Brackenway Consulting News and Blog

Keep up to date with latest commercial and contract management news, expert insights and opinion from Principal, Jon Davies. We’d love to hear your feedback and comments on eveything from the Dutch Dog to the Great Contractor Giveaway.

Drop me a line at jon@brackenway.com.au whenever you’d like to have a Priviledged Pint.

Scream
The risk project owners fear the most is the only risk that can’t be transferred to a contractor and because Read more
SEQ Olympics
Contractors are normally an optimistic bunch. No valley is too deep to bridge. No location is too remote to access. Read more
Horses
On the day of the ‘race that stops a nation’ it is worth taking time to consider the runners, riders, Read more
sound of utilities
The recent announcement of a $1.2B claim being submitted for alleged misrepresentation of utility risk on the Sydney Light Rail Read more
The time has come for Lean Construction in Australia The Australian Construction Industry Forum policy paper ‘Boosting Construction Industry Productivity’ Read more
Dear Santa I know it’s been a long time since I last wrote to you (thanks for the Atari console Read more
Horse Race
The Project Delivery Sweepstake With the Spring Racing Carnival underway, thoughts turn to runners, riders and for some an annual Read more
The  Brisbane Cross River Rail Project is likely to be a key battleground in the forthcoming election for the Queensland Read more
The Queensland Major Contractors Association (QMCA), Infrastructure Association Queensland (IAQ) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) have just released a mid Read more
Name Tag
Last week I attended my first International Association for Contract and Commercial Management ( IACCM ) Australasia conference at the Crown hotel Read more