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If the cost increases were due to covid-related issues that OP couldn't have known about when preparing the estimate, PC might have to be willing to make certain allowances for cost increases, but 5x definitely seems excessive. <br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Sincerely, </div><div>Peter</div><div><br></div><div><div>Law Office of Peter Crocker, PLLC</div><div>210 Polk St., Ste. 6A</div><div>Port Townsend, WA 98368</div></div><div><a href="mailto:peter@petercrockerlaw.com" target="_blank">peter@petercrockerlaw.com</a> <br></div><div>360-344-8474<br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:small">*** NOTICE: ATTORNEY CLIENT COMMUNICATION - PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL. This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. 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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></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></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 8:19 AM Kary Krismer <<a href="mailto:Krismer@comcast.net" target="_blank">Krismer@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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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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Morning Listmates,<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<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>
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Thank you in advance,</p>
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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>
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