The Subbies' Toolbox Podcast

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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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 lives of your family? 

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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 need to do to claim delay costs under your construction contract. 

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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 processes.

In this episode, I break down the five high stress moments in an Adjudication process and give you an outline of what to expect from the process.

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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 that your business will be better off if these builders are working with your competitors.

Unless your builder is throwing in the next project as a good faith value proposition in real world settlement negotiations, your builder is not asking you to do this for any reason that will benefit you.

And the risks snowball the deeper you get into these deals. Listen to this 20 minute podcast and save yourself a bucket load of time, money and heartache in the long run.  

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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 problems or procedural issues that your builder is juggling.

Listen to this episode to find out what they are, and what might happen if you do start before you square away the paperwork. 

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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 giving you contract hacks to get retention released, I'm also giving you a free template email to your builder to firm up your end of DLP reference date.

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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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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 times, this podcast is a must listen if you're one of those "too nice" guys when it comes to negotiation.

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If you're an Aussie Subbie there is every chance you have been in this situation without even being aware.

Being trapped under contract in a situation where you're not making money - or worse, you're LOSING money, is a business sinker reality.

In this episode I spill the beans on the two most common way subcontractors find themselves trapped under contract. 

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