Artistic General Contracting Liars and thieves Lakeland Florida

No employees were "sleeping in closets, stealing, fighting" or "intoxicated". No one from the property witnessed that, so saying it does not make it true, Mr. Muller.  As I previously stated, all work tickets were signed by the AGC superintendent with nothing but positive comments. And no-one from AGC made this ridiculous claim until the work was done and the invoices were more than 60 days past due. I did contact the "property staff" after speaking with Mr. Muller, and they did confirm the damages, but never claimed that it was due to LF personnel.  In fact, they told me that there were many other subcontractors with easier access to the property who were more likely to have been responsible than our workers who were under the direct supervision of the AGC superintendent. Despite that, I was still willing to offer this company a $1,683.69 credit (one of the only true statements made by Mr. Muller) which is almost 20% off their total bill and more than 1/2 of what they wanted.  But he rejected it because it was $316.31 short of what they wanted. Yes, 316 dollars. We are now 10 months past when the work was done and they have YET to pay a dime, despite repeated verbal and written promises from Mr. Muller himself.  They didn't even pay the undisputed portion!  By the way, regarding the other Labor Finders office that AGC has used....they haven't been paid either.  And if you google Artistic General Contractors, you will find other subcontractors with similar stories.  Again, work for them at your own risk.

Artistic General Contracting (AGC) disputes the balance claimed as oustanding by Labor Finders(LF). LF's workers did in excess of $2,886.06 in damages on the project. AGC has used LF on several occaisions in the past with relatively good results. Unfortunately, in this instance the experience was very different. LF workers had to be removed from the project for sleeping in closets, stealing,fighting,and intoxication. The events and damages were well documented and verified by the property staff.

AGC provided LF with an  accounting summary of the following items stolen/damaged by LF workers; one new refrigerator, 100 locking clips for artwork,artwork,cleaning supplies for 16 units,and 1 exterior flood light. All receipts,invoices, and associated pictures of the stolen/damaged items were provided to LF for review. I discussed the matter with Mr. Richard Fields president of LF of South Carolina via phone and offered to reduce the backcharges of $2,886.06 to $2,000 and he said he would have to get back to me. Mr. Fields contacted the property and verified the damages with the staff. Mr. Fields offfered a settlement of $1,683.69. I explained that I could not go that low. I stated that the lowest I could go would be $2,000, his response was  " that is not going to happen."

AGC has been contacted by attorneys and collection agencies regarding the outstanding balance claimed by LF. AGC has responded to each inquiry by providing them with the same detail, documentation, and pictures of the damages. I never heard back from any of the numerous inquiries after they reviewed the documentation. This is a simple matter of failing to accept responsibilty for your employees poor performance not part of a larger conspiracy as indicated by LF.