Bay Area Hauling Bobcat Service

The project did not go well. Starting from the permiting, the contractor Robert, would not sign the permt so they could get the project started with the city. My friend had to jump thru extra hoops to get the permiting done because he would not cooperate. Before he brought his tractor in to break up the pool he asked about going thru a different spot in the fence than originally agreed upon. This meant that 3 flower beds were going to be destroyed instead of the original 2. When my friend agreed to this because it was easier access for the contractor, he tore down the fence and started the project. Partway thru the project, he submitted a change order and wanted the owner to fix the fence when in the original contract it said he would do it. When questioned on this, he said that my friend told him he didn't have to put the fence back up and the money in the contract to pay for the fence wasn't going to be refunded back because my friend said it wouldn't be. That was his first lie. Why would my friend agree to his not fixing the fence and still paying him for it? It went on from there. He wanted more money for the cement he was hauling out because he said it was "unclean" cement and would cost him extra. When my friend called the dump that he said he was taking it to, they said that the cement was not "unclean". When confronted with this information, he said he didn't care what my friend was told and still wanted to extra money. There was more problems finally ending or not ending with the kicker. He was contracted to remove a cement pad that the pool equipment was located on and didn't want to do it. When my friend talked to him on the phone he said he would reduce the final price by $400 because he wasn't going to complete the job. They accepted and he said he would be by the next day to pick up his final check and equipment. He came by got his check and equipment and left. The next day he emails them saying that he wants his $400 or he is going to sue. When they emailed him back questioning why he was doing this and that an agreement was made and he picked up his final check, he then sent another emailing threatening them. My recommendation, would be, Beware of this Company and owner!!