Hosted by Raine Gerber · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 425 episodes
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Welcome to the Construction Secrets podcast where we talk about signing better construction contracts, getting better project cash flow and making more profit per project, and the many mistakes and failures we have learned along the way. Powered by Quantum Contracts.
Raine Gerber hosts Construction Secrets, a business show with 425 episodes published.
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in May 2023. You can sit at the table having spent 500 grand. Or you can sit at the table having spent a tenner. Same argument. Very different leverage. That's the wh
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in May 2023. The truck driver on the mining site who heard about self-driving trucks had two choices. Do nothing and get made redundant. Or learn the tech and end up
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in May 2023. Three things the longest-lasting subs all do: They negotiate hard, every single time. They walk away from risky contracts, even good ones. They protect t
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in April 2023. Most subs think the money is made on site. It's not. It's made in the terms. I've seen tier ones win projects at a loss because they know they can claw
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in April 2023. Two electrical subs. Same project. Same scope. One made a killing. The other nearly went under. And here's the thing, right? The one that nearly collap
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in April 2023. Most construction companies don’t go broke because they can’t build. They go broke because of the contracts they sign. Risk gets pushed down the chain,
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in April 2023. Great builders still go broke when they ignore the contract. This episode explains how cash flow, risk, and payment terms decide whether you make profi
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in March 2023. Most projects don’t hurt you early. They hurt you at closeout. In this episode, find out what “squeaky bum time” is and why the final quarter is when n
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in March 2023. You are not just building the project, you are playing a contract game whether you realise it or not. In this episode, you'll learn why so many subcont
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in March 2023. You can deliver a flawless job and still lose money if you lose the contract game. In this episode, we unpack how the biggest construction companies ac
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in March 2023. Most contractors don’t go broke from bad work, they go broke from the downside risk they never saw coming. In this episode, Cian sits down with Kieran
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in Feb 2023. Tier 1s are playing the contracts game whether you join in or not. Part 2 with lawyer Michelle Cirson gets real about why subbies get gaslit for “being c
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in Feb 2023. If you “get contractual” in the last quarter, you’ve already lost the relationship. In this episode, Cian sits down with Michelle Cirson and breaks down
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in August 2024. This one clause can bankrupt a profitable project overnight. Consequential damages can make you liable for your client’s loss of profit, even when you
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in August 2024. Getting paid late is not a client problem. It’s a systems problem. If your payment terms are loose and your follow-up is weak, you’re training your cl
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2024. Submitting all your changes at once is the fastest way to lose them all. Bundling variations might seem efficient, but it often backfires when the clien
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2024. If you don’t negotiate the contract, they see you as green. You might think skipping the tough talk gets the job started faster, but it’s what gets you
Most construction businesses don’t fail on-site. They fail in the contract. In this special episode of Construction Secrets, Raine Gerber sits down with Prometheus Siddiqui to unpack how commercial discipline, risk aware
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in July 2024. Most subcontractors are stuck on the tools when they should be building the business. There is a point where hard work stops growing the company and sta
This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in June 2024. Most subcontractors don’t lose money because of bad work. They lose it because of silent risks in the contract. In this episode, we break down the hidde
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