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<p>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.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kary L. Krismer
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/12/2021 7:45 AM, Gabriel Dietz
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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>
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