Commercial, risk, contract management and contract facilitation.
With little fanfare, Brisbane City Council (BCC) yesterday released the business case for the proposed Brisbane Metro. On the face of it, the $944M estimated (P90) capital cost seems optimistic given that it includes: A new tunnel access to the King
Whilst many of today’s budget measures were flagged in advance the devil is always in the detail and so here is Brackenway’s construction focused wrap. The Government has committed $75B for infrastructure investment over the next 10 years including: $5.3B
Contractors are a benevolent lot. They give away millions of $ every year to the rich benefactors for whom they toil in all weather, sacrificing wafer thin margins for the joy of the job. Don’t know what I’m talking about?
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a business breakfast event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland and featuring leading demographer, KPMG Partner, columnist at the Australian Newspaper and infamous questioner of the right of millennials to eat smashed
Tendering for work can be a time consuming and costly exercise. Long tender lists and the law of averages mean the lowest price is often a stuff up. Some more enlightened Clients (when referring to Clients I also include Main Contractors
After the excesses of the festive period the thoughts of many, myself included, turn to making resolutions to stop bad habits such as eating too much, drinking too much and exercising less than a Galapagos Tortoise. These resolutions rarely survive
With the end of the year rapidly approaching I decided to dust off the Brackenway crystal ball to see what we can expect in the Construction Industry, from a commercial and contract perspective, during 2017 Whilst the view was slightly hazy
In the last 6 months we have seen momentous decisions made by electorates in Britain and the US that should have created certainty but have actually done the opposite. In the US, we have just witnessed the election of Donald
Persistence, stamina and a positive demeanour are key requirements for negotiating successful commercial outcomes. I had the good fortune to work some time ago for a Dutch General Manager (let’s call him Harry). Harry always maintained a positive outlook on
Woolgoolga to Ballina Recently I had the opportunity to visit the Woolgoolga to Ballina (W2B) road upgrade project. This is a $4.2B, 5-year scheme to upgrade and widen 155km of the Pacific Highway between Woolgoolga and Ballina in Northern NSW.