No more 'Mr Nice Guy' in construction

No more 'Mr Nice Guy' in construction
Subcontractors need to protect themselves with tight contracts and terms of trade. (Image: Alex Burton)
Maria Slade
Louis Wu, director of the landscaping company Top Garden, won’t make the same mistake twice.If he knew then what he knows now, he’d do more research on project manager Triple Connection before working on its three residential developments.The failed firm owes Top Garden more than $100,000 and Wu has spent as much again in legal fees chasing the debt.Now, if anyone misses a progress payment, Wu will “just stop the work straight away". "You can’t trust anyone now,” he says.'Must pay something&...

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