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. We'll show you exactly where it's going, and what it's costing.
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Know your position.
Before you sign, and when you're not paid.
Two free tools. No account, no card.
Subcontract Risk Scanner
Before you sign. Upload the subcontract and see the risks, what they could cost you, and what to ask for instead.
- Every state and territory
- Writes the email to the builder
- Deadline reminders for your team
Scan a subcontract
Free · about two minutes
Adjudicate Pro Beta
When you're not paid. Upload your claim and the builder's response and see what an adjudicator would likely award.
- What would sink the application
- Your deadlines, counted from today
- Writes the letter to the builder
Simulate my adjudication
Free · about three minutes
Confidential. Never shared or published. General information, not legal advice.
Why these tools are free.
A minute from Mat Kennedy, who built them.
Know what you're signing.
Scan your subcontract free →
The book
Amazon Best Seller · #1 in Contract Law, Sept 2026
Screwed Down.
How Australian builders take your margin, and how to take it back.
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.
$3k/day
liquidated damages, negotiated down from $15k/day, on a $5.5M subcontract.
Experience negotiating with Tier-1 and major builders
Trained 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 someone finally in your corner.
Why we exist
I’ve been on both sides of the table.
For five years I lived inside these contracts, on $200M+ of projects, from 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+
of projects, with the contracts administered from both sides of the table.
1st
public dataset of Australian subcontract terms, published as the Australian Subcontract Index.
0+
subcontractors dealt with, from both sides of the table.
Featured in Sourceable, the construction industry news site.
In their words
Trusted across the trades.
Pool Contractor
“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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Questions subbies ask first.
We help subbie directors protect their margin. Free tools first: the Subcontract Risk Scanner reads a contract before you sign, and Adjudicate Pro shows what an adjudicator would likely award before you spend money applying. Behind the tools, Mat reads contracts commercially and steps in when variations get knocked back, payments drag, or a clause starts working against you. Practical commercial backup, not theory.
Start with the tools, they're free and take minutes. If a live problem needs a human, get in touch and we'll work out what fits: a one-off commercial read of a contract or a claim, or Mat in your corner on a project. No forms, no sales call. Email or message Mat directly.
No. Some directors want us in their corner ongoing, and if that genuinely fits we'll say so. But there's no lock-in. We work in whatever way actually suits your projects, and the tools stay free either way.
No, it's commercial advice. We help you read your contracts commercially and act on them in your favour. We're not your lawyers, and if something needs a legal opinion we'll tell you to get one, either by escalating it to your own lawyer or referring you to one of the trusted construction lawyers we work alongside.
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.
Mat Kennedy, directly. Mat has been the subbie chasing payment and sat on the head contractor's side running the commercial show, so you're not getting a junior reading off a script.
Work with us
Let's protect your margin.
We help subbie directors protect their margin — spotting the risk before you sign, and stepping in when variations get knocked back, payments drag, or clauses turn against you.
We take on a limited number of subbies at a time.
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