I filed the bond claim before the deadline but Levelset is still saying our payment is not protected. In the meantime my customer has filed for bankruptcy. Do I proceed with the bond claim or file the proof of claim through the bankruptcy court?...Read More
Hi, We are a Subcontractor to a Prime Contractor that has filed for bankruptcy. We performed work for the Prime Contractor on a State Department project that was bonded. How do we go about filing a claim against the bond? Thanks,...Read More
A GC owes me money ($10,248.88) for commission sales and estimating. I have a copy of his Payment & Performance Bond. How can I collect what he owes me?...Read More
We are an Electrical contractor and have not been paid for completed work. We filed a mechanics lien, and they bonded it off... I guess, if that is the right word. We received mail that they submitted the bond to the court in VA beach to have the lien removed. Still haven't been paid. I need help in the next step. Do I get in touch with the bond company? Do I look up to see if the lien still stands in VA beach? We are looking for around 64K. Thank you!...Read More
We were working on a project for a local county owned fire station and completed our scope of work. Our last invoice was for around $10,000 that is about 3 months past due. I found out from another sub that the GC was kicked off the project and a new GC took over to complete the building. I filed a claim against the GC's bond but I am just outside of the 90 day window from our last day worked on site. I read through our contract with the GC and it says they must let us know in writing if they are removed from the project. They never told us, which is why I never thought there would be any problem and didn't file a claim sooner. Currently, the county won't tell me if they paid the GC for our scope of work and the GC won't tell me if they were paid for it. So, I am not sure who technically has the money at this point, but our job was completed. What do you suggest at this point?...Read More
I have a project where the general contractor has been kicked off months after our scope of work was completed and they are not paying the final bill. I don't think I can file a lien because it is a fire station owned by the county. I am looking into if it is possible to file a bond claim but it says I only have 90 days after the claimant’s last furnishing labor and/or materials to the project. It has been 105 days since we were last on site. I had no reason to know there would be any problem until yesterday when I was told by another subcontractor that the general contractor was kicked off the project. Our subcontract says the general contractor has to notify us in writing if that happens but they never did. Regardless, the county has asked us to come back for a few minor issues with our scope of work but I am hesitant because I'm not sure if we will ever see the money owed by the general contractor. If we go back to clean up the minor issues, will that reset the 90 day clock and give us the ability to file the bond claim?...Read More
I am/was a subconsultant on the design team portion of a $17M design-build project for the State Department. The GC is filing bankruptcy and has not paid us anything. We were told by the State Department that they did not have a payment bond and were instead allowed to submit a letter of credit. Is this possible? Is it possible to file a claim against the letter of credit, then?...Read More