Your Margin's Leaking.
Let's Plug It.
Variations knocked back, payments dragging, clauses quietly working against you — that's margin leaking out of every project. I'll show you exactly where it's going, and what it's costing.
A $500 commercial review of your live projects. 30 minutes, by phone. No pitch.
The results
What plugging the leaks looks like.
+$210k/mo
unlocked for an electrical subcontractor by re-working the contract’s mechanisms.
$140k
of retention requirements removed by adjusting a single clause before signing.
+30%
faster payment terms secured for multiple clients across different trades.
Experience negotiating with Tier-1 and major builders
Formal training in negotiation, contracts and commercial strategy
Queensland University of Technology
Urban Development, Construction Management
Harvard Law School
Program on Negotiation (PON)
FutureLearn
Contract Management
Member · Society of Construction Law (Australia)Our mission
Re-levelling the commercial playing field.
In Australian construction, the head contractor writes the contract, sets the terms, and holds the information.
The subcontractor carries the risk — often without seeing it coming.
The Construction Contracts Co. exists to change that. To put head-contractor-grade commercial knowledge in the hands of the subcontractors doing the work — and start levelling a field that's been one-sided for far too long.
It starts with one call, and someone finally in your corner.
Why we exist
I’ve been on both sides of the table.
For years, I administered these contracts — more than $200M of them — across both the head contractor and subcontractor sides of construction.
I watched the margin quietly shift away from the subbies doing the work, one clause at a time.
The Construction Contracts Co. exists to put that knowledge back on your side of the table.
Mat Kennedy
Founder, The Construction Contracts Co.
The track record
$0M+
in contracts negotiated and reviewed, across both sides of the table.
$0+
recovered in overdue payments for subcontractors.
0+
subcontracts reviewed, clause by clause.
In their words
Trusted across the trades.
Pool Subcontractor
“CCC was a refreshing experience. Mat understands contracts from the practical perspective of a business operator, but has the experience and contract knowledge to match any lawyers we might have worked with in the past. If you are an SMB or even a larger subcontractor, CCC will make sure you get the most out of your contracts, and ultimately your bottom line.”
Tobias N.
Brisbane, QLD
Electrical Subcontractor
“Highly recommend Mat. Turns out we were leaving so much money behind on the table in variations. He found $65,000 excl. GST we should have claimed on that project.”
Paige T.
Sydney, NSW
Consultant
“Great work – the Loom walkthrough was excellent, very articulate. It’s great to see your approach to tackling the departures aligns with mine.”
Dean B.
Sydney, NSW
Head Contractor
“Thanks for your help getting this across the line Mat, it is very much appreciated.”
Chris C.
Brisbane, QLD
Electrical Subcontractor
“You’re a legend man. Keen to see your business grow. You’re going to help so many people.”
Mitchell C.
Adelaide, SA
Head Contractor
“I like the way you manage contracts, very well organised and proactive.”
Joseph M.
Melbourne, VIC
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Before you book
Questions subbies ask first.
Thirty focused minutes — no prep, no contract review. We find exactly where your margin's leaking across your live projects, and you walk away with a clear blueprint to plug it — your biggest leak and the first move to stop it.
Yes — no card, no catch. Thirty focused minutes on where your margin's going, not a sales pitch dressed up as a favour.
No. Some directors want me in their corner ongoing, and if that genuinely fits I'll say so. But plenty take the blueprint from the call and run with it themselves — the audit stands on its own either way.
No — it's commercial advice. I help you read your contracts commercially and act on them in your favour. I'm not your lawyer, and if something needs a legal opinion I'll tell you to get one.
Yes. The commercial principles travel Australia-wide. It's the payment-timing rules that shift between states, and I'll flag exactly where yours differ.
Me, directly. I've been the subbie chasing payment and I've sat on the head contractor's side running the commercial show — so you're not getting a junior reading off a script.
The Margin Leak Audit
See what your contract is really telling you.
A $500 commercial review of your live projects — yours free.
I'll show you exactly where your margin's leaking, and what to do about it.
30 minutes, by phone. No pitch — just a straight read on where you stand.