richmond. Knowing how a regulator reads a file shapes how the build is planned and documented.

Full-cycle delivery. Assessment, permitting, construction, compliance — delivered as one engagement, with the approvals and the build under the same roof, rather than assembled from separate vendors.

One point of accountability. When a decision is needed, one team understands both the regulatory file and the construction reality — not a consultant pointing at a contractor pointing back.

Direct access to the P.Ag. You’re not handed off to a junior; the principal stays close to every file.

Titrin serves landowners, farmers, developers, and municipalities across Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and Vancouver Island. If you’re planning a build — especially on land where the Agricultural Land Reserve or a municipal approval is in play — book a consultation and we’ll walk through how one coordinated team can carry your project from approval to completion.