This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2023.

Are your subcontractor agreements setting you up for success—or failure? Discover the smarter alternative that can save you time, money, and stress. Listen now to learn more!

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

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Timestamps:

(2:42) - They got issued a purchase order which had the client’s terms and conditions on it. Now their first question was, are we now bound by the terms and conditions of this purchase order

(4:23) - You gotta know that them just issuing you a contract does not mean you have to sign it, even a purchase order or a service order

(5:47) - You don’t want to find yourself in a situation where you’re already on-site with a contract that you don’t really want to be in and you’re negotiating as it’s happening

(6:31) - You have to get a set of commercial principles

(7:17) - You will attach these commercial principles and you will clearly say in your proposal: our price is based on the acceptance of these commercial principles

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This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2023.

This is the construction business model that changes everything. Curious about how it works? Listen up and learn how it can unlock massive growth for your business!

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

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Timestamps:

(3:09) - 10% might just be your margin and so if you get away for a whole year to realize your profit, that is essentially a bad business model in my view

(5:08) - How can we move a traditional construction company from the worst business model to a better one?

(5:26) - The first step is to start getting a prepayment on every project that you do

(6:40) - It liquidates your cost of acquisition

(7:43) - You’re actually able to secure materials and people quicker and at better rates

(8:23) - You actually deliver a better outcome for your client

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This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2023.

What’s the secret sauce for construction management success? It’s all about these 10 key wins! Tune in now to find out how you can apply them to your projects!

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

Don’t let contract issues hold you back—gain the confidence to focus on growing your business. Ready to take control and make more profit per project?

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Timestamps:

(2:38) - Volume is vanity. Profit is sanity. But, cash flow is king in construction

(3:37) - Be a squeaky wheel when it comes to payments

(4:15) - Before you sign any contract. Make sure that you understand the escape hatch. How do you get out of the contract?

(06:28) - So many construction companies say I am in construction when the reality is no you’re not. You’re in the business of construction

(8:12) - Number one rule is do not lose money. The second rule is refer to rule number one. And, what that means in construction is doing work for free

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This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2023.

Want to rise above the competition? Listen to this episode to learn how to leverage your client's reputation for a competitive edge.

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

Don’t let contract issues hold you back—gain the confidence to focus on growing your business. Ready to take control and make more profit per project?

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Timestamps:

(2:33) - If you get a bad PM, like that can be terrible. I mean, that can really affect your profitability on a project, if not managed correctly

(4:13) - So the way to approach this is you need to be doing it at the start and building that relationship with the project manager

(4:19) - So there's two things you wanna build. One, you wanna build the reputation of their company. And two, you wanna build, if you can, build a reputation of that PM

(8:02) - Remember that you want to give them a reputation to live up to because they will live up to it

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This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2023.

What if the biggest hurdle to your construction business success is something you’re overlooking? Find out the common mistake that’s stopping most businesses from reaching their full potential. Listen now to learn more!

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

Don’t let contract issues hold you back—gain the confidence to focus on growing your business. Ready to take control and make more profit per project?

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Timestamps:

(2:54) - It's not always about price

(3:25) - The game that is being played is that they give you their worst possible contract and they have backups for everything

(3:44) - You need to stop thinking that by being commercial and or inverted commas, confrontational with them regarding your contracts, that that's gonna reflect badly on you

(5:12) - Small companies do these type of things. They don't negotiate their contracts. They think that they can't negotiate. Big companies negotiate

(5:57) - You need to be able to interpret what's in the contract

(6:03) - You could go to a construction lawyer that is in your area and you go and have a meeting with him and tell him what you wanna do is you wanna draft up a set of commercial principles

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This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2023.

Imagine working in construction and actually seeing the profits roll in. It’s not a dream—learn how it’s done and find out how to make it happen!

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

Don’t let contract issues hold you back—gain the confidence to focus on growing your business. Ready to take control and make more profit per project?

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Timestamps:

(6:32) - The key takeaway here is that there is a game being played, regardless of what way you want to look at it, there is a contract game being played

(6:45) - All of these companies at the end of a project will be trying to save money. And one of the ways they can save money is by not paying you

(7:22) - The business of construction has winning more work and delivering the work, and getting paid for the work

(7:29) - You need to be able to understand the impact of having good contracts team in your business so that you get paid the money that you're entitled to be paid

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This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2023.

Margins feeling tight? Here are 3 proven ways successful contractors are increasing their profits. Tune in to learn how you can do it too!

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

Don’t let contract issues hold you back—gain the confidence to focus on growing your business. Ready to take control and make more profit per project?

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Timestamps:

(5:09) - Oftentimes it's doing a lot more of the exact same thing that you're doing, rather than trying to do a completely different strategy

(5:49) - You need to decommoditize your offer

(6:27) - If you can't be the absolute cheapest, it's better to be the most expensive

(7:45) - You need to have more than one acquisition channel

(8:26) - If you have a different way to win business other than just bidding for work, then that's going to allow you to have higher margins

(8:57) - The best construction companies are the companies that do one single thing very, very well

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This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in June 2023.

Your construction project looks successful on paper, but your margin tells a different story. Could you be making this common mistake? Click play to find out what’s costing you and how to fix it!

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

Don’t let contract issues hold you back—gain the confidence to focus on growing your business. Ready to take control and make more profit per project?

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Timestamps:

(4:07) - They are entitled to be paid for what you agreed in their contract and the work that they've done

(5:35) - They're entitled to be paid for the costs unless the contract says different

(5:57) - If they’re terminating you in the contract, you are entitled to get paid for demonstrated actual costs

(6:32) - You should be entitled to claims for the costs that you have incurred

(7:04) - Check your termination clauses, check your variation clauses in your contracts that you signed

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This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in June 2023.

Most people sign contracts without reading the fine print, but these will make you think twice. Don’t sign another one until you hear these 5 shocking truths—listen up to learn more!

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

Don’t let contract issues hold you back—gain the confidence to focus on growing your business. Ready to take control and make more profit per project?

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Timestamps:

(1:51) - The first thing is not having a reciprocal termination clause

(2:34) - You need to make sure you have what's called reciprocal termination so that you can terminate them for default

(4:13) - Having no cap on your liquidated damages means that if the delay is huge, those costs could just spiral and spiral and spiral and get bigger and bigger and bigger

(4:40) - Consequential damages are consequential loss, which is essentially a loss of profit

(4:48) - Liquidated damages is you compensating them for the costs of you being late

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This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in June 2023.

It’s not just about signing the deal—it’s about managing it effectively. Discover how smart contract administration turned one project around and why it’s vital for your success. Tune in now!

Struggling with unfair contracts or slow payments in construction? With 6,000+ contracts reviewed and $20 billion in contracts managed, Quantum Contracts' proven framework is designed to help you negotiate fair contracts, secure faster payments, avoid disputes, and improve cash flow.

Don’t let contract issues hold you back—gain the confidence to focus on growing your business. Ready to take control and make more profit per project?

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Timestamps:

(4:34) - Relationships are important. The industry has definitely changed in that they are less important

(7:03) - As you start off being contractual, they actually just think you're very, very professional

(8:10) - If they can save costs by doing something contractually to you to make sure that you don't get paid, they will do it

(8:28) - One very good tip is to submit notices if you've been delayed and managed to mitigate the risk away

(8:57) - There's a contracts game at play here, it's being played whether you want to play it or not. Learn how to play it

DISCLAIMER: The content of this podcast does not constitute legal advice, is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice, and can not be relied upon as such. You should seek legal advice or other professional advice in relation to any matters you or your business may have.

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