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Flooring consultant done at City owned building

I did a flooring inspection at a city owned building that was being leased by a transport company. I never got paid. The transport company paid the general contractor that signed an agreement that everything had been paid. His subcontractor, the installer hired me to inspect the poor installation to see if the material needed to be replaced. It didn't. My invoice was $2500. Now, the subcontractor Installation Co won't pay, the GC said it's not his place to pay, the transportation company said they paid the GC and the city said it is not thier project. What do I do? There was no Bond on the project.

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Feb 12, 2020

Generally, projects on city-owned property are public projects subject to the protections of a payment bond obtained by the GC pursuant to Georgia's Little Miller Act. However, payment bonds are only specifically required for local government projects in Georgia when the estimated contract is greater than $100,000. In the event that a public project has no bond, and no bond was required, a claimant can be left in a position without alternate security to ensure payment. In cases where there is no lien or bond claim protection available, a claimant may be forced to turn to the courts for satisfaction of the debt. A claimant may initiate suit against the party with whom they contracted for breach of contract, or, potentially, for violation of Georgia's prompt payment laws - which generally require payment to a subcontractor within 10 days of the date payment is received from above.

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