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90% of our jobs involve a landscape architect or designer to
assist the homeowner with the design and finishing materials throughout their
project, typically months before construction commences; this project
included. We initially provided *** *** (the
homeowner) with several samples for the gravel driveway, all of
which were refused by him. We then
waited over a week and a half for he and/or his designer to visit the local
material yards to talk to the salespeople about their project and obtain their
own samples. Coincidentally, he also
selected one of the samples from the material yard that we had initially
provided to him. We were able to bring
yards of gravel right away while the rest of the material needed was
backordered. The first yards were
installed at the entrance of the property for two weeks before the remainder of
the shipment was delivered. *** *** and his family raised no objections to the gravel selection for the
two weeks he walked past it to enter his property, but only after the next
yards were delivered did it become an issue.
It's interesting how *** ***, his wife, and his designer were all
in agreement with the decorative gravel selection, but after it was installed
and not well received, everyone relinquishes any responsibility and places
blame solely on DC WestThis is precisely why we do not select finish
materials, and merely provide samples for approvalSince *** *** was
unhappy, we were open to working with him as far as switching out the gravel to
another type for minimal cost, but since every conversation about it started
with *** *** blaming us and claiming we were 100% responsible for his
change of preference, we were unable to move forward with that. This could have been easily avoided and
mitigated had his objections been raised at any time prior to the completion of
the driveway, but as was the case for the rest of the project, he waited to
request changes to items until well after they were under construction or even
complete and ready to bill
Ultimately, the final decision of the gravel was made by *** ***, and he was told that in time, the rock would compact and settle;
and that we would be willing to compact the entire driveway with a large roller
to speed up this process, but because of an outstanding invoice passing a
month’s time without payment, we were unable to put this plan into action
At no time have our vendors on this project gone anywhere
close to days without payment and have never been frozen (vendors have to
lien by days to protect their rights to collect, so if these debts were over
days as *** *** claims he was told, he would have already had liens
on his property.)
Within our last (and still outstanding) invoice on this
project, we billed the homeowner for items that were completed during that
billing cycle. The outstanding invoices
were for material used during that invoice period. In order to protect our interests, we chose
to hold payment for the materials delivered until first being paid by the
homeowner
Due to the *** constant indecisiveness with the
overall scope of the project, and repeatedly changing items (even half-way or
further, through completion,) along with their unreasonableness, we sought to
finish all existing line items on the project before starting any further
additions they requested. We tried very
hard to understand our overall scope of work and tried to plan accordingly, but
with the scope constantly changing we were unable to do so. In an attempt to be non-confrontational,
*** mentioned to *** *** that we have a heavy workload and would be
unable to continue on the project after the current items were complete. The comment about us being spread too thin
was a sugar coated way of saying "we don't want to work with *** *** any longer." *** *** promised me that every decision would be made within hours from
that point on if we agreed to continue work at his project, and I would not be
dealing with any other opinions beyond his own in hopes of expediting the
complete project once again. We again
attempted to continue to progress on the project, but shortly realized that ***
*** assurances were not being followed through. Coincidentally, from this time forward, is
when *** *** decided to no longer pay any money owed on this project
Realizing that *** *** had no intent to pay for work completed, I told
him that at the very least he would need to pay the outstanding vendors still
owed at his property to avoid any liens filed on their behalf. It was explained to *** *** at this
time that the outstanding invoice had two balances for material supplied by
vendors during that last billing cycleWe gave *** *** the option to
pay the outstanding vendor balances directly, and deduct that amount from our
final invoice, but for some reason that was unacceptable to him
All of the items that *** *** was billed for were
progress payments based on a percentage of work completed per line item, prior
to invoicing. For example, the front
gate(s) in total were $12,920. The
materials for the large 18’ wide gate were purchased, and the gate was fabricated,
painted and installedAll that was needed for the gate line item was to
install the 4’ gate frame and veneer both gates with woodWe billed $5,at
this time, with $2,being previously paid during a prior billing cycle. This would have left a balance of $5,(42%
of the total cost) with only 30% of work left to be completedOur invoice for
this item wouldn’t have even brought us current on work completed, yet *** *** still refused to pay
As for the fencing, *** *** was actually billed
$2,for fencing (less than half the total cost for that item) after all the
posts were cut, set, painted and ready to be veneered; and billed another
$1,to upgrade the finish material to Ipe lumber (a deviation from the
original scope of work.) The $1,was
to purchase the Ipe which had already been ordered and was sitting in will call
at our supplier, but never picked up due to non-payment
The job site was never abandoned*** *** was well
informed of what to expect with his decision to not pay us for our work. We were there the following day to remove all
of our material and tools, remove all trash and debris, and leave the job site
as we found it. He was informed that DC
West Construction would place a lien on his property if he decided once again
to not pay for work completed
In a very juvenile attempt to place blame for his “missing”
Ficus plants on his property, *** *** failed to remember that he was
informed for months prior to the “disappearance” of these plants that his yard
had been infested with gophers. And if
these gophers weren’t dealt with by a professional pest control company, he
would soon lose all of the new plantings to the infestation. One by one the Ficus were eaten and killed by
the gophers; however DC West Construction was thoughtful enough to remove the
already dead plants for him
Also, in an effort to help *** *** with the
transition of us closing out our contract, we set him up with a local,
well-qualified landscaper who was willing to complete the project for him

90% of our jobs involve a landscape architect or designer to
assist the homeowner with the design and finishing materials throughout their
project, typically months before construction commences; this project
included.  We initially provided [redacted] (the homeowner) with several...

samples for the gravel driveway, all of
which were refused by him.  We then
waited over a week and a half for he and/or his designer to visit the local
material yards to talk to the salespeople about their project and obtain their
own samples.  Coincidentally, he also
selected one of the samples from the material yard that we had initially
provided to him.  We were able to bring 5
yards of gravel right away while the rest of the material needed was
backordered.  The first 5 yards were
installed at the entrance of the property for two weeks before the remainder of
the shipment was delivered.  [redacted] and his family raised no objections to the gravel selection for the
two weeks he walked past it to enter his property, but only after the next 35
yards were delivered did it become an issue. 
It's interesting how [redacted], his wife, and his designer were all
in agreement with the decorative gravel selection, but after it was installed
and not well received, everyone relinquishes any responsibility and places
blame solely on DC West. This is precisely why we do not select finish
materials, and merely provide samples for approval. Since [redacted] was
unhappy, we were open to working with him as far as switching out the gravel to
another type for minimal cost, but since every conversation about it started
with [redacted] blaming us and claiming we were 100% responsible for his
change of preference, we were unable to move forward with that.  This could have been easily avoided and
mitigated had his objections been raised at any time prior to the completion of
the driveway, but as was the case for the rest of the project, he waited to
request changes to items until well after they were under construction or even
complete and ready to bill.
Ultimately, the final decision of the gravel was made by [redacted], and he was told that in time, the rock would compact and settle;
and that we would be willing to compact the entire driveway with a large roller
to speed up this process, but because of an outstanding invoice passing a
month’s time without payment, we were unable to put this plan into action.
At no time have our vendors on this project gone anywhere
close to 100 days without payment and have never been frozen (vendors have to
lien by 90 days to protect their rights to collect, so if these debts were over
100 days as [redacted] claims he was told, he would have already had liens
on his property.) 
Within our last (and still outstanding) invoice on this
project, we billed the homeowner for items that were completed during that
billing cycle.  The outstanding invoices
were for material used during that invoice period.  In order to protect our interests, we chose
to hold payment for the materials delivered until first being paid by the
homeowner.
Due to the [redacted] constant indecisiveness with the
overall scope of the project, and repeatedly changing items (even half-way or
further, through completion,) along with their unreasonableness, we sought to
finish all existing line items on the project before starting any further
additions they requested.  We tried very
hard to understand our overall scope of work and tried to plan accordingly, but
with the scope constantly changing we were unable to do so.  In an attempt to be non-confrontational,
[redacted] mentioned to [redacted] that we have a heavy workload and would be
unable to continue on the project after the current items were complete.  The comment about us being spread too thin
was a sugar coated way of saying "we don't want to work with [redacted] any longer."  [redacted] promised me that every decision would be made within 24 hours from
that point on if we agreed to continue work at his project, and I would not be
dealing with any other opinions beyond his own in hopes of expediting the
complete project once again.   We again
attempted to continue to progress on the project, but shortly realized that [redacted]
[redacted] assurances were not being followed through.  Coincidentally, from this time forward, is
when [redacted] decided to no longer pay any money owed on this project.
Realizing that [redacted] had no intent to pay for work completed, I told
him that at the very least he would need to pay the outstanding vendors still
owed at his property to avoid any liens filed on their behalf.  It was explained to [redacted] at this
time that the outstanding invoice had two balances for material supplied by
vendors during that last billing cycle. We gave [redacted] the option to
pay the outstanding vendor balances directly, and deduct that amount from our
final invoice, but for some reason that was unacceptable to him.
All of the items that [redacted] was billed for were
progress payments based on a percentage of work completed per line item, prior
to invoicing.  For example, the front
gate(s) in total were $12,920.  The
materials for the large 18’ wide gate were purchased, and the gate was fabricated,
painted and installed. All that was needed for the gate line item was to
install the 4’ gate frame and veneer both gates with wood. We billed $5,460 at
this time, with $2,000 being previously paid during a prior billing cycle.  This would have left a balance of $5,460 (42%
of the total cost) with only 30% of work left to be completed. Our invoice for
this item wouldn’t have even brought us current on work completed, yet [redacted] still refused to pay.
As for the fencing, [redacted] was actually billed
$2,237 for fencing (less than half the total cost for that item) after all the
posts were cut, set, painted and ready to be veneered; and billed another
$1,250 to upgrade the finish material to Ipe lumber (a deviation from the
original scope of work.)  The $1,250 was
to purchase the Ipe which had already been ordered and was sitting in will call
at our supplier, but never picked up due to non-payment.
The job site was never abandoned. [redacted] was well
informed of what to expect with his decision to not pay us for our work.  We were there the following day to remove all
of our material and tools, remove all trash and debris, and leave the job site
as we found it.  He was informed that DC
West Construction would place a lien on his property if he decided once again
to not pay for work completed.
In a very juvenile attempt to place blame for his “missing”
Ficus plants on his property, [redacted] failed to remember that he was
informed for months prior to the “disappearance” of these plants that his yard
had been infested with gophers.  And if
these gophers weren’t dealt with by a professional pest control company, he
would soon lose all of the new plantings to the infestation.  One by one the Ficus were eaten and killed by
the gophers; however DC West Construction was thoughtful enough to remove the
already dead plants for him.
Also, in an effort to help [redacted] with the
transition of us closing out our contract, we set him up with a local,
well-qualified landscaper who was willing to complete the project for him.

Review: [redacted] recommended large, round river rock, instead of crushed gravel for our driveway. I voiced my concerns regarding its inability to compact, but trusted his assurances that he had successfully used it in the past and that it compacts with time. It resulted in an unstable surface not suitable for driving and unsafe to walk upon. [redacted] failed to acknowledge the defect nor his role in rock selection, refusing to discuss any possible compromise. DC West has two unpaid vendor invoices, up to 100+ days delinquent. I was informed that their account was frozen and that they are preparing to place a lien on my property. [redacted] claimed they operate on a 90 day cycle, which was disputed by the vendor. He later gave me lien releases from these vendors, but both were contingent upon receipt of the money he owed, but had still not paid. A mutual friend told me that [redacted] planned to stop work on our project. [redacted] (co-owner) later confirmed, We're spread too thin and dont have the manpower. I eventually convinced him to complete the items listed on his invoices. After learning of his delinquent vendor accounts, I informed him that I was not comfortable paying the recent invoice (less than 5% of the total project value) until all delinquent vendor invoices had been paid in full. The contractor walked off the job site, saying I would be responsible for paying the delinquent vendor balances. I was billed $7460 ($2000 previously paid) towards 2 metal framed ipe gates, but only a single metal frame for one gate was delivered. Neither the second gate nor any wood was delivered or installed. I was billed $3487 for fencing, but work stopped after the installation of 16 metal posts, again with no metal gate or wood. As he abandoned the job, [redacted] told me to expect liens on my property from himself, and from both vendors with delinquent balances whom he failed to pay. After he left, we noted the disappearance of three ficus plants, which we had paid for 4 months ago.Desired Settlement: (1) Reimbursement for gravel driveway replacement, (2) Correction of billing for services not received, (3) Lien releases from all involved parties

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90% of our jobs involve a landscape architect or designer to

assist the homeowner with the design and finishing materials throughout their

project, typically months before construction commences; this project

included. We initially provided [redacted] (the homeowner) with several samples for the gravel driveway, all of

which were refused by him. We then

waited over a week and a half for he and/or his designer to visit the local

material yards to talk to the salespeople about their project and obtain their

own samples. Coincidentally, he also

selected one of the samples from the material yard that we had initially

provided to him. We were able to bring 5

yards of gravel right away while the rest of the material needed was

backordered. The first 5 yards were

installed at the entrance of the property for two weeks before the remainder of

the shipment was delivered. [redacted] and his family raised no objections to the gravel selection for the

two weeks he walked past it to enter his property, but only after the next 35

yards were delivered did it become an issue.

It's interesting how [redacted], his wife, and his designer were all

in agreement with the decorative gravel selection, but after it was installed

and not well received, everyone relinquishes any responsibility and places

blame solely on DC West. This is precisely why we do not select finish

materials, and merely provide samples for approval. Since [redacted] was

unhappy, we were open to working with him as far as switching out the gravel to

another type for minimal cost, but since every conversation about it started

with [redacted] blaming us and claiming we were 100% responsible for his

change of preference, we were unable to move forward with that. This could have been easily avoided and

mitigated had his objections been raised at any time prior to the completion of

the driveway, but as was the case for the rest of the project, he waited to

request changes to items until well after they were under construction or even

complete and ready to bill.

Ultimately, the final decision of the gravel was made by [redacted], and he was told that in time, the rock would compact and settle;

and that we would be willing to compact the entire driveway with a large roller

to speed up this process, but because of an outstanding invoice passing a

month’s time without payment, we were unable to put this plan into action.

At no time have our vendors on this project gone anywhere

close to 100 days without payment and have never been frozen (vendors have to

lien by 90 days to protect their rights to collect, so if these debts were over

100 days as [redacted] claims he was told, he would have already had liens

on his property.)

Within our last (and still outstanding) invoice on this

project, we billed the homeowner for items that were completed during that

billing cycle. The outstanding invoices

were for material used during that invoice period. In order to protect our interests, we chose

to hold payment for the materials delivered until first being paid by the

homeowner.

Due to the [redacted] constant indecisiveness with the

overall scope of the project, and repeatedly changing items (even half-way or

further, through completion,) along with their unreasonableness, we sought to

finish all existing line items on the project before starting any further

additions they requested. We tried very

hard to understand our overall scope of work and tried to plan accordingly, but

with the scope constantly changing we were unable to do so. In an attempt to be non-confrontational,

[redacted] mentioned to [redacted] that we have a heavy workload and would be

unable to continue on the project after the current items were complete. The comment about us being spread too thin

was a sugar coated way of saying "we don't want to work with [redacted] any longer." [redacted] promised me that every decision would be made within 24 hours from

that point on if we agreed to continue work at his project, and I would not be

dealing with any other opinions beyond his own in hopes of expediting the

complete project once again. We again

attempted to continue to progress on the project, but shortly realized that [redacted] assurances were not being followed through. Coincidentally, from this time forward, is

when [redacted] decided to no longer pay any money owed on this project.

Realizing that [redacted] had no intent to pay for work completed, I told

him that at the very least he would need to pay the outstanding vendors still

owed at his property to avoid any liens filed on their behalf. It was explained to [redacted] at this

time that the outstanding invoice had two balances for material supplied by

vendors during that last billing cycle. We gave [redacted] the option to

pay the outstanding vendor balances directly, and deduct that amount from our

final invoice, but for some reason that was unacceptable to him.

All of the items that [redacted] was billed for were

progress payments based on a percentage of work completed per line item, prior

to invoicing. For example, the front

gate(s) in total were $12,920. The

materials for the large 18’ wide gate were purchased, and the gate was fabricated,

painted and installed. All that was needed for the gate line item was to

install the 4’ gate frame and veneer both gates with wood. We billed $5,460 at

this time, with $2,000 being previously paid during a prior billing cycle. This would have left a balance of $5,460 (42%

of the total cost) with only 30% of work left to be completed. Our invoice for

this item wouldn’t have even brought us current on work completed, yet [redacted] still refused to pay.

As for the fencing, [redacted] was actually billed

$2,237 for fencing (less than half the total cost for that item) after all the

posts were cut, set, painted and ready to be veneered; and billed another

$1,250 to upgrade the finish material to Ipe lumber (a deviation from the

original scope of work.) The $1,250 was

to purchase the Ipe which had already been ordered and was sitting in will call

at our supplier, but never picked up due to non-payment.

The job site was never abandoned. [redacted] was well

informed of what to expect with his decision to not pay us for our work. We were there the following day to remove all

of our material and tools, remove all trash and debris, and leave the job site

as we found it. He was informed that DC

West Construction would place a lien on his property if he decided once again

to not pay for work completed.

In a very juvenile attempt to place blame for his “missing”

Ficus plants on his property, [redacted] failed to remember that he was

informed for months prior to the “disappearance” of these plants that his yard

had been infested with gophers. And if

these gophers weren’t dealt with by a professional pest control company, he

would soon lose all of the new plantings to the infestation. One by one the Ficus were eaten and killed by

the gophers; however DC West Construction was thoughtful enough to remove the

already dead plants for him.

Also, in an effort to help [redacted] with the

transition of us closing out our contract, we set him up with a local,

well-qualified landscaper who was willing to complete the project for him.

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