Cian BrennanFounder, Quantum Contract Solutions · Founder

What you need to know about running a construction business

Name: What you need to know about running a construction business
Uploaded: 2023-03-30T02:03:27+00:00
Duration: 29 s
Channel: Cian Brennan
Description: In this brief monologue, the speaker argues that successfully running a construction business is not solely about the physical act of building. He draws…

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In this brief monologue, the speaker argues that successfully running a construction business is not solely about the physical act of building. He draws a parallel between interpreting architectural drawings and interpreting legal contracts, asserting that a contractor must be able to read and understand contracts with the same precision as a drawing. The core message is that the construction business hinges equally on construction execution and contract mastery, making contract literacy a critical skill for anyone in the field.

is you are not an architect or an engineer. However, you can look at a drawing, construction drawing, that has been drafted by an architect or an engineer, and you can understand it perfect. You can interpret that drawing absolutely perfectly, right? Now, a lawyer drafts a contract, right? You need to be able to understand the contract as well as you can understand the drawing. That is the game. It's just another document that you need to be able to interpret. And so construction is not about just building. The business of construction is not about building, is about building and the contract.