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Career development 1mo

I took on a General Contracting project because a Subcontractor referred me to them and the woman was crying in my office begging for help. She had no permit no drawings and the City grant was in jeopardy of getting pulled without a licensed GC. My office worked on this project with meetings with her so called Project manager who has no experience, the designer who was using someone else license to due the plans and the funding grant source for 7 months before she received a permit. Now after we finally get the permit owner says the project manager is taking over the project and is not willing to pay my company for the time we worked on the project to get the permit issued. Should I put a lien on the property for non payment and inform the grant community that she hasn't paid us.
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  • Steven Hamm

    1mo

    That’s a very frustrating situation, especially after your company invested seven months helping move the project from having no permit or drawings to... finally receiving approval.

    Before taking action, I would make sure everything is thoroughly documented—contracts, emails, meeting records, invoices, scope of work, hours spent, and communications showing what your company was asked to provide. I would then speak with an attorney familiar with construction law in your state before filing a lien or contacting the grant administrator.
    Mechanic’s lien requirements can be very specific, including what work qualifies and strict filing deadlines, so you want to make sure any action you take is legally appropriate.

    If payment is legitimately owed, I would pursue it professionally and through the proper channels rather than allowing the frustration of the situation to dictate the response.

    Seven months of professional work has value. Protect your business, document everything, and make your next move based on the contract and the law.     more