Jones Construction Group Ripoff contracted to construct building paid $5000 didn't do any work pay down payment on building supply foundation drawings Port Richey Florida

Rigid Building Systems sales district manager Mike Golgart referred Joey Jones to build my 36'X 50' red iron metal building on 11-17-05. I have email to verify this.

After talking to Joey Jones D.B.A "Jones Construction Group", he agreed to purchase the building, pour the concrete slab, unload, erect the building, and run electrical to my building for $32,850. I have a signed contract with his contractor seal. What ever good the seal is?

He failed to pay Rigid the down payment and didn't supply my slab & foundation plans as I found out 2 months later from Rigid, that Joey was to supply the drawing, not Rigid. I have the phone records to prove the time frame of calls to both Jones and Golgart who gave approval and a commitment I wouldn't lose any money to Jones. It took 2 months before I was told by Rigid that Jones had failed to pay Rigid the down payment. I was told for 2 months that the building was scheduled and the drawings were on the way. I was never told early on that Jones was supplying the drawings until 2 months after all this started.

I have receipts for the check fee's and copies of the canceled check with Jones signature and fingerprint for verification when he cashed it.

Jones missed 7 scheduled appointments and failed to return numerous phone calls. I have copies of emails I sent to Rigid telling them of my concerns with Jones. I will send them to who ever to prove I was flagging this Guy early on. All the time Rigid was saying he was all right and nothing to worry about. Jones claimed he left numerous phone messages but 4 caller ID phones prove he left just two. Those calls came only after Mike Golgart got in touch with him to complain about not calling me or meeting with me.

I contacted Fred Campana who owns Rigid and he said it was my problem to get the money from Jones not his. He said that I went with Jones, they only referred him, and so I am at fault for my loss. Rigid Building System referred Jones to 3 other customers, 2 in Maryland and 1 in Colorado. I have spoken to them and they were ripped off for $8,000-$2300-& $20,000 for damages and rework caused by Jones. I have names and numbers for verification.

I have filed with the BBB, Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation, Jacksonville States Attorney, Federal Trade Commission.

He has a Occupational License only in Florida #55084 that states Special trade contractor, no competency card, cannot erect steel buildings with this license - need building contractor.
He doesn't have a Florida contractors license.

He travels as far as New Mexico west to Maryland north. He is crossing state lines. This should be interstate fraud or something!

When I was a month into the deal he told me he was in a lawsuit with Freedom Steel Metal Building Sales of Port St. Lucie, Florida for over $100,000 because a building he built for them collapsed. I haven't been successful in finding out any data on this lawsuit orther than what Jones stated to me.

Art
Jacksonville, Florida
U.S.A.