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Hello,
We are towards the end of a new construction project at our home, the addition of a detached two story building, garage on first floor, guest apartment on second, rooftop deck. The bad news is our contractor has gone far over budget and keeps asking for more money, but cannot deliver any receipts for the money I've already paid. I'm starting to get frustrated. I understand overages, and changes, and how that adds up to the overall cost, I'm fine with that. What I don't understand is an item in his cost summary titled "supervision" at $9500, that's all it says, not who, how many days or hours, just "supervision" and $9500, which is included in his subtotal, to which he adds 20% for his profit, for a total of $11400. This "supervision" is nowhere in his first or second estimate, I have no idea what it means, I have no documentation for it, and so I'm not going to pay it. I've told him this morning that he's exhausted the budget, and I'm not writing another check until I get receipts and can audit his spending, but I don't think I'm going to pay for "supervision" even after that. What do you think?
Hello,
We are towards the end of a new construction project at our home, the addition of a detached two story building, garage on first floor, guest apartment on second, rooftop deck. The bad news is our contractor has gone far over budget and keeps asking for more money, but cannot deliver any receipts for the money I've already paid. I'm starting to get frustrated. I understand overages, and changes, and how that adds up to the overall cost, I'm fine with that. What I don't understand is an item in his cost summary titled "supervision" at $9500, that's all it says, not who, how many days or hours, just "supervision" and $9500, which is included in his subtotal, to which he adds 20% for his profit, for a total of $11400. This "supervision" is nowhere in his first or second estimate, I have no idea what it means, I have no documentation for it, and so I'm not going to pay it. I've told him this morning that he's exhausted the budget, and I'm not writing another check until I get receipts and can audit his spending, but I don't think I'm going to pay for "supervision" even after that. What do you think?