[WSBARP] Construction Contract Question

[Kary Krismer]

Have you checked to see if the contractor is licensed and bonded.  
Unless something has changed since I stopped practicing, that's a very 
good defense.

Kary L. Krismer
206 723-2148

On 8/12/2021 7:45 AM, Gabriel Dietz wrote:
>
> Good Morning Listmates,
>
>
> This is a somewhat new situation to me but may be routine practice for 
> some of you. Potential client, a single family residence owner, signed 
> a cost plus construction contract for a contractor to do a relatively 
> small job. The contract had an estimated price written in. 
> Contractor's invoice was five times the estimate. During the job there 
> were some discussions between contractor and PC about change in means 
> but never any discussions about an increase in price. What defenses, 
> if any, does PC have?
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
>
> Gabriel A. Dietz
> Partner
>
> Hoerschelmann Dietz PLLC
> (206) 451-3859
>
> _gabe at hdpnw.com <mailto:gabe at hdpnw.com>_
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