GUIDES
Guides for subbies, companies and builders
Practical, plain-English guides to finding subcontract work, hiring subcontractors, checking licences and running trade package tenders, with links to the official sources.
- Subbies How to find subcontractor work in Australia Where subcontract work comes from, how to look ready before anyone calls you, and how to turn one job into regular work.
- Trade companies How to hire subcontractors A step-by-step process for trade companies that need reliable subbies quickly, from the job post to building a bench you can call on again.
- Companies and builders What to check before hiring a subcontractor The checks companies and builders should run on every subbie, with the NSW and Queensland rules that apply and where to verify them.
- Builders Trade package tendering for builders How builders break a project into trade packages, get comparable bids from subcontractors and carry awarded work into delivery.