<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Good Morning Listmates,<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">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?<br><br>Thank you in advance,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">Gabriel A. Dietz<br>Partner</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Hoerschelmann Dietz PLLC<br>(206) 451-3859</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:gabe@hdpnw.com" target="_blank">gabe@hdpnw.com</a></span></u><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://www.hdpnw.com/" target="_blank">www.hdpnw.com</a></span></u><img alt=""><img alt=""></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><img alt=""></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p></div></div></div></div>