Randy Johnston Concrete

Complaint: I am rejecting this response because: State law and California Business and Professions Code Section (c) state in part that: size="3">A change-order form for changes or extra work shall be incorporated into the contract and shall become part of the contract only if it is in writing and signed by the parties prior to the commencement of any work covered by a change order There do not exist any mutually signed change orders whatsoever A change order must be mutually signed before the commencement of any work covered by the change orderDuring the entire time Mr [redacted] worked on our project, there were never any added costs or extras that would necessitate price changes whatsoever Any deviations that arose during observations by the soils or structural engineer were completely immaterial and insignificant in nature Mr [redacted] is well aware of thisThe reason Mr [redacted] deliberately underbid the project was to ensure that he was awarded the project based on his lower bid Once the job was secured, he expected to be successful in renegotiating the contract based on fraudulent change order representations Mr [redacted] is in breach of contract He would not finish the job unless he was paid an additional $45, Those were his terms We did not agree to them and therefore signed a termination agreement with him assuming all of his subcontractors and suppliers had been paid Subsequent to signing this agreement, we received demands for payment from his suppliers Mr [redacted] assured us on multiple occasions that he had successfully worked out payment plans with these suppliers and subcontractors We have recorded phone messages from him explicitly stating that he had worked out payment plans with everyone and that there was nothing for us to worry about Unfortunately, Mr [redacted] was not honest with us in this regard and, as a result, we filed complaintsDuring the course of our project, Mr [redacted] was hired to perform concrete work two homes away from ours During that time, he used materials and labor from our job on the other job and gave the combination to our gate lock to employees associated with the other job who subsequently entered our job site - without permission - over the course of their construction Additionally, Mr [redacted] allowed the other job’s employees to use electricity from our power pole, for which we had to pay, without our permissionWhile reinforcing steel was inspected prior to concrete being poured, the quality of Mr [redacted] 's concrete pours after inspections was blatantly substandard Any casual observer would recognize that the wavy and leaning walls do not represent quality workmanshipThe public needs to be aware of and protected from these types of issues Mr [redacted] should not be allowed to work as a licensed concrete contractor in California Regards, [redacted] ***

Complaint: 10216803
I am rejecting this response because:
State law and California Business and Professions Code Section 7159 (c) state in part that:
size="3">A change-order form for changes or extra work shall be incorporated into the contract and shall become part of the contract only if it is in writing and signed by the parties prior to the commencement of any work covered by a change order.
There do not exist any mutually signed change orders whatsoever.  A change order must be mutually signed before the commencement of any work covered by the change order. During the entire time Mr. [redacted] worked on our project, there were never any added costs or extras that would necessitate price changes whatsoever.  Any deviations that arose during observations by the soils or structural engineer were completely immaterial and insignificant in nature.  Mr. [redacted] is well aware of this.
The reason Mr. [redacted] deliberately underbid the project was to ensure that he was awarded the project based on his lower bid.  Once the job was secured, he expected to be successful in renegotiating the contract based on fraudulent change order representations.  
Mr. [redacted] is in breach of contract.  He would not finish the job unless he was paid an additional $45,000.  Those were his terms.  We did not agree to them and therefore signed a termination agreement with him assuming all of his subcontractors and suppliers had been paid.  Subsequent to signing this agreement, we received demands for payment from his suppliers.  Mr. [redacted] assured us on multiple occasions that he had successfully worked out payment plans with these suppliers and subcontractors.  We have recorded phone messages from him explicitly stating that he had worked out payment plans with everyone and that there was nothing for us to worry about.  Unfortunately, Mr. [redacted] was not honest with us in this regard and, as a result, we filed complaints.
During the course of our project, Mr. [redacted] was hired to perform concrete work two homes away from ours.  During that time, he used materials and labor from our job on the other job and gave the combination to our gate lock to employees associated with the other job who subsequently entered our job site - without permission - over the course of their construction.  Additionally, Mr. [redacted] allowed the other job’s employees to use electricity from our power pole, for which we had to pay, without our permission.
While reinforcing steel was inspected prior to concrete being poured, the quality of Mr. [redacted]'s concrete pours after inspections was blatantly substandard.  Any casual observer would recognize that the wavy and leaning walls do not represent quality workmanship.
The public needs to be aware of and protected from these types of issues.  Mr. [redacted] should not be allowed to work as a licensed concrete contractor in California.
Regards,[redacted]

Review: [redacted] Concrete deliberately underbid work in connection with a large new home construction project and then attempted to renegotiate the contract's price by requesting a 30% price increase in the absence of any job changes or change orders whatsoever.Randy Johnston Concrete would not finish the job unless they received the requested increase and they then abandoned the project.Workmanship was patently sub-standard.Randy Johnston Concrete substantially delayed the construction of the project by neglecting to bring enough workers to the job-site each day.Randy Johnston Concrete allowed access to our job site to another project of his down the street without our permission and allowed them to use our electrical power and materials without our consent. This exposed us to potentially severe liability issues and caused our project to be delayed. We also became liable for paying for the power that the other project used.Mechanic's liens were filed for non-payment by Randy Johnston Concrete to his sub-contractors totaling approximately $15,000.Desired Settlement: We request that Randy Johnston Concrete reimburse us for $15,000 in mechanic's liens.

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Response:

Review: 10216803

I am rejecting this response because: