VoltzElectric
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- Location
- Hudsonville Michigan
Looking for advice. Recently did a large job wiring up a multilevel bar. I provided a written quote, and we agreed on pricing and such. Upon starting the job, the original timeline was 3 months. it got bumped up to having to be done in 5 weeks. But......I had to wait for framers, and other trades to finish their rough in. So, im down to 2 1/2 weeks to finish, and everyday more and more gets added on, engineering prints change due to city planning and zoning, and the job triples in price. I keep telling the owner its getting very expensive, i feed him some numbers along the way. Now, the bar is done, i hit my dates, but had to hire some other electricians to help in the time crunched allotment. I explained before i hired them that skilled trades were not cheap, and to hit his deadline they were going to cost a pretty penny.
So....We have a temp. occupancy to let the bar open (my inspector came through, had a few minor things to finish up), and I am ready to call for my final sign off. The problem lies here........Due to the job price going way out of control, the other trades ran into the same thing, and the owners budget is off by approx. 100k. He is out of money, and owes me approx 20k. My options are do I not get the final until i get my money, or get the final let him open and make money to pay me..........and the other 1000 people he owes money to. I know he should have stopped production if he didnt have funds, but I dont want to piss him off so that im the last one to get paid (if I do). ...anybody else ever been in the situation.
Side note: Have done some work in the past for him, and have developed a friendship with him, he has always paid in the past. My mistake......agreed to the quote, but never signed a contract...
My bad.....
so....in a nut shell.......final or no final?
oh, and I am filing out paperwork to put a lein on the place (should have done that at the begining)
So....We have a temp. occupancy to let the bar open (my inspector came through, had a few minor things to finish up), and I am ready to call for my final sign off. The problem lies here........Due to the job price going way out of control, the other trades ran into the same thing, and the owners budget is off by approx. 100k. He is out of money, and owes me approx 20k. My options are do I not get the final until i get my money, or get the final let him open and make money to pay me..........and the other 1000 people he owes money to. I know he should have stopped production if he didnt have funds, but I dont want to piss him off so that im the last one to get paid (if I do). ...anybody else ever been in the situation.
Side note: Have done some work in the past for him, and have developed a friendship with him, he has always paid in the past. My mistake......agreed to the quote, but never signed a contract...
My bad.....
so....in a nut shell.......final or no final?
oh, and I am filing out paperwork to put a lein on the place (should have done that at the begining)