Golden State Contractors Inc

I am writing to explain the circumstances surrounding this remodeling contractor and why, despite the contractor initially appearing competent and capable of performing the work, his subsequent conduct constitutes a serious failure to fulfill his contractual responsibilities.
At the beginning of the project, the contractor presented himself as competent, experienced, and capable of completing the agreed-upon remodeling project. I had no reason at that time to believe that the project would not be completed. Based upon his representations and our written agreement, I proceeded in good faith and provided substantial payment, including payment for materials that were to be incorporated into the project.
However, the contractor's subsequent conduct was completely inconsistent with the expectations created at the beginning of the relationship.
After receiving substantial funds, the contractor failed to begin and/or complete the contracted work for an extended period. For approximately ten months, there was little or no meaningful communication or progress. The fact that a contractor may have been competent at the beginning of a project does not excuse his later failure to perform his contractual obligations.
Most importantly, the contractor had accepted money for materials for work that had not been started. The materials were left unsecured rather than being properly safeguarded until they could be installed. Those materials and/or equipment were subsequently lost or stolen. This created a substantial financial loss for me and was not the result of anything I did to cause the loss.
A contractor has a responsibility to act reasonably and responsibly with property and materials that have been entrusted to him for a construction project. Accepting payment for materials and then leaving those materials unsecured for an extended period, without completing the project, is fundamentally different from simply experiencing an ordinary construction delay.
The contractor's later indication that he was finally prepared to begin the project does not erase the approximately ten-month period during which he failed to perform or maintain adequate communication. By that point, the circumstances had materially changed. I had lost confidence that the contractor would complete the project in a timely and responsible manner.
This is not a complaint based upon the contractor merely being imperfect or making an ordinary construction mistake. My concern is the contractor's failure to perform, prolonged lack of communication, failure to complete the contracted work, failure to properly safeguard project materials, and the resulting financial loss.
A contractor's initial competence does not give him unlimited permission to abandon a project or disregard his contractual responsibilities. What matters is the contractor's conduct throughout the entire contractual relationship, including whether he performed his obligations within a reasonable period of time, maintained communication, protected materials and property, and completed the work for which he was paid.
I entered into this agreement in good faith and paid the contractor with the reasonable expectation that the contracted remodeling work would be performed. Instead, I was left with an unfinished project, substantial financial exposure, lost materials, and the burden of attempting to resolve a situation that should never have occurred.

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