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Episode 29 - Your Relationships with your Builder might be real - but only like this
Anyone who has worked with me or even just followed me on socials will know that I frown and cuss a lot when people start talking about relationships being the be all and end all of their business. I've always taken...
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Episode 28 - No margin on variations and no way out of your contract
The instability in the market in the construction industry at the moment is seeing builders scramble to lock Subbies in for yesterday's pricing. One of the ways Subcontractors are being hoodwinked is by having...
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Episode 27 - How to read contracts like you read drawings
It is absolutely possible for Aussie Subcontractors to pick up a 400 + page construction contract and read it with the same ease and understanding as you read drawings. You just need to know how it is done. In this...
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Episode 26 - Is your Construction Contract COVID proof?
If you're experiencing increased cost of materials, delays in getting materials and labour or you can't get to site because of a lockdown issue, tune into this Podcast for some tips on how to navigate the problem.
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Episode 25 - How are your business relationships impacting your family
It's Father's Day here in Australia and a good time to reflect on the way our children see and learn from our business interactions. We only get one life. How much is your relationship with your builder affecting the...
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Episode 24 - How to get paid for delay costs under a construction subcontract
Time is quite literally, your money. If you aren't claiming delay costs under your subcontract you are forgetting who you work for. In this episode of the Tricks of Your Trade Podcast, I give you the 5 key things you...
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Episode 23 - What to expect in Adjudication - Rolling the dice to get paid
Modern day Adjudication has its pitfalls, and as an Aussie Subcontractor who is owed money, it is so important for you to understand what you're getting yourself in for if you can't avoid costly debt recovery...
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Episode 22 - Why the Builder's carrot is always a raw deal
How often is your builder asking you to leave money on the table on the current job so that you can be spoon fed the next job? When you understand why you're being asked this question in the first place, you will see...
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Episode 21 - Innocent reasons your Builder asks you to start work on site without a written contract
Your builder isn't always trying to rob you of a quid when he asks you to start work on site without the written contract squared away. Thing is, the real reason you're being asked to do this are because of internal...
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Episode 20 - Retention Wars - contract hacks that get retention released
If you're not thinking about getting paid for your retentions until the end of the project, you've already missed the boat on the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to protect your payment. In this episode I'm not only...
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Episode 19 - How you can DIY you contract reviews
If you're an Aussie Subcontractor and you don't have a cost effective and practical solution to reviewing your Builder's Contract before you sign it, this is the episode for you.
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Episode 18 - Is your relationship with your builder a two-way street?
In this episode I'm ripping off the rose coloured glasses to road test your relationship with your builder. With tips and tricks on how you can harness that relationship to gain commercial footholds at all the right...
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