Profit Is Not A Dirty Word

How addressing contractor profits builds a stronger construction sector that can deliver better infrastructure outcomes for society.

Profit has long been a whispered word in government corridors as bloated project teams, commercially compromised evaluation ensembles and acquiescent steering committees wave their collective decisioning wands. With contracts awarded, there is almost a collective gasp that a contractor would dare to turn a profit on the public purse.

Contractor profit is an urgent discussion that must be addressed. With increasing insolvencies, swelling populations, mounting infrastructure demands, net-zero targets, stretched supply chains, and inflationary cost pressures, there has never been a more important time for government and industry to table 'profit' as a solution to resilient and sustainable outcomes. With so many construction and infrastructure contractors teetering on the verge of collapse, many are one bad project away from