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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese
It's things like this that make me wonder why I didnt go into construction arbitration rather than engineering...
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If the economy tanks, I'm going back to school for a law degree and specializing in construction contract law. One of my Professional Practice professors in grad. school had done this (degree in architecture plus law degree) and probably had more money than God. I think he just taught part-time to keep from getting bored.
A tree probably would not constitute a "concealed condition". What owner/contractor agreement did you use? Did you use AIA form A201?
If you used standard AIA bid forms the contractor normally certifies that he/she has visited the site and is familiar with conditions. Sounds like a sleazeball. And you're barely out of the ground. This sounds like it's only going to get worse. Sorry to hear it.