Ahmed Construction LLC

The contractor was great to work with in the beginning. He wanted to start as soon as I signed the contract in Oct-2014, but I didn't have the initial 1st draw yet (I provided it by mid Dec-2014). Up through the 2nd draw ($32,800.00) in Feb-2015, all seemed to be going well, even though there were some delays. But by Jun-2015 communication from him was not as timely as before (meaning, he wasn't responding right away for updates), and not much progress was being made (demo done, some framing up, plumbing pipes weren't complete, electrical work not complete, no windows). By July-2015, I was able to catch up with him at the property, and that is when I was informed that he had been struggling with resolving the plumbing issues (after about 4 weeks or so). I expressed that this project is taking too long, and we need to move forward. I expressed that he can't keep me out of the loop, and that if I have to provide additional funding to resolve the issue, then I would have to do that. He was trying to stay within budget. But, at this point, I needed the project completed. He agreed to work through the problem, and keep me in the loop. From that point on, it was a struggle to get information from him as to the status of the project. I have met with him on 9-Nov-15 and explained my frustration with him, and close to reporting complaints of him via BBB and other channels. We agreed he would report weekly to me, and he provided a timeline for things to happen. He stated he didn?t need any more money until the job is done. By early Jan-2016, nothing much else was happening to the property, and he still doesn?t communicate with me weekly. We met on 18-Jan-2016 to discuss my frustrations again, go over what needed to be done, and because of the plumber?s extra work to get the plumbing cleared and set up, along with buying doors, windows and a furnace, he needed $10,000.00 from the 3rd draw (but this included an extra $4,000 of extra plumbing work). I provided him the money, because I wanted the work done. As of 29-Feb-16, I haven?t seen much work done, other than the furnace brought in. He hasn?t responded to me since 15-Feb. And he hasn?t responded to my 25-February request for update.